Maneka Gandhi rejects survey ranking India as most dangerous for women, asks why was WCD ministry not consulted
6 years, 8 months ago

Maneka Gandhi rejects survey ranking India as most dangerous for women, asks why was WCD ministry not consulted

Firstpost  

Maneka Gandhi has written asking the methodology abducted to get the official numbers, sample size, and information as to who were the stakeholders. Union Minister for Women and Child Development Maneka Gandhi has rejected a poll conducted by the Thomson Reuters Foundation that ranked India as the world’s most dangerous country for women. | @_pallavighosh with more details pic.twitter.com/kGpV1uKAIc — News18 June 27, 2018 National Commission for Women chairperson Rekha Sharma also rejected the survey report on Tuesday, claiming that the sample size was small and could not be representative of the whole country. Thomson Reuters Foundation, on being asked why India was ranked as the worst, said that India rated poorly on three main fronts — risks of sexual violence and harassment, dangers from cultural, tribal and traditional practices and human trafficking, including forced labour, sex slavery and domestic servitude. “Violence against women in India has caused national and international outrage and protests since the 2012 gang rape and murder of a student on a bus in New Delhi,” the report said.

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Survey trashes India, US on women
6 years, 8 months ago

Survey trashes India, US on women

Deccan Chronicle  

India has been branded the most dangerous country for women and the USA third, along with Syria, on factors of sexual violence, harassment and coercion into sex. A recent Thomson Reuters survey ranked India the world’s most dangerous country for women. So it is not surprising that a recent study by the Thomas Reuters Foundation found that when experts on …

Women's safety survey: Activists voice concern over govt rejecting report, call for 'introspection rather than dismissal'
6 years, 8 months ago

Women's safety survey: Activists voice concern over govt rejecting report, call for 'introspection rather than dismissal'

Firstpost  

Activists believe that instead of questioning the credibility of the report, the government needs to introspect on the findings. New Delhi: Activists have voiced concern over the findings of a recent survey that ranked India as the most dangerous nation in the world for women, saying the government should introspect the “deteriorating” condition of women in society rather than simply …

Women's safety survey: Thomson Reuters Foundation defends its methodology as questions over 'perception poll' mount
6 years, 8 months ago

Women's safety survey: Thomson Reuters Foundation defends its methodology as questions over 'perception poll' mount

Firstpost  

The Thompson Reuters Foundation’s survey report titled ‘The Most Dangerous Countries for Women-2018’, which has adjudged India as the most unsafe country for the fairer sex, has been garnering a strong but mixed response. Opinions have been sharply divided over the Thomson Reuters Foundation’s report which adjudged India as the most unsafe country for women. The methodology used According to …

‘India most dangerous for women’: Shashi Tharoor dismisses survey as 'sweeping statement'
6 years, 8 months ago

‘India most dangerous for women’: Shashi Tharoor dismisses survey as 'sweeping statement'

The Hindu  

Congress leader Shashi Tharoor has dismissed as a “sweeping statement” a new survey that ranked India as the world’s “most dangerous” country for women, asserting that he was astonished that Afghanistan, Syria and Pakistan fared better than India on the list. Mr. Tharoor’s remarks came after a Thomson Reuters Foundation survey ranked India as the world’s “most dangerous” country for …

India is not the most dangerous country for women, data shows
6 years, 8 months ago

India is not the most dangerous country for women, data shows

Live Mint  

New Delhi: A new poll of global experts by the Thomson Reuters Foundation published on Tuesday suggests that India is perceived as the most dangerous country for women. India’s rise to the top place is driven by the perception about rising sexual violence in the country, Thomson Reuters Foundation reported. But a Mint analysis of data from demographic and health …

Government rubbishes survey listing India as most dangerous country for women, calls it 'inaccurate', 'unreliable'
6 years, 8 months ago

Government rubbishes survey listing India as most dangerous country for women, calls it 'inaccurate', 'unreliable'

India TV News  

The Women and Child Development Ministry on Wednesday dismissed the survey that ranked India the world's most dangerous country for women, calling it 'clearly inaccurate'. The Thomson Reuters Foundation, after a survey of about 550 experts on women's issues on Tuesday ranked India the world's most dangerous country for women, followed by war-torn Afghanistan and Syria, due to the high …

India ranked world's most dangerous country for women: Opinions divided over Thomson Reuters Foundation poll
6 years, 8 months ago

India ranked world's most dangerous country for women: Opinions divided over Thomson Reuters Foundation poll

Firstpost  

While some women expressed scepticism over the findings of the Thomson Reuters report, others feel they reinforce the rising crime graph against women. And yet, the Thomson Reuters Foundation poll of 548 experts on women’s issues found India to be the most dangerous country in the world for women. “If you look at the recent food and gender surveys, India …

Thomson Reuters survey concluding India most dangerous for women is inaccurate, WCD ministry denounces the poll
6 years, 8 months ago

Thomson Reuters survey concluding India most dangerous for women is inaccurate, WCD ministry denounces the poll

Op India  

The Thomson Reuters Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Thomson Reuters conducted a survey to find out which of the 19 cities are safe for women – and which need to do more to ensure women are not at risk of sexual violence and harassment and harmful cultural practices and have access to healthcare, finance, and education. Stating that rate of …

This survey ranks India as world's most dangerous nation for women
6 years, 9 months ago

This survey ranks India as world's most dangerous nation for women

India Today  

Seven years ago, Thomson Reuters Foundation survey found the five most dangerous nations for women to be Afghanistan, Democratic Republic of Congo, Pakistan, India, and Somalia in exactly that order. India is world's most dangerous nation for women India was found to be the most dangerous country for sexual violence against women, as well as human trafficking for domestic work, …

Rahul Gandhi has slandered a billion Indians using flaky Thomson Reuters Foundation survey, writes Poonam Mahajan
6 years, 9 months ago

Rahul Gandhi has slandered a billion Indians using flaky Thomson Reuters Foundation survey, writes Poonam Mahajan

Firstpost  

Even with several concerns in mind, India certainly is much better for women than many other countries, no matter what Mr Gandhi thinks of his fellow Indians. This poll called ‘The World’s Most Dangerous Countries for Women 2018’ was conducted by the Thomson Reuters Foundation. Right in the beginning of their methodology page, they say, “The Thomson Reuters Foundation, the …

India most unsafe for women: poll
6 years, 9 months ago

India most unsafe for women: poll

The Hindu  

India has been ranked as the most dangerous country out of the world’s 10 worst countries for women, behind Afghanistan, Pakistan and Somalia, according to a poll conducted by the Thomson Reuters Foundation. “The world’s second most populous nation, with 1.3 billion people, ranked as the most dangerous on three of the topic questions — the risk of sexual violence …

India, DRC, US among most dangerous countries for women: poll
6 years, 9 months ago

India, DRC, US among most dangerous countries for women: poll

Al Jazeera  

This article has been corrected to say the survey was done by the Thomson Reuters Foundation, not the Thomas Reuters Foundation as previously stated. India, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the US are among the top 10 most dangerous countries for women, according to a new poll by Thomson Reuters Foundation. “The world’s second most populous nation, with …

India's growing affluence doesn't promise its women more rights, safety; ranks 131 of 153 in global index
7 years, 3 months ago

India's growing affluence doesn't promise its women more rights, safety; ranks 131 of 153 in global index

Firstpost  

A nation’s economic well-being does not necessarily ensure gender parity or women safety, a new index concluded. With a score of 0.58, India was ranked 131 among 153 nations, 27 places below its rank measured by per capita income. Zimbabwe ranks highest, Saudi Arabia lowest Cash-strapped, impoverished and politically unstable Zimbabwe topped when ranked by the gap between a country’s …

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