Umesh Singh
Teacher, Study Hall School

Why focus on safe cities and communities for women and girl?

Violence that is inflicted against women and girls is due to their gender and it is one of the worst discrimination suffered by them. This discrimination is due to unequal relations of power between men and women. Women and girls are sexually harassed in parks, streets, in work place and while using public transportation but now the time has come to curb it and that is possible only if we make our cities and communities safe for them. Because cities and communities that are safe and free from violence against women help to create equal opportunities for men and women. If they would be safe and comfortable, then there would be countless possibilities for participation of women and girls in the areas of work, education and politics etc.

So we (especially the men) all should take pledge to make our cities and communities SAFE.