Violence against women is an on-going epidemic in our country. Data released last year by the Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics in a report on criminal victimization in Canada revealed that sexual assault remains the only crime in Canada for which there has been no decline in the last decade.
Author: CBC Source: Shanifa Nasser, Natalie Nanowski A newly-appointed chaplain [...]
Source: Al-Jazeera A famous mosque in India has agreed [...]
TOKYO — Japan’s Constitution promises gender equality, and Prime Minister Shinzo Abe says he wants a society where all women can "shine.” But many women say that is hard to do when they cannot even use their own surnames. Under a Japanese law that dates back to the Meiji era, more than a century ago, all married couples must use one surname. In theory, a couple may choose either the husband’s or the wife’s last name, but in practice, 96 percent of women assume their husband’s.
After 14 years of sexual harassment at work, Idihar Chaieb finally got her day in court. The widow had been repeatedly propositioned and groped by her boss, who was also a local official in her home town of Menzel Bouzelfa, an hour’s drive from Tunis. When he finally got the message that Chaieb wasn’t interested in his advances, he threatened to destroy her reputation.
Author: Rosjke Hasseldine Source: Huffington Post I believe that the [...]
Can women-run Islamic courts bring gender justice to India’s Muslims? One group that is training India’s first class of female ‘qazis,’ or Islamic judges, thinks it can.
Source: Shia News Association The following is the transcript of [...]
Author: Stephanie Busari, Jason Hanna, and Faith Karimi Source: CNN [...]
A rising tide of violence against women in the last year has created an atmosphere of heightened fear in the Afghan capital.