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 rejecting the report. “We are in a very bad state in any case and there needs to be a discussion on how to improve that rather than the pointless discussion of if we are number one or not,” the All India Progressive Women’s Association Secretary said. The Women and Child Development Ministry had dismissed the survey as “clearly inaccurate”, saying it was based on perception of “unknown persons” and it has used a flawed methodology to arrive at the conclusion. “We know we are in a bad state, that calls for introspection rather than dismissal,” said Mariam Dhawale, General Secretary of the All India Democratic Women’s Association.

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New Indian Express  

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Hindustan Times  

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Firstpost  

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India Today  

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Hindustan Times  

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Firstpost  

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Deccan Chronicle  

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Hindustan Times  

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Firstpost  

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Unnecessary Comments by External Agency: India on UN Official's Remarks on Hathras, Balrampur

News 18  

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News 18  

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Live Mint  

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Deccan Chronicle  

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The Independent  

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5 years, 5 months ago

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News 18  

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Hindustan Times  

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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: 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 …

Response to women's safety poll has been typically sexist and myopic; report should be studied, not vilified
6 years, 8 months ago

Response to women's safety poll has been typically sexist and myopic; report should be studied, not vilified

Firstpost  

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‘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 …

Poll on women's safety: Rajyavardhan Rathore attacks Congress for using 'fabricated facts' to damage govt's reputation
6 years, 8 months ago

Poll on women's safety: Rajyavardhan Rathore attacks Congress for using 'fabricated facts' to damage govt's reputation

Firstpost  

Union Minister Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore on Wednesday slammed the Congress for “trying to damage” the Modi government’s reputation globally by citing a survey on women safety that was based on “perception” and “afar from any solid facts or numbers”. New Delhi: Union Minister Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore on Wednesday slammed the Congress for “trying to damage” the Modi government’s reputation globally …

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  

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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 …

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 — …

This survey ranks India as world's most dangerous nation for women
6 years, 8 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, …

Crime against women up 83 per cent across the country
6 years, 8 months ago

Crime against women up 83 per cent across the country

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: In 2011, India was ranked fourth in the list of the world’s most dangerous countries. Ranked “Worst” on all four indicators, which are, Cultural practices, Sexual violence, Economic Opportunities and Education, India has seen an increase of 83 per cent in crimes against women across the country. There needs to be an addition in the curriculum at a school …

Rahul Gandhi has slandered a billion Indians using flaky Thomson Reuters Foundation survey, writes Poonam Mahajan
6 years, 8 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, 8 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 …

This Reddit Thread Proves How Women are Always Strategising to Avoid those Lecherous Stares
6 years, 11 months ago

This Reddit Thread Proves How Women are Always Strategising to Avoid those Lecherous Stares

News 18  

Kirron Kher had found herself in a soup when she said that the survivor of the Chandigarh gangrape should not have boarded the autorickshaw after she saw three men already sitting in it. The UK woman concluded her Reddit post asking Indian women if calling out creepy ‘stare-gazers’ was safe and while seeking suggestions on alternative courses of action that …

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 …

How’s India Faring in Eliminating Violence Against Women?
7 years, 3 months ago

How’s India Faring in Eliminating Violence Against Women?

The Quint  

First, the data should be separated into different kinds of violence faced by women in the country. For instance – under the Pradhan Mantri Mahila Shakti Kendra scheme, approved by the Union Cabinet earlier this week – it is envisaged that One Stop Centres will be established in 150 additional districts during 2017-18 to 2019-20 for providing comprehensive support to …

Intolerable that women don't feel secure in India, says President
8 years ago

Intolerable that women don't feel secure in India, says President

India TV News  

On occasion of International women’s day, President Pranab Mukherjee today emphasized on the security of women in the country, saying it is inexcusable that women in India do not feel as secure and safe as they should. In his address at the presentation of the Nari Shakti Puruskar for the year 2016 at Rashtrapati Bhavan, he said the government is …

It Is Inexcusable That Women In India Do Not Feel As Secure And Safe As They Should: President
8 years ago

It Is Inexcusable That Women In India Do Not Feel As Secure And Safe As They Should: President

Live Law  

“It is inexcusable that women in India do not feel as secure and safe as they should. A greater emphasis on early sensitization of children and youth in schools and institutions of higher learning would help inculcate due respect for the female gender. The President said that on International Women’s Day, it is important to reiterate that every girl child …

Safety, still a distant dream
8 years, 6 months ago

Safety, still a distant dream

Deccan Chronicle  

Even as Kerala’s collective conscience was left benumbed at the Apex court dropping murder charge against Govindachamy, the Soumya murder accused, an incident in Kochi on the very day of the verdict provided yet another reminder that no woman is safe in a public space or transport, be it in broad day light or the dead of the night. Registering …

India orders panic buttons for women installed on buses
8 years, 9 months ago

India orders panic buttons for women installed on buses

Al Jazeera  

New law is part of measures taken in response to 2012 gang rape in New Delhi that triggered global condemnation. India is fitting panic buttons and other emergency devices on buses across the country, in response to a deadly 2012 gang rape in New Delhi that triggered global condemnation and widespread protests in the country. ‘Patriarchal social values’ Campaigners said …

Missing the point
10 years ago

Missing the point

The Hindu  

Once again women in India are in the eye of the storm. The title India’s Daughter, as some argued, is reminiscent of Katherine Mayo’s Mother India ; it smacked of an Orientalist gaze and projected Indian women in poor light. In a rare show of wisdom, the Central government set up the Justice Verma Committee to review the laws relating …

Indian women feel safe travelling in India says a survey | IndiaTV News
10 years ago

Indian women feel safe travelling in India says a survey | IndiaTV News

India TV News  

Mumbai: Even as the incidents of crime against women are on the rise in India, around 94 per cent young Indian women feel safe to travel in the country, a recent survey showed. "Around 94 per cent of young women in the age group of 18-24 in India feel that travelling in India is safe," according to a survey by …

Women's safety: Dear politicians, platitude won’t work, show us concrete steps
10 years, 3 months ago

Women's safety: Dear politicians, platitude won’t work, show us concrete steps

Firstpost  

Two years after the Delhi gang-rape case, the national capital is still clueless about measures to curb, if not completely stop, sexual harassment of women. New Delhi: Two years after the horrific Delhi gang-rape case, the national capital is still clueless about measures to curb, if not completely stop, sexual harassment of women in public spaces. All the parties admitted …

Nothing's changed: 2 years after the Dec 16 gangrape, women still feel unsafe in Delhi
10 years, 3 months ago

Nothing's changed: 2 years after the Dec 16 gangrape, women still feel unsafe in Delhi

Hindustan Times  

It has been exactly two years after the incident —when a 23-year-old physiotherapy student was brutally gangraped on a moving bus in south Delhi — that shook the city and the entire nation, but women in the Capital say that nothing has changed even today. Nothing has changed even after that night of December 16,” said Naina Mehta, 22-year-old software …

Report on women’s safety expected by September 20
10 years, 6 months ago

Report on women’s safety expected by September 20

The Hindu  

The committee constituted to look into the problems of security and safety faced by women at workplaces and elsewhere will submit its short-term report to the government by September 20. Sunil Sharma, Secretary, Women and Child Welfare, studied the Gender Resource Centre during his visit to Gujarat and also the ‘181’ women’s helpline which counselled women in distress. Mr. Sharma …

Horrified at reports of violence against women in India: US on Badaun Rape Case
10 years, 9 months ago

Horrified at reports of violence against women in India: US on Badaun Rape Case

India TV News  

Washington: The United States has said it is "horrified" at reports of sexual violence and murders in India and it also applauded the role of individuals, government officials and civil society groups working to protect the survivors. Our thoughts are with the victims families during this difficult time," State Department Deputy Spokesperson Marie Harf said on Tuesday.Harf was responding to …

Safety will remain a promise till Delhi gets the basics right
11 years, 3 months ago

Safety will remain a promise till Delhi gets the basics right

Hindustan Times  

Responding to the Congress and the BJP’s offers of support the Aam Aadmi Party to form a government in Delhi, the AAP on Saturday asked the political veterans to clarify their stand on 18 key issues before the political debutant could consider taking support from either of them. The AAP has sought to know if the Congress and the BJP …

Delhi, Mumbai or neither: How women view India's cities
11 years, 3 months ago

Delhi, Mumbai or neither: How women view India's cities

Firstpost  

Delhi is still perceived to be unsafe for the women living in it. No place is safe 100% in the world.” However Delhi is a different picture altogether for women, said panelists. Women even fear going to the police because they may face harassment.” “It is a cultural problem in Delhi. Singh pointed out that if women carrying weapons for …

Why our big cities needn't be bad for women too
11 years, 3 months ago

Why our big cities needn't be bad for women too

Hindustan Times  

Until last year, Indians remembered December 16 as Vijay Diwas, a day to commemorate India's military victory over Pakistan in 1971 that led to the liberation of Bangladesh. India reacted with justifiable anger and the Union government soon announced legal reforms: stricter penalties, better-defined laws on sexual assaults assault, trial in fast-court cases for all rape cases and fixing police's …

Will India ever be a safe nation for women?
11 years, 6 months ago

Will India ever be a safe nation for women?

India TV News  

13-member special task force headed by Union Home Secretary was constituted on 1 January 2013 to look into safety issues of women in Delhi and review the functioning of the city police on a fortnightly basis.The Criminal Law Ordinance, 2013 was promulgated by President Pranab Mukherjee, on 3 February 2013 which provides for amendment of Indian Penal Code, Indian Evidence …

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