The Psychology of Fear Related to Safety

Personal safety is essential for survival. Everyone experiences fear occasionally, but women often balance caution with anxiety. Unique aspects of women’s lives shape their decisions, routines, and overall experiences. Prioritize personal safety, especially when traveling. Understand the psychology of fear in women and develop skills to feel and stay safe. The Psychological Underpinnings of Women’s Fear Biological and environmental factors …

The Nirbhaya fund, an act of publicity?

Six years after, men, women and kids alike protested the lax laws and their enforcement for sexual assault in India, but how much has it changed? Rape cases are reported every week, without consequences. These instances are cruel and too brutal to explain to a kid, yet girls across the country are going put through these scarring and life-threatening experiences. …

Safety in Public Spaces in Nairobi – #7DaysofGenius

  Topic: Safety in Public Spaces 7 Days of Genius is a global festival celebrating the power of genius, with a special focus this year on creative ideas and thinking for social good. From New York to Nairobi, Jerusalem to Guatemala City, communities around the world come together for one week to explore, debate and celebrate genius ideas and innovations that …

Womaniya – You and Only You Can Help Yourself!

Brace up and refuse to succumb….. Women Empowerment & Women Safety – The topic seems complex, heavy and hardcore ‘women’s lib’ kinds. I am no cotton-sari-clad activist or any budding neta-in. Neither am I a pro in women specific stats nor a part of policy making system. I am a regular woman with a normal family and a usual 9-to-6 job. …

No Country for Women?

On 16th December 2014, the National Commission for Women released an advertisement in all national newspapers. The advertisement under reference praised all women of the country by calling them brave and fearless. It “saluted” the spirit of womanhood in India. It was a move on the part of the state to appear as a body that respects women and believes …