Around the world, 1 in 3 women experiences physical or sexual violence in their lifetime. In India, where a woman is raped every fifteen minutes, the outlook is especially dire.

ElsaMarie D'Silva walked away from a twenty-year career in aviation to launch SafeCity - the world's foremost crowdmapping platform for gender-based violence. An entrepreneur, activist, and survivor, she joins Kassia to talk about:

The various forms of gender-based violence—including physical, sexual, and psychological— and the prevalence of it in India
What happens when survivors have safe spaces to share their stories
How stories and data can empower women and their communities to take action.

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Data storytelling, crowdmapping, and gender-based violence