The popularity of all-women taxi services is on the rise in India.
It’s as much about empowering women as it is about protecting them.
The country has had taxi services for women for years, but after the alleged rape of a New Delhi passenger by an Uber driver, more cab firms are going all-women.
Taxis with bright pink markings have been on Delhi streets for just over two weeks. They’re one company’s answer to the outrage and fear felt in the city, where crimes against women have more than doubled since 2012.
Reported incidents of rape in India have risen more than 35 percent in just a year according to recent figures, and, statistically, Delhi is considered the most dangerous city in the country for women.
In 2012, protesters voiced rage after a medical student died following a brutal gang rape on a Delhi bus. Since then, police say more women have been speaking up and reporting assaults. Just last month, a passenger accused her Uber driver of rape.
