WOMEN SAFETY IN INDIA-HOW SAFE ARE THEY ????

 It is true that women in modern India are joining high offices (President, Speaker of Lok Sabha, Union Ministers, Leader of Opposition, Chief Minister, Governor, etc.) however on the back of curtain they are being exploited too. According to the Constitution of India, they have equal rights of dignity, equality, and freedom from gender discrimination. Indian women are continuously facing numerous problems such as sexual harassment, violent victimization through rape, acid attack, dowry deaths, forced prostitution, and many more.

Safety of women in India is a vast topic in today’s scenario. 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 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:

Some Tips Regarding Women Safety

·      Self-defense techniques are the first and foremost thing to which each and every woman must be aware of and get proper self-defense training for their safety. They must be aware of some effective defense 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 find themselves in some problem. They should at once avoid any situation which they feel bad for them.

·         Escape and run is 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-defense training.

·         They should be careful while communicating with someone on internet in the cyberspace.

·         Pepper spray can also be proved as a useful self-defense 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 traveling 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).

 

Mr Dheeraj Kumar

Dayanand House