The Costs of Intimate Partner Violence in the U.S.
Based on the data collected by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in 2003, almost 5.3 million intimate partner victimizations occur among women in the United States ages 18 and older every year. And the costs of intimate partner rape, physical assault, and stalking exceed an estimated $5.8 billion, including $4.1 billion in [...]
And the doodle award goes to…
This month, Youth Ki Awaaz and Bell Bajao held a doodle making contest based on the theme “gender abuse and domestic violence” and we received dozens of inspiring and beautiful entries. A BIG thank you to everyone who submitted for sharing their artistic talents with us! Without further delay, here is the winner of a Lecoanet [...]
Entertaining Ourselves to Sexist Death
By Soraya Chemaly According to the USC Annenberg School for Communication & Journalism study released today, a survey of the top 100 grossing movies of 2009 reveals that 67.8% of all speaking characters (in excess of 5000) were male. In addition, female characters, usually isolated by virtue of there just being one speaking role, were consistently depicted [...]
Delhi: The City Where Angels Fear To Tread
By Kara Hartley Tonight at 10pm, after meeting for a coffee and catch up, my friend and I left ‘The Living Room’ in Hauz Khas Village in two separate auto-rickshaws to go home. On the drive to Vasant Kunj my driver struck up a regular conversation with me. “Where are you from ma’am?” “Do you [...]
Global News Roundup 11.21.11
Here’s a weekly digest of important news stories from around the world: Women’s Health and Survival 11.21.11, The Wall Street Journal Is it really ‘eve teasing’? 11.19.11, The Times of India Acid Attacks: Disfiguring the Face of Womens Rights 11.7.11, Youth Ki Awaaz 6 Ways to Help Your Daughter Deal With Sex-Based Harassment on the [...]
No, but really, #whatareyoulookingat ?
Having grown up in New York, I’ve always been a big fan of subway systems and metros. In fact, I’ve been taking the New York City subway by myself since I was just twelve years old, mainly because I like the independence of it. There’s something great about being able to get yourself around on [...]
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 [...]
Breakthrough Launches Chatpati Chat!
Breakthrough launches an exciting social mobile platform called Chatpati Chat for Rights Advocates in Lucknow.
The Crime of Ignorance/Neglect
MSC STUDENTS SUICIDE Engineer denies marital discord Mumbai: An engineer from Andheri, arrested for abetting his wifes suicide, told police officials on Friday that there were no problems in their marriage. Liyakat Sayyed (32),the accused,was employed with a private firm in Chakala while his wife,Kadambari Bhosale,was doing her MSc. Kadambari hanged herself from a ceiling [...]
"Humans' Day" ?
This blogger shares how ‘Women’s Day’ should slowly and gradually morph into ‘Humans’ day’ while giving due recognition to all women for their contributions but not forgetting their value as ‘humans’ first.
