*Trigger Warning* It’s a story that’s now all too familiar: A young girl is violently gang-raped by a group of boys she knows. People stand by. They don’t stop it. One of the offenders snaps a picture of the victim and aggressively disseminates it. It goes viral. And people stand by. They don’t stop it. …
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Violence against women and girls is a grave violation of human rights. Its impact ranges from immediate to long-term multiple physical, sexual and mental consequences for women and girls, including death. It negatively affects women’s general well-being and prevents women from fully participating in society. Violence not only has negative consequences for women but also …
3 out of 10 women have been victims of violence in their workplace, including harassment and sexual abuse. There are huge differences in wages between men and women. CEDAW (Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women) urges the Mexican government to ensure elimination of all forms of discrimination against women. Check …
‘A Real Man Takes No For An Answer’ Angered by men who ‘act like jerks’, filmmaker and actor Farhan Akhtar talks toShone Satheesh Babu about his campaign to teach us all some respect. “MARD is an attempt to ask men to rethink what their notions of being a man is. Our idea of ‘manliness’ is informed by various …
