Gender Discrimination-(2)

In Japan, the introduction of "Women only" train car seemed to be accelerated. In my commuter train, Joban and Chiyoda subway line, it appeared from this June.(See the photo) It is a battle plan to counteract the growing number of groping, though this measure haven't seemed to work well so far.

However, an Italian retaurant in Hakodade, a harbor city of northan part of Japan, have set up "Women only" time, according to an English version of Asahi Shimbun, one of Japan's leading newspaper. The paper introduces the pros and cons of this maneuver. For example, a 50-year-old man says, "It's simply a business tactic," but another 42-year-old man sees it as kind of a reverse discrimination.

I agree with the 50-year-old man's opinion and think it an only strategy. I don't care about it because if some women need these spaces, it is natural for restaurant owners to offer them. However, I don't see the number of those restaurants and other places will be on the rise in the future in this country.

I rather prefer a society where both men and women can coexsit comfortably. Is it a pie in the sky? How about in your country? Do you have "Women only" car trains or retaurants?