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Petition for Women-Only Tube Carriages Gains Momentum

10/23/2025

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Camille Brown, a 21-year-old UCL student, started a petition for women-only carriages on the London Underground.
The petition has gathered nearly 10,000 signatures to prompt a government response.
Brown notes that over a third of women experience harassment on public transport, with young women feeling unsafe.
Transport for London opposes the proposal, arguing that isolating women is not a solution and that it will work with police to reduce harassment.

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Camille Brown, a 21-year-old UCL student, started a petition for women-only carriages on the London Underground.
The petition has gathered nearly 10,000 signatures to prompt a government response.
Brown notes that over a third of women experience harassment on public transport, with young women feeling unsafe.
Transport for London opposes the proposal, arguing that isolating women is not a solution and that it will work with police to reduce harassment.