The women's police station, also called "WPS" was first introduced in Kozhikode District of Kerala, India on 27th October 1973.
[1] According to Latin American Perspectives, the first women's police station was opened in São Paulo, Brazil and processed over 2,000 reports in their first six months of operations.
[7] Women's police stations have played a critical role in broadening victims' citizenship rights by providing a platform to report violence, which was once overlooked and viewed as a private matter.
[9] However, the effectiveness of WPS is heavily contingent on perceptions of police legitimacy to encourage reporting.
[10] There is also evidence on the positive effect of WPS in men's attitudes condemning violence against women in municipalities in Brazil with the specialized services.