After the lockdown ends and the country is back on its normal routine, will the short span of partial women’s safety end too? Will the daily struggle of a woman to ensure her safety resume?
A young woman was allegedly harassed on the streets of Delhi’s Basaidarapur area while returning from hospital along with her father and brother. Her father was stabbed to death and the brother was beaten up when they tried to intervene.
A number of crimes go unnoticed and unreported because women are not aware of their rights. To fight against the increasing number of crimes, it is imperative to be thorough with your legal rights. The Indian constitution provides several rights to women. Here’s a list of rights every girl and woman should be aware of. Maternity […]
A survey has revealed that one in three women live in paralysing fear of facing inappropriate touch, harassment, molestation or lewd comments in public spaces. The survey was done in six regions of the country. It revealed that 24% women never report cases of sexual abuse as they fear their parents might restrict their movement. […]
The Delhi government has announced it will push for amendment to make stalking a non-bailable offence.  The Delhi assembly passed the resolution to amend Section-354 D of the Indian Penal Code at a meeting on Monday (March 26). Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA from Greater Kailash Saurabh Bharadwaj suggested the resolution which state Home Minister Satyendra Jain […]
Border Security Force personnel are some of the most trusted men in the country. But when they end up harassing women, the force gets a bad name. Recently, a BSF constable was arrested after he was caught winking at a woman travelling in a DTC bus in Delhi’s South Campus Area. ALSO READ: We Were Locked Up […]
In a landmark case, a Belgian man has become the first person in his country to be convicted of sexism in a public place. He will be fined 3000 euros and will face time in jail if he doesn’t pay. The incident happened in June 2016. A woman police officer saw a man jaywalking and […]
Street harassment is very common and since very few women actually report these cases, it gives men more courage to continue to harass women in public spaces. However, a Delhi woman turned the tables against a man for passing lewd comments and beat him up. The incident occurred in Gaffar market area of West Delhi. ALSO […]
France is considering legislation that would make it illegal for men to harass women on the street. France’s under-secretary for gender equality, Marlene Schiappa, has said that she wants to introduce legislation that will prosecute men for street harassment. According to a national survey, almost every woman in France has faced public harassment. Now Schiappa has directed […]
Following the protest by 80 school girls of a village in Rewari against street harassment, a similar protest has taken place in Kadarpur, about 50 km from New Delhi in Gurugram’s Sohna tehsil. About 170 boys and girls of the Rajakiya Uchcha Vidyalaya are now asking the authorities to upgrade their school to 12th standard as well.
