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An Appeal to ALL MEN to Join the #1billionrising Campaign

Members of Forum to Engage Men (FEM) are shocked and upset over the never ending stream of reports of violence against women in our society. While the secondary status of women in a male-centric world has been an issue of… Continue Reading →

#India -Sexual Violence, Consumer Culture and Feminist Politics #Vaw # Sexuality

 – Rethinking the Critique of Commodification : Sreenanti Banerjee FEBRUARY 3, 2013 tags: Arundhati Roy, commodification, Dipesh Chakrabarty, Justice Verma report by Nivedita Menon, Kafila.org Guest Post by SREENANTI BANERJEE I will begin with the by now well-known interview of author and social activist Arundhati Roy, conducted… Continue Reading →

#India-The Art of Fair Budgeting #Gender

Gender budgeting — by clearly allocating funds for women’s development and protecting their interests with suitable tax policies — boosts female empowerment. But in India this process is simply about the government allocating funds and doing little else. It‘s time… Continue Reading →

#India- A step backwards-send your comments on – The indecent representation of women (PROHIBITION) amendment bill 2012 #FOE #censorship

Her is new discomforting Amendment bill to an already problematically titled Act. The Amendment as well as the title of the Bill “Indecent Representation” could penalise any artistic, erotic, scientific or real-violence depictions. We know the furore over sex-education already – anyone could… Continue Reading →

The empire within: India’s imperialist misogyny, a response to Madhu Kishwar #Vaw #Patriarchy

By Pubali Ray Chaudhuri Posted on January 28, 2013 by Pubali Ray Chaudhuri Tehelka, a leading investigative Indian news magazine, has just published an article “Rape, and How Men See it,” that I hope will become an important resource for readers and researchers alike looking for… Continue Reading →

#India-Male-female equality is against nature, says Sunni scholar #Vaw #WTFnews

By M P Prashanth, TNN | Jan 20, 2013, 12.54 AM IST   KOZHIKODE: RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat has got an unexpected supporter in Kerala. Sunni scholar and general secretary of All India Sunni Jam-Iyyathul Ulema, Kanthapuram A P Aboobacker Musaliyar, has come out with a statement… Continue Reading →

#India- Koodankulam: A Nuclear Plant in My Backyard #mustshare

 Amirtharaj Stephen January 16, 2013 · , gallin.in I come from a village called Kavalkinaru in Tirunelveli district of Tamil Nadu, not very far from Kanniyakumari. My father was employed at a Heavy Water Plant in Tuticorin and I spent the… Continue Reading →

#India -Bonded brides – Molki women on Sale #Vaw #Trafficking

ASHOK KUMAR, The Hindu APMarriage or shackles? Molki women lead a life of subjugation. Trafficked brides in Haryana are reduced to sex objects and cheap labour. Import of women to Haryana as brides from far-off regions outside the State is… Continue Reading →

#Delhigangrape-It’s Not about Patriarchy #Vaw

Linking it to the Delhi gangrape is an exercise in self-delusion BY Omar Ahmad , Open Magazine, Jan 19,2013 TAGGED UNDER | violence | Delhi gangrape | patriarchal culture MISHIT Maybe it was inevitable, but it is still sad to see the protest around the death of… Continue Reading →

#India- Politician blames item songs in films for #Rape #Vaw #WTFnews

GIRIDHAR JHA   |   MAIL TODAY  |   PATNA, JANUARY 15, 2013 | UPDATED 19:42 IST JDU leader Shivanand Tiwari puts foot in his mouth, blames items songs in films for the rise in crime such as rape against women in recent times TAGS: Shivanand Tiwari |Mohan Bhagwat | Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh | Item… Continue Reading →

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