NCAER - NATIONAL DATA INNOVATION CENTRE
Welcome to the first issue of GenderTalk from the NCAER-NDIC’s Gender Data Hub. This measurement brief is part of the recently launched Gender Data Hub (GDH) led by Dr. Pallavi Choudhuri and Dr. Sonalde Desai. The GDH is a part of the National Data Innovation Centre at the National Council of Applied Economic Research.
GenderTalk, is a space where scholars, policymakers, and civil society members can engage with each other on a theme vital to women’s well-being in India. Our first issue discusses about the challenge of women’s safety in public spaces. We bring you articles by researchers that highlights some of these challenges, followed by a conversation with a practitioner who is working towards providing solutions.
In this edition, we bring you the following:
How Reliable are the Statistics on Sexual Harassment by Dr. Pallavi Choudhuri, NCAER
Administrative data do not capture all incidents of crime, even for routine crimes. Dr. Choudhuri writes that such a gap in reportage becomes evident when one compares such data with complaints received or survey data on risk perception/experience of crime.
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Perceived Risk of Street Harassment and College Choice of Women in Delhi by Dr. Girija Borker, World Bank
In this article, Dr. Borker shows that women choose to attend lower-quality colleges to avoid unsafe travel routes, which may eventually affect their future earnings capacity.
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Gendered Violence and Gender disparity at Work by Dr. Tanika Chakraborty, Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Kolkata
Using IHDS data, Dr. Chakaraborty shows that women are less likely to work outside of their homes in regions where households have a higher perceived threat of sexual harassment. The effect is stronger for women in households that are more conservative.
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Conversation with Ms. Kalpana Viswanath, CEO of Safetipin
Underreporting of violence faced by women translates into measurement errors in administrative data on crime. Ms. Kalpana Vishwanath joins us to talk about some of the interventions that Safetpin has developed to address this gap.
READS…from around the web
ICRW (2016). Safe cities free from violence against women and girls.