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Some questions for Guwahati men #VAW #gender #mustread

  GUEST POST BY- Krishna Malakar In the year 1991, my family shifted to Guwahati from a village in the outskirts of the city in the hope of better education for their children, better facilities and in all, a better… Continue Reading →

#Haryana: Minor Girl Raped, Mentally Disabled Assaulted #vaw #shame

  OCT 03, 2012, http://news.outlookindia.com Adding to the spree of crimes against women in Haryana, a minor Dalit girl was allegedly kidnapped and raped in Rohtak, while a mentally challenged woman was sexually assaulted in Jind district. Main accused in both… Continue Reading →

Man convicted within 29 days of rape,murder of 7-year-old girl #vaw #justice

, October 02, 2012, 14:52 : Odisha, Sambalpur, , Convict, 7-year-old girl, driver, rape Sambalpur: A court in Odisha has convicted a driver for rape and murder of a seven-year-old daughter of a wage-earner, within 29 days of occurrence of… Continue Reading →

A Feminist in Pieces #gender #mustread

By Smita Shashank Pendharkar I am a Feminist In Pieces. With a thousand grains of life scattered over three continents, I have no real home nor a sense of real belonging. The voices around me often say that I am… Continue Reading →

Just A Word Away, From Dr. Abdul Kalam to Women of Idinthakarai

By Anitha.S 30 September, 2012 Countercurrents.org There was a recent reference to Dr.A.P.J.Abdul Kalam’s statement “ The Koodankulam Nuclear Power Plant is a project of God for fulifilling the electricity production and need of this country which will be 50,000… Continue Reading →

Change the terminology- Survivors, not victims #VAW # Justice #mustread

  Namita Bhandare, Hindustan Times New Delhi, September 29, 2012 This we know: On September 9, a 16-year-old Dalit schoolgirl in Dabra village, Hisar was kidnapped, raped and photographed allegedly by a group of upper caste Jat boys. This we… Continue Reading →

Couples who share the housework are more likely to divorce, #wtfstudy #wtfnews

    Divorce rates are far higher among “modern” couples who share the housework than in those where the woman does the lion’s share of the chores, a Norwegian study has found. The report found the divorce rate among couples… Continue Reading →

In 24 hours, 5 rape cases including 2 involving minors registered, #rapecapital #delhi #indiashame

  In the last 24 hours, five rape cases have been registered, including two involving children. The rapid rise in the incidents of rape in the last few days has tarnished the image of the capital. Every day, Delhi police… Continue Reading →

No waiting in mutual consent divorce- #goodnews

Rosy Sequeira, TNN | Sep 26, 2012, MUMBAI: The Bombay high court on Tuesday waived the mandatory six-month waiting period for couples, who, during the pendency of their appeal against the family court order, decide to end their marriage through… Continue Reading →

Reddit Users Attempt to Shame #Sikh Woman, Get Righteously Schooled #gender

Lindy West, http://jezebel.com A Reddit user going by the handle “european_douchebag” posted a surreptitious photo of a Sikh woman with the caption “i’m not sure what to conclude from this.” The user’s apparent confusion stems from the fact that the woman—bound… Continue Reading →

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