'I have several thousand lives in my hands every day': Cairo metro recruits Egypt's first women train drivers
Egypt, a country where only 14.3 per cent of women are formally employed, has now marked another milestone with the Cairo metro recruiting the country’s first female train drivers to expand its services to a population of nearly 20 million people. To safeguard women from sexual harassment, the Cairo Metro offers reserved carriages for those who do not want to travel with men. Cairo Metro, launched in 1987, being the oldest in the Arab world, falls behind the other Arab countries in providing j...
Source: wionews.com