Angela shah, March 4, 2013 Saturday night I went to see a play called “Tales of Tears,” staged by a local group called “Apna Adda.” The story is about a man who is on trial for raping Muslim women during the 2002… Continue Reading →
TECH, Posted on Mar 23, 2013 a Associated Press San Jose: A female developer was fired after tweeting about a group of men she said were making sexual comments at a computer programming conference, fuelling an already vigorous debate about gender… Continue Reading →
We did it! After two weeks of fierce negotiations at the United Nations’ annual Commission on the Status of Women, on March 15 more than 130 governments committed to ending violence against women and girls, and reached strong agreements to promote gender… Continue Reading →
Highway harassment The abuse that women face on the Internet superhighway is targeted at their gender, regardless of the subject of what they post, finds a new study March 12, 2013 Mumbai Asha Mahadevan, Midday, March 12, 2013 Giving opinions… Continue Reading →
26 February 2013 Last updated at 20:26 GMT Rights groups have urged the government to abolish the punishment A 15-year-old rape victim has been sentenced to 100 lashes for engaging in premarital sex, court officials said. The charges against the girl were… Continue Reading →
Monday February 25, 2013 10:26:16 AM, Agencies For the first time, women will represent 10 percent of the 150 seats of the Saudi Shura, or consultative council, in the coming legislative term, Xinhua reported.> A controversial Saudi cleric used Twitter… Continue Reading →
Facebook insists there’s no place on its site for hate speech or content that is threatening or incites violence. So why do images that seem to glorify rape and domestic violence keep appearing? Laura Bates The Guardian, Tuesday 19 February 2013… Continue Reading →
Rosy Sequeira TNN Third Interim Report Submitted To High Court Mumbai: The Dharmadhikari committee, in its third interim report to the state government, has suggested restrictions on social networking sites as they “corrupt adolescents”. A copy of the January 16,… Continue Reading →
By Lateef Mungin, CNN February 20, 2013 — Updated 2226 GMT (0626 HKT) (CNN) — A Colorado school has caused a stir with an advisory that suggested women could urinate or vomit to deter a rape. The list of 10 tips by the… Continue Reading →
Vacancies at FAT If you have a research background, like to work with young girls, have interest in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics, this position is for you! We have the following 2 vacancies to fill urgently. Program Assistant The… Continue Reading →
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