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41%

13%

10%

6%

12%

3%6%

4%

1% 3% 1%

18-24 25-29 30-34 35-39

40-44 45-49 50-54 55-59

60-64 65-69 70 & above

Q) For demographic purposes, what·s your approximate age?

The research was primarily concentrated to the age group of 18-24. This age group

consists 41% of the entire sample. This was because the questionnaires were primarily

distributed amongst the friends and peer group. The sample tried to cover all the age

groups.

18-24 29 0.41

25-29 9 0.1330-34 7 0.10

35-39 4 0.06

40-44 8 0.11

45-49 2 0.03

50-54 4 0.06

55-59 3 0.04

60-64 1 0.01

65-69 2 0.03

70 &

above1 0.01



Q Do you think the society favours a particular gender?

Yes

definitely

61 0.87

Yes, tosomeextent

3 0.04

No 6 0.09

Out of the 70 female respondents 87% of them feels the society favors the male gender,

whereas 4% feels it is true to some extent. However 9% of the females feels that·s not the

case.

87%

4%

9%

Yes definitely Yes, to some extent No



Q Do you think the city is safe for females?

Yes 53 0.76

No 17 0.24

53 out of 70 female respondents i.e. 76% of the sample thinks that the Mumbai city is

not safe for the females, whereas 24% of the respondents feel the city is safe for the

females.

76%

24%

Yes No





For this particular question the respondents were given the liberty to select 3 options to

which maximum respondents felt that the Market Places require high level of

surveillance. Railway Station and local trains also topped the list.



21%

43%

16%

20%

Very worried Somewhat worried Not at all worried Does not walk alone

Q) When walking alone in your area after dark, do you feel «

Veryworried

15 0.21

Somewhat

worried 30 0.43Not at allworried

11 0.16

Does notwalkalone

14 0.2

While walking in the dark the majority of the females in our country feel somewhat

worried i.e. (43%). This clearly shows that there is a fear among the females in city

which makes them respond in such a manner.



76%

24%

Yes No

Q) Is it a must for a female to learn self-defence?

Yes 53 0.76

No 17 0.24

76% of the respondents feel the need of learning self-defense i.e.53 female respondents.

Whereas other 24% of the respondents feel there is no need for them to learn. This

shows that majority of them feel there is a need of learning self-defense.



70%

30%

Yes No

Q) Do you think the laws made by the government to protect women are enough?

Yes 49 0.7

No 21 0.3

Majority of the respondents feel that the laws made by the government are not enough

to protect them. 70% of the respondents share this feeling. 49 out of the 70 respondents

share the feeling of anguish and despair. Rest of the 30% i.e.21 of the respondents feels

that the laws made by the government are stringent enough to protect them.



Q) Do you think certain privileges given to the women by law are misused today?

Yes 26 0.37

No 44 0.63

The 63% of the respondents feel that the privileges gives by the law to the female sex

are not being misused by them in any manner. Whereas they feel that those privileges

are not enough and more of them should be given to them by the law.

On the other hand the remaining 37% feel that the privileges are abused by them in

some manner or the other and feel that the female section of the society should be more

responsible in future when it comes to these laws.

37%

63%

Yes No



Q) How often do you use public transport alone after 10p.m?

Daily 27 0.39

At least once a week 17 0.24

At least once a month 11 0.15

Less than once amonth

7 0.1

Never 8 0.12

Due to the increase in the number of working females the number of females using

public transport daily after 10 pm in Mumbai has tremendously increased over the

years. Out of the 70 respondents 27 females use public transport after 10 pm. That

comprises 39% of the sample. Which clearly show that the number of females using

public transport at nights has increased.

24% of the respondents use public transport at least once in a week. 15% of the sample

use public transport after 10 pm at least once in a month. 10% of the sample use it less

than a month, whereas the remaining 12% don·t use public transport after 10 pm at all.

39%

24%

15%

10%

12%

Daily At least once a week At least once a month Less than once a month Never



Q) How often to you carry something to defend yourself, or to alert other people?

Always 16 0.23

Usually 29 0.41

Sometimes 9 0.13Never 16 0.23

41% of the respondents usually carry something to defend themselves or to alert people.

23% of the respondents always carry something with themselves. This clearly shows

that they do not feel safe while travelling in the city and they carry something to defend

themselves or alert others. Out of the total sample only 23% of the respondents feel

totally safe and do not carry anything along with them to defend or to alert others.

23%

41%

13%

23%

Always Usually Sometimes Never



21%

74%

3% 2% 0%

Always Usually Sometimes Never Does not walk alone

Q) When alone, how often do you try to avoid walking past teenage boys or young

men, for example, by crossing the street?

Always 15 0.21

Usually 52 0.74

Sometimes 2 0.03

Never 1 0.02

Does notwalk alone

0 0

74% of the respondents try to avoid walking past teenagers and young men as they fear

them and they have a feeling of insecurity. This clearly shows that majority of the

offenders are from these age group. 21% of the respondents are more cynical about this

age group. Only 5% of the respondents do not perceive them as a threat to them.



Q) Has a male stranger ever forced you or attempted to force you into any sexual

activity by threatening you, holding you down or hurting you in some way?

Yes 40 0.57

No 30 0.43

A drastic number of 40 respondents i.e. 57% have been threatened sexually or otherwise

by strange men. They have been forced to go through the trauma. This shows very

poorly on our society and clearly shows that women in our city are still very vulnerable.

43% of the respondents have not seen forced to go through the trauma.

57%

43%

Yes No



Yes

14%

No

86%

Q) If yes, was the incident reported to the nearby police station?

Yes 10 0.14

No 60 0.86

Though the number of female abused is very high the number of incidents reported to

the police is very low. Only 10 out of the 40 cases were reported with the police this

clearly shows lack of faith in the police and the fear of social embarrassment in the

victims. 10 are 14% of the total sample i.e.70.



81%

19%

Yes No

Q) Do you know the helpline number to report any crime against women?

Yes 57 0.81

No 13 0.19

An overwhelming 81% of the respondents know the number to report any crime against

them. This is because of the increase in the literacy levels among the females in our city.

This shows that the awareness levels amongst women in Mumbai is very high which is

very encouraging and also shows that the various awareness campaigns undertaken by

the government is effective and reaching the target audience.

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