US EditionSexual harassment in Mexico drives women to look for rides with other women
AmorrAs, a women-only rideshare founded after a 2022 killing, now serves over 2,000 women annually amid reports of 61,713 sex crimes in Mexico in 2025.
- Karina Alba launched AmorrAs, a self-managed feminist rideshare network, after Debanhi Escobar's 2022 killing; it uses women-only 'ally' drivers like Dian Colmenero who send WhatsApp trip confirmations.
- Official data show Mexico reported 61,713 sex crimes in 2022, including 8,704 harassment cases, while survivors Ninfa Fuentes and Maria José Cabrera recount routine public transport harassment.
- Women describe daily survival tactics like Nejoi Meddeb's hand-on-door travel and Maria José Cabrera avoiding skirts while Norma Escobar says forensic doctors dismiss complaints.
- After a widely seen video showed Claudia Sheinbaum, Mexico's first woman president, being groped, she pressed charges and proposed making sexual harassment a crime across all states amid high 2025 crime figures.
- Distrust in authorities' handling of gender crimes has spurred grassroots alternatives like AmorrAs, enabling women such as Maria José Cabrera to resume activities they avoided before.
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VanguardiaWhen a male driver from a popular transportation app asked Ninfa Fuentes for his phone number on a trip to Mexico City, she froze. But when he insisted repeatedly asking him about his plans for Valentine's Day, a torrent of terror flooded his body.
Karina Alba founded AmorrAs in the hope of providing safe travel for women, and chose her mother as the first driver of the network. She now has more than 20 “allies” drivers exclusively for women serving more than 2,000 passengers a year.
Video: Sexual harassment drives women in Mexico to look for rides with other women
Women in Mexico face daily fears of harassment and violence, especially when using public transportation and rideshare apps. In response, networks like AmorrAs offer safe transportation, offering women-only rides and support to women who otherwise avoid trips or travel with fear. (AP Video/Fernanda Pesce) Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/AssociatedPress Read more: https://apnews.com This video may be available for archive licensing via https://new…
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