As has been said earlier, this is little more than a political soundbite from a politician trying to get into power. It would be incredibly difficult to administer, and frankly would not solve the problem, possibly making it worse. If such carriages were introduced, how would they be policed, and more importantly what happens if the rest of the train was full, but the women only one half empty? Would men be asked to wait for the next train (assuming there was one) even though capacity was available?
If you want to solve the problem of inappropriate behavior by some men, and prevent the tiny minority of them from attacking women you should do so in the wider society. Punish people properly for attacks, teach future generations than this behavior is not acceptable. Having women only carriages simply shifts the problem elsewhere.
Incidentally, I noted some discussion on the term "Alpha male" earlier and how it should not be an acceptable phrase to use. However the phrase "Alpha female" seems to becoming much more acceptable with many women aspiring to carry this label, as well as books, websites etc available to advise women how to become this. So why is one acceptable and even encouraged, whilst the other seemingly lamented?
