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On average, about 81.5% of the people on the street were men. The average proportion of men across various locations was 86.7%, which suggests that somewhat busier places have somewhat more women. There are reasonable extenuating explanations, including that Delhi is a migrant city, but none for deviations as large as 30%. Much of the bias may lie in the real (and perceived) threats of molestation, violence, harassment, patriarchy (allowing wives, daughters, and sisters to go out to work or for recreation), discrimination in employment, and similar things.
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