Despite rising levels of education, gender awareness and stringent pro-women laws, change has been slow and violence against women is increasing The rape of a young woman by a taxi driver in Delhi has again left the city and the country traumatised, and searching for answers on how to end this tide of violence against women. Despite rising levels of education, gender awareness (the 16 Days of Activism to end gender violence are being marked in India with more enthusiasm in recent years) and stringent pro-women laws, there is still a perception that women are second-class citizens. Violence against women is increasing. According to the National Crime Records Bureau, an average of 92 women are raped in India every day. The total number of reported rapes rose to 33,707 in 2013 from 24,923 in 2012.

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