Real-time IoT-Based Women Safety and Emergency Response System

Ensuring women's safety during emergency situations remains a critical societal challenge, particularly when immediate access to mobile devices is not feasible. This paper presents a Real-time IoT-Based Women Safety and Emergency Response System designed using an ESP32 microcontroller integrated with a NEO-6M GPS module and SIM800L GSM communication. The proposed system enables instant alert generation through a dedicated panic button, automatically transmitting the user's real-time location to a cloud-based backend developed using the MERN (MongoDB, Express, React, Node.js) stack. Real-time communication is facilitated using Socket.IO, allowing alerts to be instantly visualized on role-based dashboards for administrators and responders. Additional features such as device registration, user authentication, and access control enhance system security and usability. Experimental evaluation demonstrates reliable GPS accuracy, minimal alert transmission delay, and stable dashboard responsiveness, validating the system's effectiveness for real-world deployment in campuses, workplaces, and public environments.