WOMEN SAFETY

• INDIAN WOMAN BEARING THE TORCH OF CULTURED LIVING THROUGH SELF-

SACRIFICE.

• THE DECLINING SEX RATIO IN INDIA AMPLY PORTRAYS THE DISCRIMINATION

SHOWN TOWARDS WOMEN.

• PROBLEM OF UNEMPLOYMENT, POVERTY, ECONOMIC INEQUALITY, GENDER

DISCRIMINATION, LACK OF PROPER EDUCATION ETC. WHICH ARE THE PART AND

PARCEL OF SOCIETY, PREVAIL MOSTLY IN WOMEN.

RESEARCH OBJECTIVEFollowing are the major areas which we want to cover in our research:

• Security system in Mumbai

• Security in public transport for women

• Awareness of law and order

• Responsiveness of people towards crime against women

• Kind of harassment faced by women in Mumbai

• Preparedness of women against such crimes

THE METHODOLOGY1. Questionnaire method• Open ended• Close ended

o Dichotomouso Polychromous

1. Sampling Technique used• Stratified sampling

1. Google Forms

1. Name

2. Age

3. Annual Income

4. How do you usually commute?

5. Are you aware about he helpline number 103 ?

Yes No

5a.If yes, have you used this helpline for yourself or

your near ones?

Yes No6. There is a law making it

mandatory for a police constable to be present in

ladies compartment of local train after 9 pm.

Have you ever witnessed so?

5b.On the scale of 1 to 5 rate your level of satisfaction. (1 being very poor and 5 being

Excellent)

6. There is a law making it mandatory for a

police constable to be present in ladies

compartment of local train after 9 pm.

Have you ever witnessed so?

Yes No

7. Which of the following

self-defence technique do

you use?

8. Have you ever been harassed /

Eve teased by men in a public

space (Such as market place, Bus

stop etc.)

Yes No

8a. what

kind of

Harassment

have you

experienced

?

8c. what were you

wearing at that

time?

8d. who engaged in

harassment with

you?

8f.How you

helped the

person?

8e. have you ever

helped anyone, If you

find someone is being

harassed?

8b. At what time of

the day have you

faced such

situations (Being

harassed)?

9. From whom you feel most

unsecured?

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35

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Age- Groups

Participant distribution based on AGE category

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10

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40

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Unemployed Less than 2,00,000 2,00,000 to 5,00,000 Greater than 2,00,000

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Salary

Salary distribution

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31

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21

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5

10

15

20

25

30

35

Auto Rickshaw Local Train Private Vehicle BEST Bus

Mode of commutation

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Yes48%

No52%

Awareness about Number 103

Yes No

40

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5

10

15

20

25

30

35

40

45

Yes No

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There is a law making it mandatory for a police constable to be present in ladies compartment of local train after 9 pm. Have you ever witnessed so?

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10

20

30

40

50

60

I don't use anything boxing I know martial arts orKarate

I carry paper spray I carry Chilly powder Others

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Tools used for self Defence

42, 64%24, 36%

Have you ever been harassed / Eve teased by men in a public space

Yes No

8, 19%

10, 24%

17, 40%

7, 17%

Time of the day When participants faced problem

Morning Afternoon Evening Night

9

22

6

3

2

0

5

10

15

20

25

Kurtee Jeans top Salwar kameez shorts sdhool uniform

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Type of cloth

8

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5

10

15

20

25

30

Group Individual Both

Harrassment done by:

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4224

have you ever helped anyone, If you find someone is being harassed?

Yes No

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12

1 1

9

40

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5

10

15

20

25

30

35

40

45

father/Brother Strangers Coleagues Neighbours In laws None of above

Feel most unsecured from:

DATA ANALYSIS• BASED ON OUR FINDINGS, WE TRY TO STUDY THE RELATION BETWEEN THE FOLLOWING:

1. TYPE OF HARASSMENT AND TYPE OF CLOTHES WORN

2. FREQUENCY OF HARASSMENT AND AGE GROUP

3. FREQUENCY OF HARASSMENT AND MODE OF COMMUTATION

• LEVEL OF SIGNIFICANCE USED : 5%

CASE 1:TYPE OF HARASSMENT AND TYPE OF CLOTHES WORN

Kurti Jeans topSalwarkameez Shorts

School uniform Other TOTAL

Physical (Touching, Feeling up etc) 4 5 2 2 2 0 15Verbal (Comments, whistling etc) 2 12 4 0 0 1 19Visual (Staring) 3 5 0 0 0 1 9

Total 9 22 6 2 2 2 43

Ho : There exists no significant relation between type of harassment and type of clothes wornH1 : There exists a significant relation between type of harassment and type of clothes worn

•CHI SQUARE CALCULATED = 14.314

•CHI SQUARE TABULATED = 18.307

Decision Criterion : ACCEPT Ho

there exists no significant relation between type of harassment and type of clothes worn at 5% level of significance

CASE 2: FREQUENCY OF HARASSMENT AND AGE GROUP

Have you ever being harrassed?

Age Yes No Total

15-20 10 9 19

20-25 30 14 44

25-35 3 0 3

Total 43 23 66

Ho : There exists no significant relation between frequency of harassment and age groupsH1 : There exists a significant relation between frequency of harassment and age groups

•CHI SQUARE CALCULATED = 3.094

•CHI SQUARE TABULATED =5.991

Decision Criterion : ACCEPT Ho

there exists no significant relation between frequency of harassment and age group at 5% level of significance

CASE 3: FREQUENCY OF HARASSMENT AND MODE OF COMMUTATION

Harassment

Auto Rickshaw Local Train

Private Vehicle BEST Bus Total

Yes 8 22 3 10 43

No 2 9 1 11 23

Total 10 31 4 21 66

Ho : There exists no significant relation between frequency of harassment and mode of commutationH1 : There exists a significant relation between frequency of harassment and mode of commutation

•CHI SQUARE CALCULATED = 2.594

•CHI SQUARE TABULATED =7.815

Decision Criterion : ACCEPT Ho

there exists no significant relation between frequency of harassment and mode of commutation at 5% level of significance

LIMITATIONS

• SOURCE

• RESOURCE

• RELIABILITY OF DATA

• HUMAN ERROR

CONCLUSION