Climate Change’s Gendered Impact: Stories of Women on the Frontlines
Climate change is one of the greatest challenges humanity faces, and its impacts are felt around the world. But the effects of climate change are...
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Power impacts consent
With the overarching concern of preventing sexual violence and a much sturdier expectation of navigating the concept of consent in physical relationships and the unavoidable...
Using The Term “Item” To Address Any Girl Is Obviously Insulting In Nature: Special Pocso Court, Mumbai
In its recent judgement the Special POCSO Court at Borivali Division, Dindoshi, Mumbai has observed that “using the term “item” to address any girl is...
“It Is Patriarchal And Sexist To Suggest That A Woman Can Not Be Believed When She States That She Was Raped, Merely For The Reason That She Is Sexually Active”: Hon’ble Supreme Court
It Is Patriarchal And Sexist To Suggest That A Woman Can Not Be Believed When She States That She Was Raped, Merely For The Reason...
Time To Recognize And Monetize The Services Of Homemakers In India
159.85 million women in India, according to a 2011 census, state "household work" as their primary occupation compared to only 5.9 million men. The same...
Sexually Provocative Dress: Another essential for Sexual Harassment?
As practitioners/students of law and justice, we are all well aware of Section 354A of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). Even those who are from...
Campaign By Survivors Of Bhopal Gas Tragedy
Last year, survivors of the Bhopal gas tragedy commemorated the 37th anniversary of the incident. Thereafter, they decided to launch a campaign, “Bhopal Disaster: 37...
Ancestral Property and Women
Behind every ancestral property now stands women with equal rights as men. It is commonly misunderstood that the property is devolved to the son(s) of...
Economic Abuse Under Domestic Violence Act
Domestic violence against women is not uncommon in Indian society. It affects a large number of women, and the majority of them are so used...
Stand of The Supreme Court on Rights of Sex Workers: The Story so far.
The Indian sex workers case is making the top headline these days. The recent order dated 19-05-2022 given in the case of Budhadev Karmaskar v....
My First Cup
These days it has become my intention to talk to each and every woman I come across in my life about the powerful value that...
Women Launch A Cooperative Society To Sell Local Food Items In A Small Village In Himachal
Women are coming together in a unique co-operative model in a small town in Himachal to prepare local food materials and sell it at a...