womens' safety Archives - Citizen Matters, Bengaluru

Guess why women avoid cycling in our city

December 21, 2020 Pragathi Ravi

When women cyclists speak of safety, they are not only talking about accident-risk, but about harassment. Urban design should factor this in.

Women tap into creativity to fight sexual violence

March 11, 2020 Pragathi Ravi

A week before Women’s Day, women from different walks of life came together to make themselves heard against sexual violence. They sang, danced, told stories, stitched a quilt, posted notes and bonded with each other. The highlight of the event was that they eliminated jargon from their language of liberation.

An open letter to young working women in Bengaluru

October 9, 2015 Rama NS

While the authorities need to improve systems and processes to make our lives safer, we must also look at ways to protect ourselves.

‘Your Police’ to make it easy for Bangaloreans to report sexual violence

July 27, 2015 Ganga Madappa

Bangalore City Police, in collaboration with Amnesty International, launched the ‘Ready to Report’ campaign to empower women in the city to report sexual violence with safety and dignity.

Environment

You got to go, when you got to go!

February 6, 2015 Meenakshi Giridhar

The elusive Indian public toilet… It is like the Indian rope trick, people have heard about it, but no one has seen it! So what can a woman do, when she’s just got to go?

Her maid called her complaining about an eve teaser. And here’s what she did!

October 16, 2014 Ganga Madappa

The next time you confront an eve teaser, might very well be the last time that he needs to be confronted. Read how a young mother reacted to a case of eve teasing.

Harassed by unwarranted attention? Here’s what you can do!

July 16, 2014 Aliya Mathew

Subject to unwarranted attention by her ‘relationship manager’, this spunky young woman took matters into her own hands. Read how she dealt with it, should you find yourself in a similar situation.

Governance

Bengaluru police clueless on safety measures in PGs

June 23, 2014 Nikita Malusare

Neither police nor BBMP has a ready reckoner for the list of authorised PGs. How will the city ensure thousands of women living in PGs are safe?

Commute

“Women have a right to feel comfortable anywhere in Bengaluru”

December 20, 2010 Pushpa Achanta

Are the police sensitised enough to handle sexual harassment cases? Is reservation of seats buses the only safety measure? Can the women move around in Bengaluru at all times? These were some of the questions raised at the pEtE maatu panel discussion.