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Mumbai installs female icons on traffic lights
12-8-2020
In an attempt to promote gender equality, India’s largest city swapped male figures for symbols of women with a triangular fit symbolising dresses at many road crossings to express the government’s efforts to reduce the gender gap. Last week, around 240 pedestrian signals were installed to replace the male dominate signal lights along the road to Dadar neighborhood, according to CNN. Mumbai is reportedly the first Indian city to make this stride, which officials have described as an “initiative reflecting a commitment to empower women”. Yet, critics considered this move as a superficial token that would do little to address deeply-rooted issues of gender inequality in India, pointing to the rise in domestic violence and sexual assaults against women and girls, in addition to obstacles in education and employment. (An Nahar, August 12, 2020)
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