Can a $1 million Prize Help Keep Women Safe?

People Fixing the World

• Episode: Can a $1 million Prize Help Keep Women Safe?
• Website: People Fixing the World
• Feed URL: http://podcasts.files.bbci.co.uk/p04grdbc.rss
• Duration: 00:23:08
• Published: 2018-06-12 04:06

In India, an estimated 79% of women have experienced sexual harassment in public, but it’s hoped that a $1 million competition will reduce that figure. We visit Mumbai for the grand final of the Women's Safety XPRIZE, where five teams compete to win $1 million for designing a wearable gadget that will secretly alert others in the event of an attack. We follow the competitors through a series of challenges as they try to prove their device is the best - from buses winding their way through the heart of the city, to a grand convention centre where they have to convince members of the public that their invention can keep women and girls safe from harm. Presenters: Sam Judah, Chhavi Sachdev Producer: Sam Judah