Men not allowed.

Women-only carriages on trains?  The idea has been put forward by Jeremy Corbyn, the apparent front-runner in the competition to become the next leader of the Labour party.  This has resulted in immediate cries of outrage from feminists, saying that the idea would set the cause of female equality back years.  Actually it's not a new idea - back in the days of the chuffa-trains, most had female-only carriages. They slowly fell out of use and had more or less died out by the 1970s.  So is there a case for bringing them back?  Apparently assaults on women on public transport are on the increase - in the case of trains, maybe because many of them don't have guards any more.  I suppose the question is, would having women-only areas make any difference? Would men - particularly the "laddish" ones - respect them?  It might even make things worse - but it's certainly worth discussing.