Women Safety.

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   'We must make our women safe                      and secure'

It is not a matter of rape alone, but about respect that is given to women in public places, homes or at work. That women not being recognized as equals is a matter of deep concern. What is also disturbing is the fact that it is not only in the capital city where women are accorded scant respect, but that it is widespread across the country in varying degrees.

Our city Pune, once known for social reformers, freedom fighters and people with bold ideas who engaged women in performing religious rituals, has witnessed many incidents of rape and harm to women. As a vibrant city that is home to thousands of students from across the country and the world and thousands of professionals in the IT/ITES industry of whom over 40% are women, it is critical that we make our women safe and secure and enable them to lead their lives with dignity they so richly deserve.



As an independent nation, even if our country cannot provide basic roti, kapda aur makan to all, it must ensure respect and security of women and we cannot deny them this basic right. It is not just the serious crime of rape or physical injury inflicted upon women that calls for action but the fundamental views of men about women that need to change.



.It is now time to initiate action to eradicate the menace of treating women as unequal. Pune could lead the way like it has in the past by becoming a role model for the rest of the nation. We have several women in positions of power and influence in our city including Members of Parliament, mayors, business leaders, leaders from the education sector, women entrepreneurs, artists and social activists who should come together on an urgent basis to evolve a multi-pronged     strategy to address the issue.


This would mean inculcation of respect for women from early childhood in schools, encourage debates in academic institutions or organisations on how to deal with unhealthy practices and have strict laws enacted for crimes against women. And we need men who would champion the cause.



Schools and colleges should compulsorily train women in self-protection methods. Any girl or woman who feels unsafe at home or her neighbourhood should be able to reach out to special cells functioning 24X7 and awareness should be created about such facilities among women. Above all, it is important that as a responsible civic society, without wasting any time, we become the conscience keepers of basic morality, nurture a value system that shuns disrespect for women in all walks of life and create an environment where both residents and visitors feel the city indeed walks the talk.



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