With the much rising consciousness of women safety, specially after the 16th December case, the recent gang rape case of Mumbai and torture and murder of a young dalit woman in Haryana, the viability of urban planning set-up has been in question in terms of women’s safety. The recent studies conducted with a women safety perspective brings out importance, of involvement of mixed neighborhoods in urban planning.

The dependence of urban middle-class households on domestic workers has grown.Their work of sweeping, cleaning and cooking entails numerous health hazards, compounded by poor and irregular food and little rest and recreation. Aged domestic help are routinely turned away to fend for themselves, with no question of any pension.

Though India being the world's largest democracy, people having freedom to protest at public spaces has been curbed by local governance. With the growing population and the change in lifestyles, the dependence of a citizen on public space has also undergone a transformation, and this transformation has been adversely affected by many new innovations like the mall.

While designing cities, it is essential to ensure that the design affords women better access on roads.This was one of the points raised at a workshop on women’s safety on streets and public transport organised jointly by Institute of Transportation and Development Policy and The Prajnya Trust in Chennai.

The feminisation of poverty is an undeniable fact for India's women are facing multiple forms of violence through family members and the State. It is not only a women's issue, but a responsibility that must be acknowledged by all stakeholders.

Assuring the victim's family in a Madhyamgram gang rape case, President Pranab Mukherjee said that accountability would be fixed for the heinous crime in West Bengal’s North Parganas district and the events that followed.

The latest India Human Development Survey (IHDS), conducted by the National Council for Applied Economic Research (NCAER) revealed some interesting statistics on woman's autonomy in gender and religion, economic, development and social spheres of life.