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Bhutan Tackles Violence Against Women For "Refusing Sex, Burning The Dinner"

Sonam Zangmo endured abuse at the hands of her husband for two years before finally walking out on him after the birth of her daughter.
"He used to lay his hands on me...

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Maternal Mortality in India

Hanna Ingber Win explains her reporting project on maternal mortality in India.

In Muslim island villages, families marry off their daughters as young as 12 year...

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Retroscope - Salaam Women

Many of you are familiar with the question of being born female in India. But it will be nice to go through the exercise together –imagine you are a daughter in India...

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Hozier Donates Song Proceeds To Domestic Abuse Charities

Irish singer/songwriter Hozier is donating the proceeds of his new single, Cherry Wine, to a series of international domestic abuse charity organisations which provide supp...

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Delhi University To Host Three-Day 'Gender Mela'

In a first, the Delhi University is all set to host a three-day 'gender fair' from Thursday, where boys and men will stand shoulder to shoulder with girls and women to ques...

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Of Gender Divide

Since the creation of Eve from Adam’s rib, the human rib on gender issues has not stopped tickling. Left no wiser since Biblical times, the issue remains burning and ...

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Prime Time, Reality Bites

Prime Time has a plethora of fiction shows which are simply entertainment, entertainment, entertainment; barring the odd show or two. One can’t overlook the non-ficti...

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India's Maternal Care Crisis: Is There A Solution?

Nitu Paswan was four months pregnant when she met a community worker from the?Society for Nutrition, Education and Health Action. Paswan, a 25-year old from Dombivli, a cit...

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Farhan Akhtar Helps DD Series On Women Empowerment Reach Out On Digital Platforms

Actor Farhan Akhtar, who is UN Women’s Goodwill Ambassador, has come on the Doordarshan series Main Kuchh Bhi Kar Sakti Hoon as the narrator to help address...

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Main Kuch Bhi Kar Sakti Hoon' Narrated By Farhan Akhtar Redefines Edutainment

Mumbai, November 18, 2015 (Washington Bangla Radio): To address regressive practices such as sex selection, early marriage, early and repeated pregnancies, under-nutrition ...

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