Vijay stepping into politics has triggered an uncomfortable realisation, our generation isn’t as politically aware as we think. Was it the absence of student unions? Or a larger disconnect? Either way, it’s time we fix this for ourselves and the next generation.
"Why don't women report r*pe?" Because when they do, you ask 47 questions about her drinking, her clothes, and her texting history. And zero about him.
Women living in India's most heat-vulnerable districts are reporting increased violence during peak summer months, underscoring how extreme heat could be linked to escalating risks for women and a source of household tensions.
My roomate was attacked by her boyfriend in a jealous rage. He tried to choke her and instead of screaming or resisting she stayed calm and started to caress his face and then kiss him. This calmed him down and they spent the night together. The next morning she was on the train back to her hometown. Men cannot even start to comprehend what women are sometimes forced to do to merely survive.
When I was in college a doctor came and spoke to us on World Aids Day. She said that in her 30 year career one thing she had seen was that when women find out they have HIV, they prepare for the future of the family etc. When men get HIV they find ways to infect other women because they are vindictive.