Respect has as many connotations as there are women in this world. So, find your own meaning and then go ahead assert it. Every time you do it, you become an agent of change. You have right there prevented the domino effect of violence against women.

The SRM University girls hostel warden, accused of victim shaming in the much-hyped harassment case, is facing suspension. The action against him comes a day after a 28-year-old cleaning staff allegedly masturbated in front of a female student in the hostel lift. The woman went on to complain about the man’s inappropriate behaviour to the warden, […]

The Supreme Court of India’s latest ruling on consent demands that the society reinspects its gaze at “Easy Virtue” women. Ruling on a 20-year-old case of gang rape, the SC bench stated that women of “easy virtue” too have the right to refuse to submit themselves to sexual intercourse. This landmark ruling comes as a great […]

If you want to understand why sustaining #MeToo is a struggle in our country, then all you need to do is to take a look at this meme shaming Chinmayi Sripaada, which criticises her for her clothing choices. It says that the singer wears clothes that make her look like she is ready to sleep with […]

These days, every time I check my social media accounts or open the newspapers, I do so with great trepidation, as many are the mighty who are biting the dust in the wake of the #MeToo India movement. The shock and disillusionment are colossal. It is perhaps one of the most tectonic shifts we have […]

The Indian version of the international movement against sexual harassment has generated a lot of chatter on various aspects of the issue. One of them is accountability. Many survivors are facing criticism for merely trusting men to be on their good behaviour during dinner dates, etc. These meetings, which started amicably, spiralled out of control and […]

The 11-year-old Chennai gang rape survivor who was allegedly assaulted for seven months by 17 men is being blamed for her fate. This is a classic case where the blame for sexual assault is being placed on every other shoulder, than where it actually belongs. According to a report in The New York Times, people are […]

The disturbing Unnao molestation video which is circulating on social media highlights the indemnity of filming and sharing women’s plight. A woman can be seen pleading in the video, to let her go, while her assailants proceed to cheerfully announce that they were going to make this video viral. The sheer audacity with which these […]

The murder of the 35-year-old army wife Shailza Dwivedi at the hands of an acquainted officer has opened a can of worms full of obsession and deceit. The accused not only brutally murdered Dwivedi before running her over with his car, he was apparently obsessed with her. The accused Major Nikhil Handa is in police […]

Only recently are we seeing a surge in the number of survivors in universities or in big industries coming across to report incidents of sexual crimes. But what is it that stops survivors to not speak up against such crimes that affect them both mentally and many times physically. Rapes, sexual assault, molestation, eve-teasing, street […]