Empowering Women and Combating Harassment: The Women Powerline Initiative in Uttar Pradesh, India
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Date
2023-05
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Mosbacher Institute for Trade, Economics & Public Policy
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In this policy brief, the author discusses how, amidst the persistent societal and cultural hurdles faced by women in India, a pioneering social program known as Women Powerline 1090 (WPL) has emerged in the state of Uttar Pradesh to create a safer environment and combat atrocities against women, using technology as a tool.
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Uttar Pradesh, India, Women Powerline 1090, combating harassment