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Providing better medical assistance to survivors of gender-based violence

April 10, 2024 8:17 pm

Currently, they hesitate to seek help due to fear of stigma, blame and the process of the criminal justice system. But a survivor-centric approach would allow safe spaces for disclosure, autonomy and informed consent-based medical and mental health care

UNFPA, TechGig organise Hackathon to tackle gender based violence; here's how to apply

September 09, 2022 9:14 pm

The winning team of the hackathon will be awarded Rs 1,50,000, and Rs 1,00,000 and Rs 50,000 will be awarded to the first and second runner-ups respectively.

SC panel releases draft rules for livestreaming court proceedings

June 08, 2021 9:47 am

With at least five cameras in courts that will be positioned at different angles, a dedicated control room and a viewing area to avoid overcrowding of courts, the draft rules allow for archiving of court proceedings for six months.

'How to control your woman' googled 165 million times amid pandemic, reveals study

April 30, 2021 2:25 pm

The study looked at Google searches in the US that was focused on six areas of interest--precarity and insecurity, despondency and helplessness, indicative male violence, and intentional male violence

What’s a Man: A podcast that attempts to unravel toxic traits in men

April 15, 2021 4:49 pm

"Everyone assumes educated middle and upper class men have no real problems; that men are the problem..."

Natkhat: A short film that challenges the 'boys will be boys' attitude

February 02, 2021 10:31 am

The Vidya Balan-starrer -- currently playing at the Yellowstone International Film Festival -- shows a nurturing relationship between a mother and her son, narrated from the prism of gender violence

Lockdown left women more vulnerable: Webinar on gender violence

October 09, 2020 5:26 am

Jharna Pathak, assistant professor Gujarat Institute of Development Research, said the way Hathras case proceeded and the narrative that was created seemed that they were trying to justify a gruesome rape.

A gendered gaze of justice

July 29, 2020 9:52 pm

The stereotype of a 'distressed victim' has influenced the judgment of courts in many rape trials.

Conversations on sexual violence need to acknowledge root of the problem

May 18, 2020 9:54 am

It is high time that we acknowledge the monsters in the darkest corners of our minds and inside our homes. Parents need to have the forbidden “talk” with their sons and daughters.

Explained: How climate change leads to more violence against women, girls

March 05, 2020 1:19 pm

Rape, domestic violence, forced marriages: A new study shows the effects of climate change are leading to an increase in violence against girls and women in many corners of the world.

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