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NEW DELHI: Malls and marketplaces in the Capital need to go beyond glitzy shop fronts and escalators to make shopping a comfortable experience for women.
A government-backed study has found that big shopping areas and malls are places where Delhi women feel the most insecure, with over 80% of the respondents saying they are worried about their safety at these places.😳
The study also reinforces the image of Delhi being unsafe for women, with 30% of the respondents feeling insecure all the time because "anything can happen anytime" in the Capital. More than two-thirds (70%) of women feel insecure after dark.😳
The study, based on responses of 630 women randomly selected from different areas in the Capital, was conducted by the National Institute of Criminology and Forensic Science (NICFS) at the behest of the home ministry's Bureau of Police Research & Development (BPR&D).
It found that the sense of insecurity is more pervasive among women living in posh localities and newly-developed colonies as compared to those who live in areas in and around Old Delhi.😳 Almost all of them consider eve-teasing, rape, kidnapping, abduction and robbery, in that order, as basic elements of insecurity.😳 Among women commuters, the report says, 50% of the respondents feel insecure in buses as compared to 20% in autos and 10% at roadsides.😳
A government-backed study has found that big shopping areas and malls are places where Delhi women feel the most insecure, with over 80% of the respondents saying they are worried about their safety at these places.😳
The study also reinforces the image of Delhi being unsafe for women, with 30% of the respondents feeling insecure all the time because "anything can happen anytime" in the Capital. More than two-thirds (70%) of women feel insecure after dark.😳
The study, based on responses of 630 women randomly selected from different areas in the Capital, was conducted by the National Institute of Criminology and Forensic Science (NICFS) at the behest of the home ministry's Bureau of Police Research & Development (BPR&D).
It found that the sense of insecurity is more pervasive among women living in posh localities and newly-developed colonies as compared to those who live in areas in and around Old Delhi.😳 Almost all of them consider eve-teasing, rape, kidnapping, abduction and robbery, in that order, as basic elements of insecurity.😳 Among women commuters, the report says, 50% of the respondents feel insecure in buses as compared to 20% in autos and 10% at roadsides.😳
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