Tag Women
TNN | Aug 26, 2013, 12.56 AM IST The court made these observations while acquitting a 22-year-old youth of charges of kidnapping and raping a 15-year-old girl whom he later married. NEW DELHI: A city court has observed that consensual sex with… Continue Reading →
Nivedita Menon Published: Sat, Aug 10 2013. 12 06 AM IST, Livemint Illustration by Jayachandran/Mint Dear N, Something has been troubling me. In our school, a lot of people from the nearby village work as gardeners, housekeepers, maids and watchmen. Now,… Continue Reading →
By Melissa Silverstein WeNews guest author Sunday, August 11, 2013 While there are more women now working at all levels of the film industry, female directors are still not common, says Melissa Silverstein in this excerpt from “In Her Voice:… Continue Reading →
By Atika Rehman The field of media is not the easiest for women who often face harassment and discrimination. PHOTO: FILE KARACHI: “My eyes are up here,” she snaps at the reporter as, mid-conversation, his attention drifts away from her face towards… Continue Reading →
By Nicola Abé in Mazar-e-Sharif, Afghanistan Women in Mazar-e-Sharif have straddled the worlds between Western freedoms and conservative traditions for a decade. As the Taliban gains strength and the West pulls out, Afghanistan’s most liberal city is being plagued by… Continue Reading →
By Hajer Naili WeNews correspondent July 30, 2013 Since youth riots last week over a police identity-check of a woman wearing a niqab, France has resumed debate of a 2011 law banning the face veil. Critics of the ban say… Continue Reading →
Nahla Mahmoud By Nahla Mahmoud There are many reasons why this needs to be said, starting with a personal trigger. I was recently interviewed by Channel 4’s 4thought.tv programme which was broadcast two weeks ago about my opinions on ‘What does Sharia… Continue Reading →
By Beverly Donofrio Monday, July 29, 2013, Angie Epifano ,the woman who was raped last fall at an Amherst fraternity party, reported that she could hear her friends having fun in the next room as she endured the ordeal…. Continue Reading →
Agencies | 28 Jul, 2013, If allegations against accused turn out to be false and after inquiry the complainant may face similar penal provisions as listed for the accused. NEW DELHI: Sexual harassment at work place may… Continue Reading →
Receiving maintenance is reaffirmation of a traditional role for a woman or, is it an assertion for equality? Maintenance money paid to Aysha, an unwed mother, has put the feminists and the judiciary in a dilemma Aruna Burte in The… Continue Reading →