WOMEN SAFETY

It is true that women in India are accepted as Durga Ma.

However we also cannot ignore the negative aspect of women position in India. Every day and every minute some women of all walks of life (a mother, a sister, a wife, young girls, and girl baby children) are getting harassed, molested, assaulted, and violated at various places all over the country. Areas like streets, public spaces, public transport, etc have been the territory of women hunters. Girl students studying in the schools or colleges have to shield themselves through books or bags or they have to wear clothes which can cover them completely. In some cases, a girl child is sale by her parents just to earn some money. 

Girls generally face acid attacks on the streets and kidnapping for the sex purpose by strangers. According to the statistics, it is found that a woman is raped in India every 20 minutes. In the rural areas, women are still being raped by a family member, beaten by husbands or parents-in-law, burned for dowry, and so many cases. Nirbhaya gang-rape in the national capital of India was a dreadful event which can never be forgotten. 

Woman covers almost half population of the country so they are half participants in the growth and development of India. We are running in the 21st century, an advanced era however it is very shame to say about the doubtful safety of woman in India. Safety of women in India is a vast topic now-a-day. We cannot say that women are safe in India by seeing the last few year crimes against women especially in the national capital. Women generally feel frightened while going alone outside to the home. It is a very sad reality of the country that its women citizens are living with fear all time. Personal safety of women has been the topic of importance for every Indian citizen. In order to improve the condition regarding women safety in India, following are some points as tips for women safety:

Self-defence techniques are the first and foremost thing to which each and every woman must be aware of and get proper self-defence training for their safety. They must be aware of some effective defence techniques such as kicks to groin, blocking punches, etc. Generally, most of the women are gifted with sixth sense which they must use whenever they become in some problem. They should at once avoid any situation which they feel bad for them. Escape and run are also a good way to reduce some risks of women whenever they become in problem. They should never go with any unknown person alone at some unknown places. Women must understand and feel their physical power and use accordingly. They never feel themselves weak than men and take some self-defence training.

They should be careful while communicating with someone on internet in the cyberspace. Pepper spray can also be proved as a useful self-defence tool however it has a drawback that some people cannot be harmed through it even after full-face spray. It may not stop the attacker so women should not depend on it completely and use other techniques also. They must have all the emergency numbers with them and WhatsApp also if possible so that they can immediately tell to their family members and police. Women should be very conscious while driving the car and going to any trip. They must lock all the doors of car while travelling with own or private car.

Women safety is a big social issue which needs to be solved urgently by the effort of all. It is inhibiting the growth and development of the country and most importantly hurting the half population of the country in all aspects (physically, mentally, and socially).

By - Nitya Aneja