Despite the hardships they face, teenage girls are pushing back for change Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg, before starting her journey across the Atlantic to New York where she will attend the UN Climate Action Summit next month(AFP) One is on a zero-carbon Atlantic voyage to attend climate change conferences in New York. Greta Thunberg, […]
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Despite the hardships they face, teenage girls are on a mission to save the world. One is on a zero-carbon Atlantic voyage to attend climate change conferences in New York. Greta Thunberg, the 16-year-old activist who inspired a global youth movement, has reported dolphin sightings – and, mercifully, no sea sickness, yet. Another, in Samastipur,
Women who speak up against sexual assault will almost always sought to be silenced by men who are backed by institutional support. When classics professor Mary Beard tells the story of Tereus who, in Greek mythology, cuts off the tongue of Philomena after raping her, it is to point to a particularly grisly example of
From Unnao to Wayanad, the lesson is clear. Women who speak up against sexual assault are sought to be silenced by men who are backed by institutional support People rally in solidarity with the Unnao rape victim, New Delhi, July 29. The Unnao case is a chilling demonstration of what happens when women speak up(AFP)
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Most Indian women athletes face hurdles — from gender bias (girls can’t play; it’s unseemly; they will become dark) to lack of opportunity. In many cases, they must also grapple with poverty In many cases, Indian women athletes must grapple with poverty. Hima Das, who brought home four gold medals in 15 days, is the
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In a country where 52% of women believe it is okay to be beaten by their husbands, the views of Sandeep Reddy Vanga, director Kabir Singh, apparently endorsing physical violence as a sign of love, are deeply disturbing. In the first 10 years since the Domestic Violence Act came into force in 2006, over 10
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Nearly 30% of engineers who graduate from India every year are women. So, why do their numbers plummet when it comes to the prestigious IITs? Among the earnest faces, you’d be hard pressed to spot the girls. The snapshots in the advertisements by coaching classes, of students who recently cleared the advanced Joint Entrance Exams
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When the religion of the perpetrators becomes more important than the crime, you are witnessing a civilisational breakdown These are a fraction of the horror stories in a country where, according to National Crime Records Bureau data for 2016, not updated since, 19,764 rape cases were registered — an 82% jump in rape cases from
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When the religion of the perpetrators becomes more important than the crime of rape itself, then you know you are witnessing a civilisational breakdown. To find evidence of the epidemic of violence against young girls and women gripping India, you have only to flick through your newspaper. In the recent past: Two minor sisters, 13
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Girls are keen to study engineering. So why do their numbers fall when it comes to the country’s most prestigious institute? Students who have cleared the IIT- JEE test celebrates their result, Ranchi, June 10, 2018. Of the 15 lakh engineers who graduate every year from 3,000 institutes in the country, 30% are girls. So
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Why this daughter of impoverished parents is a global role model Dutee Chand at the 55th National Open Athletics Championships (200 m Run Women) at SAI Complex Kolkata, September 19, 2015(Subhankar Chakraborty/ Hindustan Times) Dutee Chand is not known to shy away from a challenge. One of seven children born to impoverished weavers in Jajpur,
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Personal attacks targeting women candidates diminish women’s opportunities in participating fully in public life The effect of personal attacks is not merely to defeat a political opponent, but to diminish the opportunities of independent, capable women and deter them from entering public life(PTI) Political pundits have been debating on whether 2019 is the most ugly,
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