Category Women Rights
15th March 2022 The Karnataka High Court in its order today has held that wearing of hijab is not essential to the practice of Islam; that College Development Committees (CDCs) have a right to prescribe a uniform; and that Muslim… Continue Reading →
Most of the AAP women candidates who won are greenhorns TNN / Updated: Mar 12, 2022, AAP’s Santosh Kataria, Jeevan Jyot Kaur, Anmol Gagan MaanBATHINDA/LUDHIANA/PATIALA: Of the 13 newly-elected women MLAs in Punjab, 11 belong to AAP, while Congress and SAD… Continue Reading →
That women voters have played a big role in the BJP’s victory in Uttar Pradesh has emerged as a strong narrative after these results. Mar 12, 2022New Delhi Everyone likes to explain election results in hindsight. The temptation to ascribe… Continue Reading →
Access to safe abortion critical for health of women and girls: WHO 9 March 2022 The World Health Organization (WHO) is releasing new guidelines on abortion care today, in a bid to protect the health of women and girls and… Continue Reading →
March 8, 2022 KAMALA THIAGARAJAN A teen girl with a smart phone in Kolkata, India, photographed in April 2020 during the government-imposed lockdown. Schools pivoted to virtual learning, which shut out many students — especially girls in low-income communities —… Continue Reading →
Swearing can be cathartic and an easy way to articulate frustrations, but it also holds a mirror to a society. Analysis of Cuss words across languages and classes in a patriarchal India and the ever-present subtext of misogyny By –… Continue Reading →
In the case of TV vs. Joint Director of School Education, the Madras High Court on 15th December 2021 held that authorities are not entitled to reveal specific information pertaining to sexual harassment complaints and proceedings to the alleged harasser… Continue Reading →
At the forefront of the struggle against patriarchal practices, Muslim women now have to fight regressive forces created and spread by the majoritarian State Haseena Khan Once again, Muslim women are taking a central role in defending the Muslim community… Continue Reading →
POSTED ON MARCH 6, 2022 Saharanpur Dalit girl rape: The victim claimed that her school senior raped her in a hotel and forced her to consume poison. Meerut: Despite claims of improved law and order in Uttar Pradesh, there seems… Continue Reading →
Feb 24, 2022, BENGALURU/JALANDHAR: Amid the fierce debate over allowing hijab in colleges in Karnataka, a 17-year-old Amritdhari (baptised) Sikh girl was asked by her college to remove her turban as the college has a uniform dress code and it… Continue Reading →