Did you know that globally about 1 in 3, or 30%, of women, have been subjected to physical and/or sexual violence by an intimate partner or non-partner? 

This Armenian-based startup SafeYou offers a community-based technology solution to women to be more protective against gender-based violence. SafeYou is a mobile app that creates a virtual safe space for women assisting them in three ways prevention, protection, and prosecution of gender-based violence. The app also seeks to raise awareness and empower women through the community.

In this episode, Mariam Torosyan, CEO & Co-Founder of SafeYou talks about her startup journey and her mission of stopping gender-based violence with the help of technology. This year SafeYou has already been featured in Forbes - Safe YOU Mobile App Shields Women Against Domestic Violence - 

Bio: Mariam Torosyan is the CEO & Co-Founder of SafeYouSocial. Mariam is an entrepreneur with a multidisciplinary background in law, innovative technologies, and social anthropology. She has been a doctoral researcher at Université de Fribourg and now teaches at the Yerevan State Medical University named after Mkhitar Heratsi. LinkedIn 

Links from the Founder and everything you ever wanted to know about SafeYou

Website: https://safeyou.space/

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