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CEQUIN’s ‘Mardon Wali Baat – Unlearnt & Rescripted’ Sparks National Dialogue on Indian Masculinities

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CEQUIN’s ‘Mardon Wali Baat – Unlearnt & Rescripted’ Sparks National Dialogue on Indian Masculinities

Women News Network March 19, 2025 699

Delhi based nonprofit organiztion CEQUIN (Centre for Equity and Inclusion) and Rohini Nilekani Philanthropies hosted a National...

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Burden of Unpaid Labour: A Panel Discussion

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• Women and Work

Burden of Unpaid Labour: A Panel Discussion

Women News Network March 10, 2025

On the occasion of International Women’s Day, the nonprofit organization ICUNR (Indian Council for UN Relations) held...

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“Bharatiya Men” says He Supports Murder of Woman Who Filed Rape Case, Incites Extreme Anti-Women Hate and Femicide

• Gender Based Violence

“Bharatiya Men” says He Supports Murder of Woman Who Filed Rape Case, Incites Extreme Anti-Women Hate and Femicide

Women News Network March 10, 2025 741

In a shocking display of anti-women hate and promotion of femicide, an anonymous Twitter account by the...

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Feminists In Paris Walk Top-less to Protest Right-Wing Fascism, Triggering the MAGAs and MRAs

• Women and Politics

Feminists In Paris Walk Top-less to Protest Right-Wing Fascism, Triggering the MAGAs and MRAs

Women News Network March 9, 2025 854

In a bold act of both political protest and reclamation of the public space, hundreds of women...

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I Joined A Company With No Women: Indian Man Shares Happiness in Finding Women-less Workplace

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I Joined A Company With No Women: Indian Man Shares Happiness in Finding Women-less Workplace

Women News Network March 1, 2025

An Indian man on the social networking site Twitter (rebranded as X) gleefully expressed that he has...

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Madhya Pradesh: 5-year-old Girl Child Brutally Raped by 17-year-old boy, Victim Fighting for Life After 28 Stiches

• Gender Based Violence

Madhya Pradesh: 5-year-old Girl Child Brutally Raped by 17-year-old boy, Victim Fighting for Life After 28 Stiches

Women News Network February 28, 2025 717

In Madhya Pradesh’s Gwalior district, a 5-year-old girl child was brutally raped by a 17-year-old boy who...

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Undeserving Women as NCW Chief?

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• Women and Politics

Undeserving Women as NCW Chief?

Women News Network March 3, 2024 780

Questions are being raised about the selection of Ms Rekha Sharma as National Commission of Women Chief...

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Insensitive Comments by NCW Chief and Men’s Rights Activists after Jharkhand Gang-rape of Spanish Biker

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Insensitive Comments by NCW Chief and Men’s Rights Activists after Jharkhand Gang-rape of Spanish Biker

Women News Network March 3, 2024 774

The National Commission of Women Chief Rekha Sharma has asked a male foreign national on Twitter that...

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Uttarakhand Women’s Group Rejects Draft UCC Bill

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• Women and Politics

Uttarakhand Women’s Group Rejects Draft UCC Bill

Women News Network February 8, 2024

The Uttarakhand women’s groups and representatives reacted sharply to the Uttarakhand Draft Bill on Uniform Civil Code...

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Women’s Political and Existential Space: Digital Inclusivity, Safety

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• Women and Internet

Women’s Political and Existential Space: Digital Inclusivity, Safety

Women News Network January 25, 2024 745

Women News founder-Editor Dr Sanjukta Basu recently delivered an Expert Talk Series Lecture titled, Twitter is the...

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