UNICEF report 2012: Child marriage, early motherhood and domestic violence plague India
Kounteya Sinha, TNN NEW DELHI: Modern India continues to be plagued by social and health ills like child marriage, early motherhood and domestic violence. Latest data in the “State of the World’s Children report 2012″ released by Unicef on Wednesday shows that almost 22% women in India, who are now aged between 20 and 24 years gave [...]
Slate: What George Huguely’s Murder Conviction Can Teach Us About Domestic Violence
By Kimberly Lo On Wednesday, George Huguely was found guilty in the murder of his on-again, off-again girlfriend, fellow University of Virginia lacrosse player Yeardley Love. He was given a prison sentence of 26 years. Their affair was marked by heated public arguments, nasty email exchanges, and even violence. For over a year, I was involved [...]
India Ink: From Bollywood Starlet To Florida Women’s Rights Champion
By Sarah Khan Today she runs a non-profit organization in Florida that rescues women from domestic violence, but in another life, Somy Ali was just a girl with a Bollywood crush — and a girl on a mission. And so, in 1992, at the startlingly young age of 15, she moved from Miami to Mumbai [...]
Dude of the Day: Farhan Akhtar
Famous Bollywood actor Farhan Akhtar has a new mission – to fight violence against women! The multifaceted Akhtar has provided support to Delhi Police by being part of a newspaper campaign aimed at educating people on the issue of violence against women. In the advertisement, Akhtar sends an important message to Delhiites saying, “Make Delhi safer for [...]
Wall Street Journal’s India Journal: Rethinking Safety in Delhi
By Veronica Weis Something has gone fundamentally awry in the fabric of a city when reoccurring headlines of “rape,” “dowry killing” and other gender-based violence are treated as banalities, acknowledged with cursory glances. It’s no surprise, then, that when you broach the topic of public safety with a woman in Delhi, she will likely launch [...]
Infographic: Why invest in women?
This infographic originally appeared on the USAID site and can be found here.
The Ticker 1.2.12
Here’s a weekly digest of important news stories from around the world: New Year’s Eve most dangerous night of the year for domestic violence 12.29.11, The Washington Times Almost 1 in 5 Women in U.S. Have Been Sexually Assaulted 12.20.11, Businessweek Domestic Violence: Rulings Could Stem Epidemic On American Indian Reservations 12.21.11, Huffington Post Should [...]
The Ticker 12.26.11
Here’s a weekly digest of important news stories from around the world: Elderly victims of domestic violence ‘failed by the police’ who are reluctant to bring charges 12.25.11, Daily Mail Joplin sees domestic violence spike after tornado as victims struggle with housing shortage 12.21.11, Chicago Tribune Tackling the increase in domestic violence at Christmas 12.23.11, [...]
Q&A with Writer Hugo Schwyzer
Hugo Schwyzer is a writer, activist and professor who regularly covers issues of gender, sexuality and rights. He’s taught history and gender studies at Pasadena City College in California since 1993, where he developed the college’s first courses on Men and Masculinity and Beauty and Body Image. He serves as co-director of the Perfectly Unperfected Project, a campaign to transform [...]
