# How policewomen make communities safer

- Institution: TED
- Department: TED2019
- Speaker: Ivonne Roman
- Year: 2019
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/ivonne_roman_how_policewomen_make_communities_safer)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

Less than 13 percent of police officers in the United States are women -- despite their proven effectiveness in diffusing violent situations and reducing the use of force. Drawing on more than two decades of experience as a police officer and chief, TED Fellow Ivonne Roman shares how a simple change to police academy physical fitness tests could help build a more balanced force that benefits communities and officers alike.

## Lectures

1. [How policewomen make communities safer](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/ivonne_roman_how_policewomen_make_communities_safer/c724ebe65785), 6 min (TED's player)