Women defy norms, get beaten in Rajasthan: Study
By Rajiv Shah* A new study by Oxfam India found an alarming 54.4 per cent of women were beaten up when they attempted to leave their hous...Read More
The law affecting acid victims
By Nivedita Pal Another landmark case, Laxmi v/s Union Of India (2006) where an acid attack victim, Laxmi filed a Public Interest Litigat...Read More
Online stalkers are relentless, persist for years
By Manu Shrivastava In case of online stalking, a victim may choose to simply block the stalker’s profile or in more serious cases delete...Read More
Free women need ‘consent’ from husband, family for MTP
By Manu Shrivastava The MTP Act gives an ‘adult’ woman complete autonomy and authority to decide if, and when, she wants to undergo abort...Read More
Internet provides easy access ‘yet’ poses threat
By Vedika Jain There is no doubt that social media has pervaded every aspect of our lives even our personal spaces. As a young country wi...Read More
Stringent law to protect abuse of minors
By Kriti Kalra India is among the very few nations which has a separate and stringent law to effectively address the heinous crimes of se...Read More
Women on Social Media aren’t representative of all
By Manu Shrivastava It must be noted the segment of women that are active on social media do not represent the complete cross-section of ...Read More
Fighting bias across society and within homes
By Sonal Aggarwal India is a land of contrasts and diversity. Gender discrimination and bias has plagued the nation for centuries, so muc...Read More
Women find their voice in Social Media
By Vedika Jain Social media platforms are encouraging women from diverse backgrounds and socio-economic strata to have an audience and be...Read More
More about perception than practice
By Manu Shrivastava Around the world, the feminist movement or the women’s movement started at different times, raised diverse issues and...Read More
POCSO amended to ensure gender neutrality
By Kriti Kalra The executive that passed the ordinance and the Ministry for Women and Child Development realised the anomaly the ordinanc...Read More
The woman’s right to abort is conditional
By Manu Shrivastava In a country where discussions on sex education, pre-marital sex, safe sex, menstruation even sexual health and hygie...Read More
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