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Photos: World's worst transport systems for women

October 29, 2014 10:34AM ET

A Thomson Reuters Foundation poll singles out three Latin American capitals as the least safe for women

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Passengers stand in a packed public bus in downtown Lima, March 15, 2014. A Thomson Reuters Foundation poll found that Lima and two other Latin American capitals - Mexico City, and Bogota in Colombia - were named as the three capitals with the least safe transport systems for women. Enrique Castro-Mendivil / Reuters
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Women stand inside a segregated area while waiting to board women-only passenger cars at a subway station in Mexico City October 23, 2014. Edgard Garrido / Reuters
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Women push open the sliding doors of a women-only passenger car in the subway in Mexico City. The Thomson Reuters Foundation poll released on October 27, 2014, surveyed 6,550 women and gender and city planning experts. Edgard Garrido / Reuters
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Passengers try to board a bus during rush hour in Bogota, October 16, 2014. Of the 15 world capitals surveyed, Bogota ranked as the most unsafe for women. John Vizcaino / Reuters
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Passengers wait for a bus in Bogota. Women in the city said that they were afraid to travel after dark. Jose Miguel Gomez / Reuters
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A woman squeezes between two public buses in downtown Lima, March 17, 2014. Women in Latin America say they face a wide range of daily threats on public transport. Enrique Castro-Mendivil / Reuters
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Women stand inside a crowded passenger car in the Mexico City subway, October 24, 2014. Edgard Garrido / Reuters
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A women-only passenger car, viewed from a platform in the Mexico City subway. Edgard Garrido / Reuters

 

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