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Women, Relationships and Happyness!

2011-05-24  Women are vulnerable and naive, and the worst part is they make themselves open to all the hurts...this is the article about how some women tackle their relationships.

Separately Together!!

2011-05-24  We women fall in love so easily and fall out of it...literally never! Because we love from our hearts and not with our mind.

We Women Today

2011-03-29  This story foretells the transformation of the image and lifestyle, including the thought process of the quintessential Indian women, due to various reasons.

India needs urgent ANTI-STALKING LAWS

2011-03-28  No time in a day is safe for women in India.Where the stalkers move freely and stalking doesn't even come under the category of Crime in India.So,this is when Indian women needs stict antri-Stalking laws.

UNIFEM - Many Women And Girls Left Out Of Development Gains

2010-09-24  Large numbers of women and girls, especially from rural areas continue to live in exclusion and poverty.

Afghanistan: Women election candidates fear attacks by Taliban

2010-09-18  Amnesty International says that Afghan election candidates, especially women, are facing increasing attacks and threats from the Taliban and other insurgent groups in the run-up to Afghanistan's 18 September parliamentary elections.

INDIA: GROUNDBREAKING COURT CASES ON MATERNAL MORTALITY

2010-09-17  In a historic decision earlier in June, an Indian court ordered compensation for violation of constitutional and reproductive rights of two impoverished women.

The story of a dollar earner

2010-09-16  Poverty is one of the many reasons why women like us, who come from the third world leave our homes to seek greener pastures, not only for ourselves but also for our families.

Poem: The Dollar Earners

2010-09-16  A poem about women who sacrifice their life and migrate to greener pastures to provide for their families.

What is dating violence?

2010-09-07  Every relationships is different, but the one thing that is common to most abusive dating relationships is that the violence escalates over time and becomes more and more dangerous for the young victim.

Motherhood Vs HIV Positive Women

2010-08-21  On Mohan Singh and Savitri Devi’s list of must dos is to be around when their grandchildren get married. Sheela Chakravarty does not want another child while after the passing away of his wife, Salimuddin Khan plays both mother and father to his son, seven. In Saima Khatoon’s (23) case the responsibility of being both parents to her four year old son has fallen on her. Singh, Devi, Chakaravarty, Khan’s son and Khatoon are HIV positive.

YOUNG PROSTITUTE - POETRY & PAIN

2010-08-14  Poetry of pain!

The Fortuneless One

2010-08-06  Approximately 180 to 200 million women and girls become pregnant each year; 529,000 of them die from pregnancy related causes (more than one maternal death a minute).

India : The friendship day chaos

2010-08-05  It was Friendship Day last Sunday. Is it a crime to celebrate the days invented by western countries, in our culturally rich country? It would seem so by the antics of fundamentalist groups in India.

VERDICT:STONING

2010-08-02  Stoning is a form of capital punishment, where a group of people throw stones at an individual until the person dies. Shetizen Airyn takes a look at this barbaric practice in a way only she can.

India: Women Denied Early Abortion Choices

2010-07-29  According to a new study young, unmarried women in India face obstacles to obtaining early abortion services

Her father is a monster

2010-07-27  Child abuse is a stark reality. It happens around us all the time and yet not many raise their voice against it. In fact its so common that most just accept it especially in remote areas where women still haven't seen the light of education and don't know how/where to seek help.

Minister faces protest over Penan women

2010-07-27  Sarawak Chief Minister Taib Mahmud faced protests by supporters of the Penan in the UK today.

Hate Crimes, Women, and The Internet

2010-07-26  Misogyny is defined as “hatred, dislike or mistrust of women.” It seems that hate crimes against women are increasing as we are perceived as soft targets. One must wonder what role the Internet plays in this.

Report reveals rape of tribeswomen by loggers

2010-07-24  A new report has exposed an ‘environment of violence’ against tribeswomen in Borneo.

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