Report: Indian Colleges Ban Jeans to Stop Crimes Against Women

Source: Fox News Posted By: JohnW 5425 days ago

Some Indian colleges have forbidden female students to wear jeans in an effort to stop sexual harassment by their male counterparts, AFP reported.

More and more colleges in the Uttar Pradesh state are prohibiting jeans, miniskirts and tight blouses to combat "Eve-teasing," a term for sexual harassment in India. Violators face expulsion.

"Girls who choose to wear jeans will be expelled from the college," Meeta Jamal, principal of the Dayanand girls' college in Kanpur city told AFP. "This is....

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