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  • Building trust in a market for women vendors

    Feb 13, 2020 4:00 pm by Swati Rastogi | Graduate Student, Urban & Regional PlanningStudent Experiences
    Women selling wares in the mahila bazaar say they must fend off drunken men, sexual harassment, thieves and other hazards, but having a market of their own is better than trying to sell in markets dominated by men, where they are also hassled by police and municipal authorities.

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    This is a mahila bazaar in New Dehli, a retail zone set aside for women vendors only. It provides safety from the harassment and abuse they faced in other markets from male vendors, police and public officials.

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