Understanding Women’s Safety Concerns
Nandini Tamilan1*, Sejal Vichare2, Vedashree Pawar3, Muskan Makhani4
1 F2 2024-26 – 021330124034, ITM Business School, Kharghar, Maharashtra, India
2 F2 2024-26 – 021330124021, ITM Business School, Kharghar, Maharashtra, India
3 F2 2024-26 – 021330024519, ITM Business School, Kharghar, Maharashtra, India
4 F2 2024-26 – 021330024348, ITM Business School, Kharghar, Maharashtra, India
* Corresponding Author E-mail: tamilannandini@gmail.com
Introduction:
Women’s safety concerns encompass a range of issues related to physical, emotional, and social well-being. These concerns often stem from experiences of harassment, violence, and discrimination in various settings in public spaces, workplaces, and even within homes. Understanding these issues involves recognizing the societal structures and cultural norms that contribute to fear and vulnerability. Addressing women’s safety requires comprehensive strategies that include legal protections, community awareness, and supportive environments, all aimed at empowering women and fostering a culture of respect and equality.
Objective:
To identify and assess the key safety concerns faced by women in various environments, aiming to gather insights that can inform policies and initiatives to enhance their safety and well-being.
Literature Review:
- According to Muhammad, U. B., Aisha, K., Muhammad, N. (2018), “It was established that safety elements should be kept in mind to achieve safer environment. The research necessitates urban planners and designers to introduce features for women safety, privacy and comfort in the design of public places.
- According to Peter, F., Marjorie, A. B. (2009), “In this large population-based sample, women with recent self-reported safety concerns report receiving fewer recommended gender-specific preventive services.”
Data Collection:
Following questions were framed on liked scale with the help of google forms.
Q1. I support women learning self defence
Q2. I promote access to safety tools for women
Q3. I call for stronger laws to protect women
Q4. I approach teaching men to respect women to help stop harrasment
Q5. I emphasize the importance of safe public transport for women
Students of ITM Business School were surveyed. For every question, mean, standard error, and Z value was calculated.
Data Analysis:
|
Q.1 |
Q.2 |
Q.3 |
Q.4 |
Q.5 |
|
|
Mean |
3.76 |
3.72 |
3.88 |
3.98 |
3.78 |
|
Standard Error |
0.12 |
0.12 |
0.12 |
0.12 |
0.13 |
|
Z value |
1.03 |
1.04 |
0.10 |
0.82 |
0.17 |
|
Result |
Neutral |
Neutral |
Neutral |
Neutral |
Neutral |
Conclusion:
- Students are neutral on whether they support women learning self defence.
- Students are neutral on promoting access to safety tools for women.
- Students are neutral on the call for stronger laws to protect women.
- Students are neutral on the approach of teaching men to respect women to help stop harassment.
- Students are neutral on emphasizing the importance of safe public transport for women.
References:
- Muhammad, U. B., Aisha, K., Muhammad, N. (2018). Empirical Study on Women Safety Concerns at Public Places: Case Study of Lahore City. Pakistan: Sciendo Architecture and Urban Planning, 10.2478/aup-2018-0004, 2018 / 14.
- Peter, F., Marjorie, A. B. (2009). Women with Safety Concerns Report Fewer Gender-Specific Preventive Healthcare Services. Journal of Women’s Health, Vol. 18, No. 7.