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#Mangalore Mob attack- TV reporter’s version #VAW #Moralpolicing

The shameful news of Mangalore is very well known to you all. It is a good sign that eight assailants have been arrested in relation to this case. Along with the eight of the assailants the reporter Naveen Soorinje who… Continue Reading →

#Olympic Games and the tricky science of telling men from women

  Gender tests may be the most controversial obstacle the athletes face. The London Games tries a new approach based on testosterone. By Jon Bardin, Los Angeles TimesJuly 30, 2012, 5:03 a.m. Of all the obstacles athletes have had to overcome… Continue Reading →

U.S. Health Law May Curb Rising Maternal Deaths

  By Malena Amusa WeNews correspondent Monday, July 30, 2012 As the U.S. maternal mortality rate continues to increase, the new health care law could offer improvements in preventative care for women. Yet, definitive answers to why more American mothers… Continue Reading →

Mangalore attackers behaved like animals: victim #Moralpolicing #VAW

  Mangalore Bureau, The Hindu S The last building inside this gate is Morning Mist, a homestay at Padil. Photo: R.Eswarraj Hindu Jagaran Vedike responsible, says ADGP Bipin Gopalakrishna “I saw the men coming and jumped from the balcony, but… Continue Reading →

Short skirts cause women harassment– Bengali actor and TMC MLA #Moralpolicing #VAW

  KOLKATA  July 29, 2012 Bengali Actor and Trinamool Congress legislator Chiranjeet Chakraborty waded into controversy on Saturday, correlating a woman’s dress with eve teasing. He also sought to downplay an incident of harassment of a girl in his constituency… Continue Reading →

Uterus surgery: NHRC notice to Chhattisgarh .

Uterus surgery: NHRC notice to Chhattisgarh HT Correspondent, Hindustan Times New Delhi, July 25, 2012 Taking note of media reports about unscrupulous doctors conducting unnecessary hysterectomies in Chhattisgarh to claim money under the Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojna (RSBY), the National… Continue Reading →

Why is India so bad for women?

  Helen Pidd Monday 23 July 2012, The Guardian Of all the rich G20 nations, India has been labelled the worst place to be a woman. But how is this possible in a country that prides itself on being the… Continue Reading →

After Caste panchayat strips, thrashes woman, lover- 8 arrested in Jaipur

  Eight held for stripping of woman, CM orders probe TNN | Jul 24, 2012, 04.18AM IST JAIPUR: A day after a married woman and her paramour were tied to a tree, stripped and severely beaten for nearly three hours… Continue Reading →

Girl molested, thrown out of train in Karnataka

  Rajendrakumar K R, TNN | Jul 25, 2012, 03.57AM IST MADDUR: A 19-year-old girl who resisted a molestation attempt by a group of youths was kicked out of a moving train by them near Maddur on Tuesday afternoon. She… Continue Reading →

Wall of discrimination demolished

Special Correspondent SALEM, July 23, 2012 Dalits and cadres of the Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI) demolished a 60-foot-long brick wall under construction, alleging that it was intended to separate a Dalit colony from a caste Hindu area at… Continue Reading →

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