How do we influence our culture?Does it legitimize honor killings?
A woman is not allowed to do certain things because her “cultures does not allow it”. Be it working outside the house, wearing certain types of clothes or going to certain places, meeting certain people. Men maybe allowed to dominate women or abuse them physically and verbally because that is something that their “culture allows”. [...]
Khushboo gets justice, SC quashed 22 criminal cases against her
The Supreme Court on Wednesday quashed 22 criminal cases filed against South Indian actress Khushboo for her remarks in various magazines allegedly endorsing pre-marital sex. Source:Times of India Reading this makes me think over this issue again, ‘premarital sex.’ At 18 I don’t know if I am in favour or premarital sex or against it. [...]
Should women work or stay at home?
Till the 20th century a suitable age to marry a girl was considered to be between 18 years and 21 years. By this age a girl could only finish her school and, maybe just manage to get a diploma degree. The main focus after her marriage was to give birth to children. Her entire life [...]
