London Council Removes Signs Dictating What Side Of The Road Women To Walk On

A London Council has removed “unacceptable” posters which directed women only to walk on one side of the street in Hackney. The posters, which were put up during the Jewish Torah procession, were written in both English and Yiddish, reading "Women should please walk along this side of the road only". The posters aimed to ensure unmarried men and women, or those who are not related to one another, could not touch as they took part in the procession.

Anyone in n/e London, Stamford Hill, can read (I think) Hebrew or recognises the logo - what are these signs about? pic.twitter.com/PtYMvCavpK — Sean Clare (@Sean__Clare) September 17, 2014

  The posters sparked outrage for locals who are not part of the local 20,000 orthodox Jewish community, and councillor for the area, Rosemary Sales, said she had received numerous complaints. Deeming the signs "unacceptable", she also assured residents that they had been taken down: "It is of course quite unacceptable to try to restrict women's movements in a public place and council officers removed these posters as soon as it was reported to them.”