Quote Originally Posted by Karikaalan View Post
I could clearly see that travelling is a big issue for girls in our country. Abuses , lack of sanitary facilities and family restrictions.
This is not just about traveling. For a girl full of dreams about her career travelling is so essential .
What are the other challenges commonly faced by girls in travelling and how could our soceity overcome this?
Sanitary facility gives the bigger challenge. When I'm faced with this, tbh I've often wished to have been born a boy for this matter.
Physical challenge-Women have to go through painful cramps and bleeding for few days each month, even when the situation compels them to travel.
Shameless stares from opposite sex- When a girl happens to travel at night, she gets her fair amount of stares. These are not just stares, but feel like the whole body is being scanned and measured. So women should always bring a shawl to cover themselves when sleeping, or otherwise the girl becomes the eyecandy for the men around her.
Judgement- Judging advice from strangers who preach you on and on about how it's unsafe for a girl to travel alone and so on.
Overly nosy strangers(men and women)-they start asking personal questions and who knows for what purpose they're gonna use it to.