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EquiRights:Improving public safety

Howard, Bernie, Yiming, Teresa, Wayne

https://youtu.be/p7qHRsz-VUc?si=iGEezO41Js8r0IZ5

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Goal

  • Sexual harassment prevention: Real-time detection and alerts can greatly lower harassment in public places.

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  • Protect vulnerable groups: Create a safer public environment for all genders, especially women and children.
  • Promoting gender equality: Using technological means to demonstrate society’s emphasis on and practical actions towards gender equality.

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Current status of males&females’ rights

「Business and the Law 2022 」report, about 2.4billion women don’t have equal economic opportunities.

178 countries have been preventing full economic participation from women.

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Data

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·Sexual harassment in 2018 to this 2024 happened women from 81% to 82%, or men from 43% to 42%.

·Among 310 reports of sexual harassment, only 50 resulted in arrests.

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·Because of insufficient evidence, difficulties in the investigation, or unenough resources

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  • What is it?�Waterproof voice recorder with high security.
  • Where can we put it?�Any structure on the streets. Pillars, walls, subway stations, etc.

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Function

  • Smart monitoring: Get key words.
  • Automatic alarm: Send to police station.
  • Position tracking: Precise positioning.
  • Privacy encryption: No recording by defaul.
  • Physical warning: Make a billboard to warn others.

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Future Development

  • Wider Deployment:
  • Expand to transport hubs, commercial areas, and schools

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  • Behavioral Change:
  • The punishment will prompt improving public safety.

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  • Improved Legal Awareness:
  • Public attention will grow, treat harassment more seriously.

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Alert Ears Website: https://sites.google.com/view/equirightsalertears/home