Cyprus introduces female figures on traffic lights – “A small change with a big message”

The archetypal pistillate figures connected pedestrian crossing lights person made their quality successful Nicosia, arsenic portion of an inaugural aimed astatine promoting sex equality successful nationalist spaces.

The presumption took spot contiguous connected Miki Theodorakis Avenue, successful beforehand of the Nicosia Municipal Theatre and the Cyprus Museum.

The installation and cognition of the caller postulation lights were inspected by the Minister of Transport, Communications and Works, Alexis Vafedis, and the Gender Equality Commissioner, Josie Christodoulou.

In the archetypal signifier of the initiative, six pistillate figures volition beryllium placed successful each provinces, according to Transport Minister Alexis Vafeadis. He described the enactment arsenic “a tiny alteration with large messages”, stressing that “at immoderate signifier we volition question to person a equilibrium betwixt antheral and pistillate figures astatine postulation lights. We volition spot however we tin equilibrium it.”

For her part, Ms Christodoulou noted that “this is yet different enactment that reinforces the horizontal promotion of sex equality successful mundane life. It breaks stereotypes, particularly for young people.”

The Commissioner added that akin initiatives person been implemented successful countries specified arsenic Switzerland, Germany, and Spain.

At the aforesaid time, she said that the thought of launching a contention successful schools truthful that pupils could sermon equality issues and suggest a sanction for the caller pistillate lantern figures themselves was being considered.