'Green woman' offers equal rights at traffic lights (AFP)
Sweden, a pioneer in gender equality, is planning to introduce a green icon of a woman walking at traffic lights across the country, the government said Wednesday. Municipalities will be allowed to choose whether they want to post the sign with the woman or the man, or both.
"The Swedish government has asked the Swedish Road Administration to design the new sign. The administration should get back to us October 1 with proposals," a spokeswoman for the infrastructure ministry told AFP. The idea was launched by the small southwestern town of Mariestad, which installed roadsigns featuring women crossing the road. "We think it's a good local initiative," Vikman said, adding that the new signs could be posted by the end of this year or early next year.
>> Honestly, I would have never thought this could be a problem! In most cases, the traffic light shows lines or dots that mimic a human in general (does have any masculine or feminine parts!).
"The Swedish government has asked the Swedish Road Administration to design the new sign. The administration should get back to us October 1 with proposals," a spokeswoman for the infrastructure ministry told AFP. The idea was launched by the small southwestern town of Mariestad, which installed roadsigns featuring women crossing the road. "We think it's a good local initiative," Vikman said, adding that the new signs could be posted by the end of this year or early next year.
>> Honestly, I would have never thought this could be a problem! In most cases, the traffic light shows lines or dots that mimic a human in general (does have any masculine or feminine parts!).
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