Women Safety in India

Women Safety in India

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  ARE WOMEN SAFEIN INDIA ??
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  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
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  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.
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  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
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  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
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  REAL STORIES  Thefatal 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
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  RECENT COMPLAINTS  InNovember 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
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  CHALLENGES  Cultural mindsetabout 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)
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  LAWS FOR WOMENIN 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
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  WAY AHEAD…..  Increasein 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
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  CONCLUSION Neither Government northe 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.