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Chennai – 21 Women Remove Mangalsutras Before Court Cancels Event #Womenrights

  Tamil Nadu | Reported by J Sam Daniel Stalin, Edited by Amit Chaturvedi | Updated: April 14, 2015 14:17 IST The event was banned by the local police which said communal tension could be inflamed CHENNAI:  A group of 21 women voluntarily removed their… Continue Reading →

It’s Time to Reclaim Our Reproductive Sovereignty #Vaw #Womenrights

By Carol Downer WeNews commentator Friday, April 10, 2015 As abortion rights erode, we move closer to the years just before Roe v. Wade when some of us formed self-help groups and took charge of our reproductive health needs, including… Continue Reading →

All the Shah Banos Get Right to Maintenance  #Womenrights

  Samanwaya Rautray New Delhi:   NO EXCEPTION ALLOWED Right to maintenance of a wife absolute, Sec 125 of CrPC will apply to divorced Muslim women too: SC The Supreme Court on Monday said the right to maintenance of a… Continue Reading →

Can marriage deprive women of their religion? Parsi woman asks SC #womenrights

Dhananjay Mahapatra,TNN | Apr 4, 2015,  A woman from the Parsi community prays to the water deity Ava Yazad at the Marine Drive. NEW DELHI: Can a woman be prohibited from practising her religion if she marries a man from a different… Continue Reading →

The Worst Thing About the Menstrual Cup #healthcare #womenrights

ARAVINDA PILLALAMARRI Khiyali Kuchimanchi Pillalamarri A menstrual cup. What is the worst thing about the menstrual cup? The cost? The weirdness? The difficult insertion? The messy removal? The cumbersome cleaning? Actually it’s none of the above. Women who have these… Continue Reading →

India – Women with voices  #Vaw #Womenrights

URVASHI BUTALIAIS The HinduHail the speaker: As a society we must lend support to those like Soni Sori who made their battles public. File Photo: V Sreenivasa Murthy The HinduSoni Sori. Photo: Suvojit Bagchi BLUrvashi Butalia Acknowledging and cheering the… Continue Reading →

Indonesian clothes company sorry for ‘sexist’ labels #stereotyping #womenrights

Women marching the streets of the Indonesian capital Jakarta on International Women’s Day An Indonesian sports wear manufacturer has apologised for printing washing instructions deemed sexist on the shirts of a top flight football club. “Washing instructions: Give this shirt… Continue Reading →

#UnionBudget2015 through gender lens #womenrights

 Guestpost By Vibhuti Patel               By Vibhuti Patel   The Union Budget (2015-16) has subsidized the corporate sector by providing the tax reductions and sops. The wealth tax (replaced by a 2 per surcharge)… Continue Reading →

How to be a ‘bad girl’ in India #womenrights #socialmedia #campaign

If you want to be a ‘bad girl’ in India, we may have found the perfect guide for you. Pout, have breasts, eat too much. And go to Goa. At least, that’s the advice of a satirical poster that’s being… Continue Reading →

Family court fines man for frivolous charges against estranged wife #Vaw #Womenrights

Monday, 16 February 2015 – 6:41am IST | Place: Mumbai | Agency: dna | From the print edition “The one who has approached the court with unclean hands doesn’t deserve relief,” said the principal judge of the family courts, Dr… Continue Reading →

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