- United Nations Population Fund2022
Almost ten years ago, Jyoti Singh’s brutal gangrape and murder in the heart of New Delhi in December 2012 received an inordinate amount of media attention and coverag
- Centre for Women’s Development Studies2017
Most discussions of reservations for women in India have contextualized the issue in relation to the p
- Association for Women’s Rights in Development2015
- Heinrich Böll Stiftung2014
- Centre for Women’s Development Studies2013
- Jagori2009
- Kerala Research Programme on Local Level Development, Centre for Development Studies2003
- NCAS Advocacy Internet1999
The sad truth is that society in general tends to judge the rape victim, not the rapists. It is she who has to hide her face in shame, not the criminals. And those who are shocked by it believe rape is a closet issue best kept locked in the social cupboard.
- Deccan Herald1999
The stark white room is echoing with dreams. "I want to become a doctor... I am engineer... I want to become a nun... (this evokes a riot of laughter) I want to become a dress designer... My dream is to become a social worker ....
- Economic and Political Weekly1999
Vanangana, a women’s group, recently organised a campaign against domestic violence in Banda district in Uttar Pradesh. To provoke the women themselves to break their silence on this issue. Vanangana, in 30 villages, performed a play based on a real incident and followed it up with discussions.