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December 2, 2016
Ever wondered what it would be like to date in a completely gender-equal world? The answer may surprise you.
The end of an era? Irina Braga/Shutterstock
Heterosexual romantic relationships have historically been all about men courting and “keeping” women. And it’s a powerful tradition. Whether it’s asking someone out, picking up the bill, or being the main...
November 30, 2016
Various Hindu organisations today protested in front of the Padmanabha Swamy shrine here against the decision to relax the dress code for women, permitting devotees to wear the traditional Indian salwar kameez and churidar while worshipping at the temple.
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They were protesting against the decision of the Executive Officer (EO) K N Sateesh, allowing women to enter the temple...
November 30, 2016
A Dalit woman brought small yet significant change to Wagholi village of Osmanabad district in Maharashtra – with little gain to herself
The table was meant for the sarpanch. But just a few weeks after Shalubai Kasbe, then 44, was elected to the five-year post in 2011, the young men of Wagholi village lugged a huge bust of Chhatrapati Shivaji into the panchayat office....
November 27, 2016
Statement issued at a 'Pinjra Tod' Winter Afternoon In Jamia Millia Islamia, November 17, 2016
A fiery anonymous open letter by a women resident of Jamia Millia Islamia to the VC on the arbitrary cancellation of late nights in August last year, marks the inception of Pinjra Tod as a movement. It has been an incredible year of reaching out to each other, connecting,...
November 11, 2016
बेगूसराय। पीएम मोदी के 500 और हजार के नोट बंद किए जाने के बाद कई लोगों की जान चली गई वहीं बिहार के बेगुसराय जिले में 500 और 1000 के नोट बंद हो जाने की वजह से बलात्कार की शिकार हुई एक बच्ची को उसका परिवार अस्पताल जाने के लिए घंटों भटकता रहा, लेकिन चेंज पैसे न होने की वजह से कोई भी एंबुलेंस उनकी बच्ची को अस्पताल ले जाने के लिए तैयार नहीं हुआ। इस घटना ने मोदी सरकार पर नोट बंद करने के फैसले को...
November 10, 2016
Twenty four hours of having Donald Trump as the president elect and the streets of the United States of America (USA) look different. Shaun King, an American civil rights activist shared a number of screenshots of women sharing their experience of racism, misogyny and religious intolerance by Trump supporters, on the very next day of the election.
A Muslim woman, in...
November 10, 2016
The state plea to change its position was resisted by the temple through senior advocate KK Venugopal. The case will now be taken up on February 20.
The Kerala government has changed its stance, once again, in the case before the Supreme Court of India relating to entry of women of all ages in Sabarimala temple. The state government told the court on November 7 that it is ready to allow...
November 9, 2016
Poor implementation of the law against sex selective abortion, the Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (Prohibition of Sex Selection) Act of 1994 remains a pressing problem in the country, ruled the Supreme Court
The selective abortion of female foetuses is a social ill of huge dimensions and the pervasive prenatal sex determination tests a means used for this selective action. A Bench of...
November 9, 2016
Sri Lanka has been lauded for equal access to education for girls and boys, but textbooks and traditions continue to play a role in perpetuating inequitable gender norms and stereotypes.
Sri Lanka has in some circles been considered a model of post-colonial gender equality compared to its South Asian counterparts due to high literacy rates for men and women, 97.7 and 98.6 respectively,...
November 7, 2016
“My daughter and I appeared before the Sharia court at Regent's Park mosque in London. They were not interested in anything we had to say, the whole process was shocking.”
Protest in London against the Law Society's guidance on Sharia Wills April 2014. Photo: Wikimedia Commons/See Li
The UK government is conducting an inquiry into the operation of Sharia courts which is...