Modified feminist self-defense: violence against women in transit in Metro Manila

Hazel T. Biana (), Melvin Jabar (), Homer Yabut () and Rosallia Domingo ()
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Hazel T. Biana: De La Salle University
Melvin Jabar: De La Salle University
Homer Yabut: De La Salle University
Rosallia Domingo: De La Salle University

Journal of Transportation Security, 2023, vol. 16, issue 1, No 10, 18 pages

Abstract: Abstract Many women in Metro Manila, Philippines, have experienced being sexually assaulted and harassed while taking urban public transportation. Being ‘transit captives,’ they have no choice but to rely on inadequate modes of public transportation with limited security systems. This qualitative mixed-method study uses focus group discussions and ethnography to investigate the experiences of transiting women in Metro Manila, their perceptions and attitudes on urban transit safety, and how they cope with the risks of violence when traveling. The study reveals that Filipino women have been practicing a modified type of feminist self-defense given their unique transit circumstances, wherein they take it upon themselves to be empowered and keep safe against possible perpetrators through various defensive and proactive measures.

Keywords: Metro Manila; Transit; Violence against women; Feminist self-defense (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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