As economies have grown and urbanised, incidents of violence against women have also grown — unfortunately, women’s right to public spaces and their mobility has been severely limited by the threat of violence, which compromises their choices when it comes to education, work and leisure. India is no exception. Our cities have been in the news for such incidents, the most noted being the Nirbhaya case, which brought to light the risks of after-dark travel for most women.

+INFO: The Quint