MAJOR CHALLENGES FACED BY GIRL STUDENTS IN RANCHI

Project Presentation for Social Aspects of Business IIM Ranchi PGDHRM 13-15

Group 1: Adnan Zubair(H003) Alok Gupta(H004) Pranjal Srivastava(H023) Satish Lahare(H033) Satvir Singh(H034) Srishti Sahu(H039)

MAJOR CHALLENGES FACED BY GIRL STUDENTS IN RANCHI

Objective

To understand and analyze the challenges faced by girls students in Ranchi in matters of safety & security, education and issues of harassment.

Why this topic?

A burning issue Its something neglected Development of a place is greatly related to conditions of girls/women To understand and do something constructive for Ranchi

METHODOLOGY ADOPTED

Data collection tool Questionnaire was prepared using brainstorming within the group Data was collected through a structured questionnaire, based on the following parameters - Security & Safety - Education - Harassment Sampling Plan Sampling Technique - Random Sampling - Research Instrument : Structured Questions with option YES or NO. - Method : Personal Interview

Sources Of Data Primary Data - Data is collected through interacting with the girl students near Lalpur chowk and nearby area - Interview method is used to fetch more information Research Limitations The study is only limited to a sample size of 44 and that also confined to a limited locations. Hence the findings cannot be treated as representative of the entire population. Respondents may gave biased answers for the required data. Some of the respondents did not like to respond. Respondents tried to escape some statements by simply leaving blank. This was one of the most important limitation faced, as it was difficult to analyze and come at a right conclusion.

Sample Size The Survey was conducted at Lalpur chowk and nearby area Number of Respondents was 44 Diversity in sample: - Age, Course pursuing & Institute

Perception and actuality that one is cared for, and assistance available from other people. It can be
Emotional-e.g., nurturance Tangible-e.g., financial assistance Informational e.g., advice Companionship-e.g., sense of belonging Intangible-e.g. personal advice

Questions:

3.Is public supportive for girls on the streets/market? 8.Have they approached higher authorities/elders in case of such happenings? 9.Do you feel comfortable using public transport? 10.Do you think your dressing can be a threat to your security and safety?

SOCIAL SUPPORT
Interpretations
28% 49% 8% 15% public Higher authorities public transport dressing

Most of them think that support from society for girls are not in favor. More than 25% where not aware about the Higher Authority help because they have never faced such instances in their life. Out of there comfortable environment in society they do not feel comfortable. It can be probably interpreted that most of them are dependent. Cultural can be one aspect of threat to social support due to dressing sense.

HARASSMENT ISSUE
100% 100% 80% 60% 41% 20% 80% 60% 59% 80% 40% 20% 0% By Fellow Students No By Teachers Yes Verbal Physical No Yes Visual 45% 89% 45% 55% 11% 55%

40%
20% 0%

Inside Campus: Approx 60% of fellow students harass the girls Also 20% Teachers are involved in this Sorry state as Girls dont feel safe inside Educational Institutes also Reason is the insensitivity of College authorities towards this issue.

Types of Abuses/Harassment: Verbal (Cheap Comments, Slangs etc) and Visual (Staring, Leering, Gesturing etc) abuses faced by approx all the respondents Around 10% even faced Physical (touching, feeling up etc) Abuse. Majority of respondents agreed to more than one type of Abuse Faced Serious Concern among Girls as they face these abuses everywhere

SAFETY AND SECURITY ISSUES

Girls are unwilling to go out after the sunset They do not trust the judiciary system prevailing in the state Awareness about the various policies and safety helpline numbers is very low. Unstable government

GENDER DISCRIMINATION IN FAMILY REGARDING EDUCATION

120

100

97.6

This data is opposite to conventional wisdom that we hold in general about education of girl students!!! Why? Almost all of the respondents were pursuing postgraduation level education which is not possible without parents or guardians themselves being highly educated or active family support or family living in areas were education is valued or a combination of other factors . What lessons does it hold for us? Apart from previous understandings that we have about this issue like creating awareness in society and in family, one very interesting phenomenon comes up the effect of networks. It has the power to affect people way beyond rationality; after we are living beings with bounded rationality.

80

60

40

20

2.3
0

YES

NO

CONNECTED: Nicholas Christakis,Phd & James Flower, Phd

AWRAENESS ABOUT GOVERNMENT SCHOLARSHIP AVAILABLE TO GIRL STUDENTS

54 52 50 50 48 46 44

IF YES, EASE OF ACCESS TO GOVERNMENT SCHOLARSHIP

70 60

53.4

58.1

40

46.5

30 20 10 0

18.6

23.2

42

YES

NO

YES

NO

CANNOT SAY

With education, it appears that awareness level has increased among girl students but perhaps the access has not increased correspondingly. Why?

It has 3 aspects; efforts made by girl students, efforts on the part of government, the process involved. The solution would have multiple dimensions concerning these 3 aspects but one thing that would be quite important would be technology EX: IRCTC website/UID number.

KEY TAKEAWAYS
Cannot look at any social issue in isolation Need to increasingly rely on Technology and Frontend Research happening in Science and Social Science.

CONNECTED: Nicholas Christakis,Phd & James Flower, Phd Economic Complexities- Haldon, Phd

Question of Social issues has to become question of existence for Rich as well, it is here that government intervention becomes important

Corporate Social Responisibility