Are Women 'Travel Victims'?

June 11, 2013 / Argentina travel, single supplement waiver, singles vacations, The Women's Travel Group, travel warnings, Uncategorized

News about crime abroad seems to focus on women. Though rape in India is less frequent than in most developed countries, the press covers it disproportionately. The latest article about an unfortunate American woman in India, who was raped, includes that she got into a truck with three strange men. Obviously she did not deserve to be raped or hurt anyway, but would you get into a truck with strangers of any type and anywhere?

My issue with the coverage is that the media uses her case to publish endless articles about women and safety, describing us victims.…