DEVELOPMENT OF SELF-DEFENSE EQUIPMENT DESIGN AS A PREVENTIVE EFFORT AGAINST STREET HARASSMENT AMONG ADOLESCENT GIRLS IN INDONESIA

• Main Author: Sekar Utami, Nadia
• Format: Final Project
• Language: Indonesia
• Online Access: https://digilib.itb.ac.id/gdl/view/73522
• Institution: Institut Teknologi Bandung

This research aims to develop a design for a self-protection tool against sexual crimes that frequently target women in Indonesia. As the world progresses, women's rights to participate in activities that were previously seen as incompatible with their gender roles are increasingly recognized. Consequently, the opportunities for crimes to occur in public spaces have also increased. Universally, women are often victims of sexual violence because they are perceived as unable to resist coercion. The victim's inability to fight back is not due to their own will but is caused by an individual's psychological response to a situation, which can trigger a freeze, flight, or fight response. These three responses result in different actions but do not eliminate the possibility of violence occurring. The most common form of sexual violence that occurs is harassment in public spaces. Sexual violence in public spaces is prone to happen due to the numerous opportunities created by various factors. These opportunities become more significant when the target (victim) appears to lack resistance, particularly in the case of adolescent girls. Therefore, it is hoped that conducting subject interviews, literature studies, and involving experts in the field will lead to the development of a design for a self-protection tool against sexual crimes in public spaces.