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Safety For Working Women - Survey and Learnings. 21 st September, 2013. Vishal Pai. Goal of the survey. Understand the perception of employees on safety of women employee . Getting suggestions on improving safety . Survey conducted across 4 companies. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Vishal Pai
21st September, 2013
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Safety For Working Women - Survey and Learnings
Goal of the survey
Understand the perception of
employees on safety of women employee.
Getting suggestions on improving safety .
Survey conducted across 4 companies.
One survey for women and one for men.
Quantitative and qualitative questions
were asked.
Participation
4,150+ Responses
Responses by Women
• Low Awareness
• 68% women not aware of help line numbers
• 44% women not aware of formal policies on safety and prevention of harassment of women at workplace.
• 43% women not aware of the government laws.
Responses by Women
• 30% women do not feel safe to work in the night shift
• 30 % women do not feel safe while travelling from work to home post 7:00 pm
• 21% women do not feel safe on tours and trips if there is no other woman accompanying them
Responses by Men
• 20% men not aware of formal policy on safety and policy against harassment of women at workplace
• 90% men feel it is important for organization to provide formal training on prevention of sexual harassment and women safety issues to all employees
Suggestions on improving Women Safety
1Pre-Emergency 2During
Emergency 3Post Emergency
Pre-Emergency
• Come early, Leave early
• Work from home if work has to be done late night– E.g. Customer calls, Meeting deadlines
Pre-Emergency
• Self Defense Trainings
• Awareness workshops for women and men– Laws, Policies & Consequences– Tips: Pepper, Chillie Spray– Helpline– Do’s, Don'ts via email
Pre-Emergency
• Drunk Driver Checking and Background verification of drivers
• Well Lit parking space and Well Lit space between buildings
• Auto send SMS to near and dear ones when a women employee leaves office late night
Pre-Emergency
• Women cab drivers and Women security guard– What about their safety?
• Late night drop at doorstep
• Background checks on support staff
During Emergency
• Helpline numbers– Store them– Better support facility
• SOS Apps on mobiles
• Use of self defense techniques
Post Emergency
• Women cell / Forums
• Counseling support
• Timely justice and strict actions
Tips• Do not travel alone in lonely areas
• Carry Pepper sprays, Safety Pins, Car keys
• Let near and dear ones know where you are
• Before boarding a cab, bus et al note the number and let near and dear ones know
• Don’t be busy on cellphones. Be alert
• Emergency number should be a click away
If you are keen to understand the perception of your employees on women safety
• Survey links are live– https://www.research.net/s/Safetyatworkplace-Women– https://www.research.net/s/safetyatworkplace-Men
• Simply send the links to your employees. Simply send email to us for getting the results
• If you want to use your own survey mechanism we can also help you with the questionnaire and setup
• Contact [email protected] for more information