Safe and Unsafe: how design choices help women online 

Speakers: Sabina Dewan, President and ED, JustJobs Network; Rwitwika Bhattacharya, CEO of Swaniti Initiative; Supriya Paul, Founder, Josh Talks; Tarunima Prabhakar, Co-Founder, Tattle; and Saranya Gopinath, Head, Public Policy, Razorpay

Moderator: Ms Mahima Kaul, Head Public Policy, Bumble APAC and former Public Policy Director, Twitter India

A well designed platform, with progressive policies and product features, can help offer ‘safe spaces’ for women online. Conversely, it is often found that points of vulnerability – be it harassment, fraud, even a confusing interface – can negatively impact women’s participation. How are women leaders across different sectors – employment, skilling, content, financial services – thinking about these issues?