Afghan Women’s Writing Project: Stop Violence Against Women
By Seeta Dear Readers, From November 25 through December 10, AWWP is joining with the global 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence Campaign. Living in Afghanistan, I have witnessed many kinds of violence during my lifetime. Afghan men always say that they respect women more than men in Western countries. This may be true, but [...]
Violence against women increased across India in 2010
Breakthrough has some alarming news to share for our Indian audience and women worldwide. The new VAW figures for last year were just released and they reveal a disturbing trend for the safety of women and girls across the country. Here’s a look at the numbers:
It’s time to ‘Wake Up India’!
By now, you have probably heard the names Keenan Santos and Reuben Fernandes, the two young men who were brutally killed in Mumbai for standing up against a group of “eve-teasers.” On October 20, after sharing an evening with Keenan’s girlfriend and two other girl friends, a group of men descended in attack against the [...]
Global News Roundup 10.31.11
Here’s a weekly digest of important news stories from around the world: Domestic violence is ‘a hidden problem’ in UAE 10.27.11, The National My Female Colleagues Told Me Not To Talk About The Abuse. I Did It Anyway. 10.25.11, Huffington Post Domestic Violence Awareness Month 10.25.11, Huffington Post Women dare to dream, drive wheels of change 10.27.11, Times [...]
In the Name of Love…STOP!
Relationships have always been a li’l puzzling for me. And I know when it comes to love, all of us are pretty unsure about how to define it or draw boundaries in it. But like everything else, how we define love is largely determined by the socially accepted norms and trends of our generation, class, [...]
When it happened to me…
No, today was not the first time I was ever insulted by a man in public. It was the first time though I ever bumped someone’s car unintentionally and unfortunately in the last five years that I’ve been driving on the angry male dominated Delhi roads, the first time when someone made me feel sorry [...]
The Scar Faced Girl
Redefining romance, this blogger writes about the traumatic past of his girlfriend who was incidentally an intern in the New Delhi office of Breakthrough. There’s no better example than in this long story that support system is all you need to get through the trauma of abuse.
We exist. Therefore, we share.
This week was Social Media Day, celebrating the evolution of internet most significantly brought about by the revolutionary changes that social media has made in our personal and professional lives. We asked our fans on Facebook & Twitter to share stories of how social media has made a difference in their lives and in particular [...]
Damsel in Dress or Distress
After studying English literature for 3 years in Delhi University, and staying with people like Saumya Aneja, I had become a loyal preacher of Feminism and Women Liberation. The books I read, the lectures I attended, the teachers I heard and all the brainstorming sessions had all made me look beyond the beliefs which saw [...]
Mahila Hakkina Mela: The Change Theory
The mrudangam played the beats in perfect rhythm and the rain clouds gathered their might to pour over our Mahila Hakkina Mela towards the end of the day. The journey between Bangalore and Gubbi (where the mela was held) was long and it took us a daily commute of over 4 hours each day to [...]
