Women Safety  

A single mother has created an app for the safety of women 

Women safety holds great importance today and Priya Shukla is working hard to let people know about it. 
 

In an attempt to make the city of Bengaluru a safer place for women and children, the Bengaluru City Police has formed an all-women motorcycle brigade called ‘We For Women’, in partnership with Royal Enfield. The initiative not only aims to improve women's safety in the city but also to break gender stereotypes around male-dominated sectors of society. Let’s find out more about this initiative in this episode of Not For Women Only with Sunita Iyer.

The Ashok Gehlot-led Congress government in Rajasthan, which completes a year in office, has a massive problem of women safety staring in front of them. A recent crime data reveals that crimes against women have increased by nearly 50% in the state in the year 2019.

In today’s episode of Not For Women Only with Sunita Iyer, we take a look at some of the things we as a country must do to make India a safer place for women to work and live.

Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal’s move to make boys take an oath or pledge that they would not misbehave with girls may superficially please many, but a closer look reveals that you are casting aspersions on the character of boys at an impressionable age. 

Post the Hyderabad encounter with respect to the rape and murder of woman veterinary doctor, Abhinav Khare deep dives into  whether mob justice is an answer to women safety when justice system fails
 

In a bid to prevent crime against women the Karnataka police have launched a free-ride scheme under which any woman who is alone and unable to find a ride home will be dropped home by a police vehicle at zero cost. The free-of-cost service will be available from 10 pm to 6 am on all days. To ensure women safety Karnataka police have launched a free night pick-and-drop facility for women in the city. Even Sikkim Police has launched a free ride scheme under which any woman is unable to find transport services at night will be dropped home in a Police vehicle free of cost

 

The Vice President of India, M Venkaiah Naidu called upon the youth to take a vow to put an end to social evils such as discrimination based on gender, caste, and disrespect to women by leading the nation towards equality. Expressing concern over the erosion of values in the society, especially in the context of the recent atrocities against women, the Vice President opined that mere a Bill or an Act was not sufficient to act as a deterrent to crimes against women. He stressed the need for a change of Mindset in people to arrest such tendencies and incidents.

Rahul Gandhi, who aspires to become the Prime Minister of the country, made this remark while addressing the youth at Chennai’s Stella Maris college on Wednesday