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Shambhu, CSDS (www.csds.in)
Violence against women in India isn't just a current issue, but rather has deep seated traditional roots in the culture. In order to combat the problem, we must understand its causes.
In India, t...
Robert, Population Institute
Violence against women usually occurs when it is considered socially acceptable. People are attempting to use the radio soap operas in developing nations to model positive social change.
Violence a...
Joan Osa, Grace Foundation
Women have a high stake in climate change. They stand to be adversely affected by any strong shifts in weather patterns. Being more "vulnerable," they often bear the brunt of social upheavals. A...
Tanya, Halton Public Health
Many international non-governmental organizations focus on the empowerment and progress of women. Here are some of the most relevant ones.
On this past International Day for the Elimination of Viol...
Raphael, The Civil Rights Party
Many minority women in Canada who face the issue of abuse have to deal not only with the violence itself but with barriers involving race and gender that prevent them from seeking help.
The issue...
Erna, World Health Organization
Men and women are different, although both are human and deserve human's rights. However, they have gender disparities in many aspects of living: social, economic, culture and political. No boat can h...
Rose, Ifendu for women
I will like to talk about religion, globalization and violence against women. Insights from my initial research for a doctoral degree in theology reveal a great deal of information on how women are tr...
Radha, UNFPA
According to womenshealth.gov two million girls and women are victims of FGM/C every year. Today a total of 130 million have undergone such a procedure. How is culture related to the prevalence of fem...
Radha, UNFPA
A few conversation starters answered questions on sexual violence in war zones and any interventions that have made a difference in this affliction. Several war zones are discussed where the concern i...
Solana, Global Voices
The Human Trafficking blog by Amanda Kloer at Change.org in the United States declared victory a while ago in their campaign to get the credit card company Diners Club International to stop doing bus...
Eddie, Global Voices Online
Violence along the United States - Mexico border has reached staggering levels. It is not only those involved in the drug trade that fall victims to the kidnappings and murders, young women have bec...
Jillian C., Global Voices Online
Although cases of sexual harassment in Egypt have received global media attention of late, bloggers in Morocco have been assessing the situation closer to home.
The bloggers, both male and female,...
Rohit K, Kinaara
Homosexual identity in India is flourishing in popular writings, novels, films and television shows.
Society does not have much space for people who defy the mainstream, especially for those with a...
Diego, Global Voices Online
On the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, Brazilian bloggers reignite the debate and campaign to end violence.
Following a series of special blog-posts on Global Voi...
Nicole, hangPROUD.com
Violence against women, as with everything else, begins with how we communicate. Through our language, we have created a culture in which women are seen as weaker, quieter, more submissive, and the le...
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