Every 20 minutes in India, a woman is raped. Her dignity and consent are taken away from her and her case ends up in a pile of similar cases that will most likely never see the light of day. Only the most gruesome cases are…
I choose silence. But inside, I am raging. I choose silence. But no! I speak proudly of you. So proud that makes me feel I don't deserve you. I choose silence. And I know you think I am tolerating. That I am betraying. That…
Yesterday marked the first day of 16 days of activism. And to me social justice is absolutely the fundamental right of any human, irrespective of whether they are men or women. Staying in South Africa, I have realized that…
In our everyday life we always hear that “sex and sexual appeals are natural”. We are always told that opposites attract each other and by “attraction” it is always considered “sexually”. Well I am glad to let you all know…
How often have you heard that women should be part of peace processes or negotiation tables because they are inherently peaceful, because agreements that women help negotiate have a greater chance of remaining in force or…
Like migrant workers can not be separated from female figures. As released by the National Agency for the Placement and Protection of Indonesian Workers (BNP2TKI) as of October 2017 shows that female migrant workers account…
Youth Leadership with Mental Health Justice Residential Camp 2019 It was fantastic to see our youth from Kolegaon and Bamanwada coming together yet again for another leadership training based on the module created by Deepa…
Thank you for this group. I have a little WhatsApp group in South Africa called Storm in a Teacup. We join ,just simply because we are women facing the same problems . And collectively we solve all our problems..And believe…
I am a 12,year old orphan girl,.I stay in a well known orphanage and so am amongst the privileged few to go to a good school and have a social worker and mentor to take care of my needs. I sometimes do sit and wonder,do I…
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IN INDIA Anisha Dutta All sorts of abuses whether verbal or physical assault, conspiracy, cheating, betrayal, mental and physical torture running within family is termed Domestic Violence. Domestic Violence…
Marita is sitting opposite to her friend. She has decided to seek to advise because she feels at crossroads in her marriage and her life. The first few years had been exciting for her but after 5 years, her marriage goes…
Uptonow, patriarchy culture still exist in Indonesian society. This culture can be found in any aspects, such as economy, education, politic, even law. As a result, many social problems come up that restrain women’s freedom…
The case of violence against women is a serious problem that has become a global concern since decades ago. Secretary General of the United Nations (UN), Ban Ki Moon, has called on countries in the world to provide various…
Are Average Indian Women Shy, Shaky or Scared? Anisha Dutta The Title may seem ridiculous. Factually Women are neither shy, nor shaky nor scared. Indian Society wishes and compels average women to act shy, shaky or scared. ‘…
Whenever we feel the breaking point of relationship or trust we need to find the inner peace and satisfaction immediately but unfortunately we cant because of the world which is purely based on personal interest but onething…
Another feather on the cap, Being the President The Marketects Club and Head of Communication Momentum Pakistan, I represented as advisor to Hult Prize IoBM Chapter. Hult Prize, an entrepreneurship strengthening competition…
In the year 1990 of July 16, I was 12 years old when I experienced an earthquake that hit Northern and Central Luzon. A magnitude 7.8 that left massive damages and casualties. I was at our school at that time when suddenly,…
I was born in a nondescript village of Maharashtra state's Latur district. Typically, this is one of those Indian villages that have almost nothing that you call 'civic facility' such as motorable roads or electricity or…
"Parveen Saeed got this idea of Khana Ghar after she heard of an incident that a mother killed their children cause she wasn't able to see them starve to death. This incident made her hit in her mind to start this Khana Ghar…
बदलते निसर्ग चक्र , रासायनिक खतांमुळे होणारा शेतीचा ऱ्हास याचा मानवी शरीरावर व शेतीतील मातीवर होणारा दुष्परिणाम तसेच शेतकऱ्यांचा उत्पन्न खर्च जास्त व मिळणारे कमी उत्पन्न यातुन होणाऱ्या शेतकरी आत्महत्या व उध्दवस्त होणारे…
ग्रामीण महिलाओं का आर्थिक सशक्तिकरण प्रकल्प में कार्य करते समय हमने देखा की चार गांव की 70 प्रतिशत से ज्यादा महिलाये कर्ज के चक्रव्युह में लिप्त है। हम सभी को एहसास है की नैसर्गिक परिवर्तन के कारण खेतीहर किसान व उसके परिवार…
"We are keeping the spirit of 1325 alive as women brought this agenda to the security council" - this was the reminder of Ann Linde the Swedish Foreign Minister in her opening remarks as she highlighted that democracy…
मी मालतीताई सगणे महिला राजसत्ता आंदोलन ह्या संघटणेत काम करत आहे तसेच cip फेलो म्हणुन पण आहे पण महिला हि कुठलयाही क्षेत्रात काम करत असली तरी तीचा संघषै संपत नाही तसेच माझेही झाले मी सामाजिक क्षेत्रात एक बचत गटाची कायैकतौ…
STATUS OF INDIAN WOMEN IN SOCIETY AND IN DOMESTIC LEVEL. Anisha Dutta On socio-economic point of view 35% women are working in suburbs and rural areas of India. But this rate decreases to 25% in the city. This percentage…
Why celebrate International Lesbian Day? Here are some reasons, beginning with: Honouring the life and death of Monica Briones A creative and different woman," titled a magazine of the time with a small profile of the artist…