Rundt om i verden er taxachauffører næsten altid mænd. Men nu findes der et lille taxaselskab i Delhi, hvor alle bag rattet er kvinder og som kun tager kvinder som passagerer.
Women’s safety is a hot topic in India at the moment, so the new company is proving a very popular service, writes BBC online Wednesday.
“When I am on the road driving our cab I feel very proud, because this is a cab service for women, and I am a woman,” says 31-year-old Shanti Sharma.
“Our work is supporting the women of Delhi. We’re giving them safety.” Sharma is one of eight female drivers with a taxi service called Cabs for Women by Women.
The last couple of months, since the brutal rape and murder in the city of a student travelling on a bus, have been particularly busy for her and colleagues.
Most women in Delhi say they routinely face harassment (chikane), and worse, especially on public transport.
But life is not simple for the women cab drivers either. Some of them had not even been in a car before they were recruited, let alone driven one.
They needed several months of training not only in how to drive and the rules of the road – but also first-aid and self-defence, just in case.
