presentation is about the safety of women in india and various laws for their rights.

1. ARE WOMEN SAFE IN
INDIA ??

3. WHAT IS “WOMAN” ??
 A human being capable of
great nurturing, love and
compassion
 Has a unique way of
understanding the world
 an ability to accept others as
they are
 strong, sometimes shy, a
seeker of knowledge, kind -
calm - crazy and always
beautiful

4. WOMEN IN INDIA
 given a place of Goddess
Laxmi in the Indian society
 status of women in India has
been subject to many great
changes
 found working in all fields like
aeronautics, space, politics,
banks, schools, sports,
businesses, army, police, etc.

5. SAFETY OF WOMEN
 generally feel frightened
while going alone outside
 decline in the women status
from ancient to medieval
period which is continued in
this advanced era
 women are joining high
offices but on the back of
curtain they are being
exploited too

6. CRIME AGAINST WOMEN
 Crime can be domestic as well as public, Physical, emotional or
mental
 generally face various kinds of crime like dowry death, sexual
harassment, cheating, murder, girl child abuse, robbery, etc
 a report by National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), a crime
against women is recorded every 1.7 minutes, every 16 minutes a
rape case and every 4.4 minutes a girl is subjected to domestic
violence
 Acid attacks also known as vitriol age is a violent attack especially
on women

8. REAL STORIES
 The fatal gang rape of a 23 year old woman on a moving bus in
the Capital, also known as Nirbhaya Rape case
 In May 2017 Man Axes Woman to Death in Ludhiana, Shoots
Video With Body
 In Jan 2017 two motorbike-borne men allegedly tried to molest a
woman while she was returning home from a gym in
Bengaluru, the woman has lodged a complaint with the police,
who have registered a case under IPC section 354 relating to
assault or criminal force to a woman with the intent to outrage her
modesty.
 Lucknow acid attack: gang rape survivor was allegedly attacked
with acid in Uttar Pradesh for the fourth time in eight years

9. RECENT COMPLAINTS
 In November 2017,Three More Rape Cases Reported in Madhya
Pradesh Within 48 Hours of Gruesome Bhopal Gang rape
 Husband, Father-in-Law Arrested In Alleged Dowry Death Case
In Kolkata
 In Bathinda, October 18, a women resident of Guru Nanakpura
Mohalla has lodged a complaint against four persons for
allegedly abusing, threatening, assaulting and passing lewd
remarks on her another case, a person beat up her sister over
ignoring their parents’ advice
 In July 2017, Research Student Accuses IIT-Bhubaneswar
Professor for Sexually Harassing Her

10. CHALLENGES
 Cultural mindset about women
 “Superiority” of men versus
“inferiority” of women (both
within private spaces like the
family, and public spaces like
the workplace)
 “Public” domestic violence
(“honor” killings, community
courts)
 Myth of male marginalization
used to support withdrawal of
progressive legislation (like
reservations)

11. LAWS FOR WOMEN IN INDIA
 The Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2006
 Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961
 Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention,
Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013
 Indecent Representation of Women(Prevention) Act,1986
 Equal Remuneration Act, 1976
 Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act,1971

12. WAY AHEAD…..
 Increase in women’s
participation at all levels:
social, economic and political
 Awareness of women’s rights
– by the State, civil society
organizations, as well as the
public at large
 Gender budgeting and gender
mainstreaming within State
agencies and civil society
organizations

13. CONCLUSION
Neither Government nor the police can change
anything in this society. We, the democratic
should change ourselves, change our thought of
dictatorship. After all, every single citizen can
make a Government, but the govt. can’t make a
one citizen.