Women reclaim taxi ranks
22 Feb 2012
On the 17 of February, Women marched on Bree street taxi rank following the harassment 2 young women wearing mini-skirts were victims of at Noord street taxi rank last December. Organised by the ANC Women's League, the march gathered the support of COSATU, Women and Men Against Child Abuse and the Commission for Gender Equality. According to the Sowetan, a group of men followed the 2 women pulling their clothes and groping them. This is not the first incident of this nature in Johannesburg as similar marches were organized in 2008 by the Remmoho Women’s Forum and more recently last September a "slut walk" were organized Johannesburg to bring awareness to sexual harassment and violence against women perpetrated un public spaces.
For more information, see also:
ANC Women's League march for rights - Mail & Guardian
