Blog | Safecity | Safecity is a platform that crowdsources personal stories of sexual harassment and abuse in public spaces. This data which maybe anonymous, gets aggregated as hot spots on a map indicating trends at a local level. The idea is to make this data useful for individuals, local communities and local administration to identify factors that causes behavior that leads to violence and work on strategies for solutions. | Page 8

Safecity Monthly Updates – July 2021

Safecity is committed to creating safer communities for everyone. Our goal is to empower citizens by helping them understand the potential risks they could face in different neighbourhoods. We can […]Read more

SafeCircle

Violence against women is a global public health issue which becomes a threat to life during emergencies. And that is exactly what happened last year. The lockdown during COVID provided […]Read more

Blog on Feminism, Gender and Pop Music

Feminism, Gender and Pop Music

Perhaps the best thing that music is known for is its universality. It has been known to cross the barriers of language, space and time, which makes one wonder […]Read more

The Matilda Effect in Academia and STEM

The Matilda Effect in Academia and STEM

The Matilda Effect is essentially the consistent underrepresentation of women scientists due to incongruence between gender roles and scientific roles. The term was coined in the 19th century when Matilda […]Read more

Safecity Monthly Updates – June 2021

Safecity is committed to creating safer communities for everyone. Our goal is to empower citizens by helping them understand the potential risks they could face in different neighborhoods. We can […]Read more

The Pride Month Golden Narrative: The Madras HC Judgement By Justice Venkatesh Instills Hope Among The LGBTQIA+ Community

Sushama and Another v. Commissioner of Police and others is a case that is drawing our attention and that too for all the right reasons. A briefing of the case: […]Read more

Societal notions of motherhood and its impact on women

The experience of childbearing is often described as amazing and joyous, going as far as labeling it the heyday for women. It is of course a moment of elation to […]Read more

Covid-19 & the relentless societal impact of it on women

Covid-19 & the relentless societal impact of it on women

The Covid-19 pandemic has affected everyone, especially with the second wave leading to the collapse of the health system. People have lost their family members and friends to it. In […]Read more

Safecity Monthly Updates – May 2021

Safecity Monthly Updates – May 2021 Safecity is committed to creating safer communities for everyone. Our goal is to empower citizens by helping them understand the potential risks they could […]Read more

Preventive measures to end street harassment

Baby! Nice butt! Wanna have sex! Welcome to the daily life of a travelling woman. It does not matter if you are a student going to a coaching class or […]Read more

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