I have a daughter and I’m concerned about her safety: Raveena in Delhi

We are one:
A seminar on women’s safety, We Are One, was organised by Safe Women Foundation in the capital recently. At the event, actress Raveena Tandon Thadani, joint commissioner of police Robin Hibu and danseuse Shovana Narayan discussed issues of women’s safety. Raveena, who was the chief guest at the event, spoke about women’s safety at home and the workplace.
Criminals should be punished:
Talking about crimes committed by juveniles and what’s needed to prevent that, Raveena later told us, “The Nirbhaya case is a wake-up call for all of us and the system has to make amendments in the law to punish juveniles.If there is fear of punishment, it will act as a deterrent to commit crimes.” Her upcoming film Matr deals with violence against women, and talking about the film, she said, “After shooting a few scenes, I remained disturbed for a week. I have a daughter and I’m concerned about her.”
No show for boys?
Hibu also stressed on the need of self-defence training. He also said that there’s a need to stop people from thinking, ‘mere ghar ladki paida ho gayi toh maine zaroor kuch paap kiya hoga.’ Shovana, who was part of another panel, recalling an old incident, and said, “I remember an incident that happened 20 years back. I had gone to a government school and it was raining at that time. After it stopped raining and all the boys left the school, the teachers asked me, ‘Ab saare ladke chale gaye hain, ab aap humein thoda naach ke dikhaiye’. If the mentality of our educationists is this, then what will they teach the students?”
The dialogue is just beginning:
Talking about the seminar, Shovana later told us, “The problem is the disconnect – between what we discuss here and what happens on the road. There is a strong disconnect. Why do women in Delhi have to think twice before going to the police? It’s because the mentality of a cop standing on the road and the mentality of a cop sitting in the headquarters is very different – this needs to be addressed.” Agreeing with this, Sunil Nihal Duggal, founder and vice-chairperson of the Safe Women Foundation, said, “I agree that there is a disconnect, but the dialogue has to start somewhere and that is why we have organised this session – so that everyone can come out and discuss these issues. The dialogue is just the beginning.”