Is dowry law truly pro-women?

Every year so many women are tortured by means of misuse of 498 A. This makes us think, ?Is 498A pro-women?? Three women in my family have been tortured due to false allegations from one ill-intentioned woman.

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Women are harbingers of growth

The modern Indian woman aspires to be more ambitious and goal-oriented, entering into new arenas day in and day out. Jumping onto the bandwagon of high-paying jobs, she loves to call out the shots in hitherto male bastions..

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Are female call centre employees facing rejection?

Female call centre employees are increasingly hiding their profession to avoid rejection from the society. The Indian society carries a notion that girls working in BPOs are frequently abused over phone and our not fit for weddings.

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Sexual harassment: The tale of an abused girl

Sexual harassment by relatives and family friends has become rather a common phenomenon but each story has its own pain and leads to a dreadful fear and impact on victim's life. What if he comes back and does it again? Many girls are living in fear.

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Woman hurls slipper at SC judge

The court ordered the all the five accused women to serve out similar terms. Such an aggressive incident shocked the entire court room as well as the nation, as the Supreme Court stands for the very citadel of justice.

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Women are wired differently

A woman's brain has a thicker corpus callosum as compared to that of a man. Research shows that women have 30 per cent more connections between the left and right hemispheres of the brain. This gives women a distinct advantage in certain areas..

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Women army officers fight against gender inequality

In an affidavit filed in the High Court, the Army said, "The background of our troops who hail from rural areas with fixed concepts of women had to be considered at the time of induction of women as officers into the army.

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Role of women in social transformation

Woman is the magnificent creation of god, a multi faceted personality with the power of benevolence, adjustability, integrity and tolerance. She is companion of man, gifted with equal mental faculty, a protector and provider, the embodiment of love.

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Gender identity is a sign of a human diversity

Masculinity and femininity need to be taken as reflection of one?s traits and behaviour pattern as male and female, irrespective of one?s biological determination. Instead of the sexual identity, many feel that we must move towards gender identity.

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What is women's empowerment all about?

The empowerment of women occurs in reality, when women achieve increased control and participation in decision making that leads to their better access to resources, and therefore, improved socio-economic status.

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Pregnant job-seekers face discrimination: Study

The scientists carried out a survey wearing a pregnancy prosthesis, which made them appear pregnant. The study says that the pregnant women face more interpersonal hostility than when the same women appear as non-pregnant and apply for jobs..

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Beware of marrying an Indian girl

Biased Indian laws and the extortionist attitude of empowered Indian women towards marriage should serve as a warning to men. The bitter truth is that Indian marriage reeks of bitter resentment, biased laws against the husband and extortionist wives..

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Rescuing hapless girls from brothels

In-brothel counselors, choose to risk their lives security to rescue the victims of social evil, from brothels. They pose as decoy customers and visit the brothels, where they try figuring out a new entrant and win her confidence..

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Polygamy: Is this a new trend?

Polygamy has existed in India since Vedic times. Even in today?s world, the practice continues and in fact thrives. Polygamy should be abolished and the people, who practice it, should be strictly dealt by the law.

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Theme of this year's International Women's Day declared

The United nations has come out with the 2009's theme for International Women's Day to be celebrated on March 8. This year's theme, recongnised and followed worldwide, is going to be 'Women and men united to end violence against women and girls'.

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Rescuing hapless girls from brothels

In-brothel counselors, choose to risk their lives security to rescue the victims of social evil, from brothels. They pose as decoy customers and visit the brothels, where they try figuring out a new entrant and win her confidence..

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