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Dowry death and bride burning: A look beyond the smoke screen
The phrase “bride burning” conjures up images of a cruel husband and his family members dousing a young woman in kerosene, flinging a lighted matchstick on her and gloating as the hapless bride goes up in flames. The term “dowry death” also sparks off vivid imaginations of a woman being taunted and harassed for... »
Why special privileges for female fighter pilots?
Source: http://epaper.hindustantimes.com/ArticleImage.aspx?article=29_11_2009_338_002&kword=&mode=1 spectator – Ladies’ Special The brouhaha about female fighter pilots shows how feminists are falling prey to the culture of entitlement NO, THERE WAS NOTHING REMOTELY SEXIST ABOUT AIR FORCE VICE CHIEF P K BARBORA’S STATEMENT Seema Goswami IKNOW I’M going to get sack-loads of hate mail for this (bring it on, ladies!) but I simply... »
Rape Law: YES can mean NO
A woman in Chennai happened to notice a missed call alert in her mobile phone and returned the call. The recipient of the call was a man. What started off as a matter of curiosity quickly turned into regular phone conversations which, after a few weeks, culminated in a face-to-face meeting and, finally, a... »
International Men’s Day – India
November 19 is International Men’s Day • Men protect and provide for families. • Men render many services that make the society comfortable for everyone. • Men make many contributions to science, technology and health of all. • Men perform the most dangerous and difficult jobs in the world. • Men take risks and die to save other lives... »
India: Launch of Andhra Pradesh Mothers-in-law Protection Association (APMPA)
HYDERABAD, INDIA – Mothers-in-law in our country are being severely discriminated against, neglected and subjected to all forms of domestic abuse over the last decade. Unless provisions are made to protect mothers-in-law from discrimination, domestic violence, and legal harassment, and unless steps are taken to ensure their welfare during their post-menopausal years, we will... »
The National Commission for Women – Candidness personified!
In May 2003, the National Commission for Women (NCW) felicitated one Ms. Nisha Sharma for canceling her own wedding, standing up against the evil of dowry and sending out a “loud and clear message to dowry seekers”, and Ms. Sharma became a role model for all women, overnight. The truth, that her wedding was... »
Domestic Violence Awareness Month – India
October is “Domestic Violence Awareness Month”. India is observing “Domestic Violence Awareness Month” for the first time this year to make it an International event for all men’s rights and fathers’ rights groups across the world. Four organizations in Hyderabad viz. Save Indian Family Foundation, All India Forgotten Women, Rishtey and Children’s Rights Initiative for... »
India: Guilty in domestic violence may get 2 yrs
“The law against domestic violence will have additional teeth if the draft initially proposed by the Ministry of Women, Children and Social Welfare incorporates over a dozen amendment proposals registered at the Constituent Assembly (CA).” »
India: Student, teacher file sexual harassment charge in JNU
“In an interesting case, a student-teacher duo have levelled accusations of sexual harassment against each other at the prestigious Jawaharlal Nehru University. It all began when a Hindi teacher in the School of Languages of JNU had filed a complaint against the student with the Gender Sensitisation Committee against Sexual Harassment (GSCASH), the varsity’s... »
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