WC Desk: In the wake of the #metoo movement, 16 self-defense workshops in 16 countries during…
Tag: gender-based violence
Dreaming a Safe Country for Women!
Afroja Yesmin: We have seen enough brutality with our women and girls during our liberation war…
Protecting the reproductive rights of adolescent girls
WC Desk: When a 17-year old undocumented immigrant in a U.S. detention centre discovered she was…
A Dedicated Activist Speaks Against Gender-based Violence In Puntland
WC Desk: Fatima Dirie Nur is a woman with vision. She hopes that one day soon…
Marital Rape portrait in India
Soumyajit Dutta: Yes, women are being raped by their husbands every day. The portrait of a…
Psychological Interventions for Victims of Intimate Terrorism
Mwaka Mwandwe: In my last two articles about Intimate Terrorism, also known as Intimate Partner Violence,…
Manly Aggression as a Motive for Intimate Terrorism
Mwaka Mwandwe: The Incidence or frequency of Intimate Partner Violence (or Intimate Terrorism as explained in…
The Three Phases of Intimate Terrorism
Mwaka Mwandwe: Intimate Partner Violence is recognized as problem worldwide. This is because it occurs in…
In This Delhi Slum Resettlement Colony, Women Refuse To Put Up With Violence & Patriarchy
Charu Dua: In a beautiful example of on-ground solidarity, the women of the Savda- Ghevra slum…
Empowerment of Women- a Myth or an Illusion?
Mahfuzur Rahman: Living on the other side of the world, securing my social security and finest…