I am in India for the UN Safe Cities Global Forum. Today I presented on my two year UN, Microsoft-funded project on women’s access to mobile technology + the potential to use mobiles to respond, document and prevent sexual harassment and sexual violence against women and girls in urban public spaces. Reps from Microsoft & cities where the research happened (Delhi, Marrakech, Rio de Janeiro) spoke too. The findings will be released publicly in the coming weeks.
The Forum has been an amazing opportunity to hear about what Delhi organizations & government have been doing since the publicized gang rape in Dec. 2012, learn about safe city efforts in 24 countries, and connect with groups like ActionAid, Jagori, SafeCity and Women in Cities International as most of them I have never met in person (or rarely see in person) though we collaborate online.
I will blog more about it all when I’m home.
