Women Safety in India
- 1. ARE WOMEN SAFE IN INDIA ??
- 3. WHAT IS “WOMAN” ?? A human being capable of great nurturing, love and compassion Has a unique way of understanding the world an ability to accept others as they are strong, sometimes shy, a seeker of knowledge, kind - calm - crazy and always beautiful
- 4. WOMEN IN INDIA given a place of Goddess Laxmi in the Indian society status of women in India has been subject to many great changes found working in all fields like aeronautics, space, politics, banks, schools, sports, businesses, army, police, etc.
- 5. SAFETY OF WOMEN generally feel frightened while going alone outside decline in the women status from ancient to medieval period which is continued in this advanced era women are joining high offices but on the back of curtain they are being exploited too
- 6. CRIME AGAINST WOMEN Crime can be domestic as well as public, Physical, emotional or mental generally face various kinds of crime like dowry death, sexual harassment, cheating, murder, girl child abuse, robbery, etc a report by National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), a crime against women is recorded every 1.7 minutes, every 16 minutes a rape case and every 4.4 minutes a girl is subjected to domestic violence Acid attacks also known as vitriol age is a violent attack especially on women
- 8. REAL STORIES The fatal gang rape of a 23 year old woman on a moving bus in the Capital, also known as Nirbhaya Rape case In May 2017 Man Axes Woman to Death in Ludhiana, Shoots Video With Body In Jan 2017 two motorbike-borne men allegedly tried to molest a woman while she was returning home from a gym in Bengaluru, the woman has lodged a complaint with the police, who have registered a case under IPC section 354 relating to assault or criminal force to a woman with the intent to outrage her modesty. Lucknow acid attack: gang rape survivor was allegedly attacked with acid in Uttar Pradesh for the fourth time in eight years
- 9. RECENT COMPLAINTS In November 2017,Three More Rape Cases Reported in Madhya Pradesh Within 48 Hours of Gruesome Bhopal Gang rape Husband, Father-in-Law Arrested In Alleged Dowry Death Case In Kolkata In Bathinda, October 18, a women resident of Guru Nanakpura Mohalla has lodged a complaint against four persons for allegedly abusing, threatening, assaulting and passing lewd remarks on her another case, a person beat up her sister over ignoring their parents’ advice In July 2017, Research Student Accuses IIT-Bhubaneswar Professor for Sexually Harassing Her
- 10. CHALLENGES Cultural mindset about women “Superiority” of men versus “inferiority” of women (both within private spaces like the family, and public spaces like the workplace) “Public” domestic violence (“honor” killings, community courts) Myth of male marginalization used to support withdrawal of progressive legislation (like reservations)
- 11. LAWS FOR WOMEN IN INDIA The Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2006 Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 Indecent Representation of Women(Prevention) Act,1986 Equal Remuneration Act, 1976 Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act,1971
- 12. WAY AHEAD….. Increase in women’s participation at all levels: social, economic and political Awareness of women’s rights – by the State, civil society organizations, as well as the public at large Gender budgeting and gender mainstreaming within State agencies and civil society organizations
- 13. CONCLUSION Neither Government nor the police can change anything in this society. We, the democratic should change ourselves, change our thought of dictatorship. After all, every single citizen can make a Government, but the govt. can’t make a one citizen.