The answer isn’t about lack of education or ‘backwardness’. It’s about something deeper; a cultural lag. While our cities have metros, apps, and smart policing, our mindset hasn’t caught up. Women still walk home clutching bags like shields, avoid parks after dark, and edit their clothes to ‘stay safe’. That’s not empowerment; that’s survival. The real gap isn’t in infrastructure. It’s in how we still treat women’s autonomy, sexuality, and freedom as negotiable. And until we fix that, no law or campaign will truly protect them.