Child Brides

The average age of marriage may be rising in the cities, but in the heart of Andhra hinterland, child marriages are still a very grim reality for many.

The case in ...

Decriminalising Sex Work Is At The Frontier Of Workers Rights

It's been called the oldest profession in the world, but despite centuries of labor sex work still gets a bad rap. Whether or not you agree that sex work should or shouldn'...

How A Woman Can Feel Safe & Own Her City

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Indonesia Push To Teach Gender Equality In Schools Amid Rising Violence Against Women

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A New Indian Website Is Helping Sexual Assault Survivors Heal

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UK Theatre Uses Play To Address Sexual Assault And Scrutiny In A Social Media World

University of Kentucky Department of Theatre and Dance takes on a very important and difficult topic the next several days as it presents "Good Kids," a play centered on th...

These 10 Powerful Images Shut Down All Who Blame Women’s Clothes For Sexual Assault

Usually when the gory details of molestation, sexual harassment, and rape cases become news in India, some people end up erroneously dissecting the clothes worn by the vict...

Akshay Kumar, Farhan Akhtar, Other Celebs Condemn Bengaluru Molestation Case

Popular Bollywood celebrities like Shekhar Kapur and Farhan Akhtar have strongly condemned the molestation of a young woman on New Year's day here. The horrifying incident ...

How Tattoos Help Sexual Assault Survivors Reclaim Their Bodies

When Marti was 18 years old, she was raped by multiple men at a frat party. She was a virgin. "It happened in the beginning of my first semester freshman year," she recalls...