038 deepika Singh
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038 deepika Singh replied to the topic 1 in 3 women experience physical or sexual violence in the forum Gender-based Violence 2 years, 2 months ago
Has there been a day when you opened the newspaper in the morning and didn’t find a single news related to crime towards a woman? No, right? Crime against women include cases of rape, harassment, sexual assault, domestic violence. The cases of violence has been steadily increasing in our country and these crimes have been so normalized that we do…[Read more]
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038 deepika Singh replied to the topic Top career related skills for women to learn. in the forum Access to Education 2 years, 2 months ago
In a patriarchal country like ours, it becomes very difficult for a woman to be a excel in her career. They need to check all the checkboxes in order to become a successful person whom everyone appreciates, while in comparison, it just a cake walk for men. Women are often criticized for taking things too personally or being too soft in making big…[Read more]
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038 deepika Singh replied to the topic 140 million girls will become child brides between 2011 and 2020! in the forum Child Marriage 2 years, 2 months ago
Child marriage is a curse. It snatches away childhood from children’s life. Child marriages has been prevailing in our country since a long time. India is estimated to have over 24 million child brides. 40% of the world’s 60 million child marriages take place in India according to the National Family Health Survey. The most common reasons for u…[Read more]
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038 deepika Singh replied to the topic Steps to minimize gender bias in the forum Gender Justice 2 years, 2 months ago
Gender bias refers to a person receiving different treatment based on the person’s real or perceived gender identity. It exists in the way we speak, the words we write and the way we behave. It impacts women differently and to a greater extend than men. Gender baisness has been around us since childhood when boys are encouraged to act manly, be…[Read more]
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038 deepika Singh replied to the topic Child Marriage is a Bane in the forum Child Marriage 2 years, 2 months ago
Child marriage is a curse. It snatches away childhood from children’s life. Child marriages has been prevailing in our country since a long time. India is estimated to have over 24 million child brides. 40% of the world’s 60 million child marriages take place in India according to the National Family Health Survey. The most common reasons for u…[Read more]
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038 deepika Singh replied to the topic Why a women is expected to be compromising more in a marriage? in the forum Sexism & Patriarchy 2 years, 2 months ago
Why is it always a woman who has to compromise and kill her dream in a marriage? Why is she the one who has to remain in the house and look after the kids? All a marriage means to woman is sacrifice. The biggest sacrifice is that a women has to leave her house and her family, go to the boys house and accept his family. She is one who is supposed…[Read more]
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038 deepika Singh replied to the topic A woman has the sole decision in requesting an abortion. in the forum Maternal Health 2 years, 2 months ago
I firmly believe that a woman should be capable enough of taking decisions relating to her body, whether it is related to having a child or aborting it. But so is not the case in our country. Women are not allowed to have abortion any time they pleases. Our government have the rights to interfere in a intimate matter of what a women wants to do…[Read more]
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038 deepika Singh replied to the topic Women and Choice of Employment in the forum Employment Opportunities 2 years, 2 months ago
Right to choose is a human right and every individual should have it. Then why are women exempted from it? Many women across different parts of the world does not have the choice of pursuing their career. They do not have to choice to fulfill their life long dreams. They are stripped away from education and entitled to someone other man once they…[Read more]
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038 deepika Singh replied to the topic Obstacles to Girls' Education and How to Overcome Them in the forum Access to Education 2 years, 2 months ago
Why is it always a woman who is barred from education? Many women fail to pursue their education and live the lives of their dreams due to the senseless typical mindset of out society. Some parents do their part by just graduating their girl and making her an educated, skilled, marriage material’ women. There are various obstacles that a girl…[Read more]
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038 deepika Singh replied to the topic Has too many meanings given to the cause of feminism ruined the basic aim of the movement? in the forum Feminism 2 years, 2 months ago
The real meaning of feminism is – equal rights to women as men. Men and women should have equal political, social and economical rights. Feminism= equality. This is how simple feminism is. Feminism is purely a movement which intends to enlighten people with a goal of improving gender equality and strengthening women’s status our society. It’s mai…[Read more]
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038 deepika Singh replied to the topic Importance of women self defense. in the forum Gender-based Violence 2 years, 2 months ago
With an increase in the number of crimes against women like molestation, sexual harassment, kidnapping, rape it becomes a necessity that they are provided with self -defece training to protect themselves and others.
Why is self-defence an important requirement in today’s time?
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038 deepika Singh replied to the topic A woman's right to choose in the forum General Discussions 2 years, 2 months ago
“ If the women’s movement can be summed up in a single phrase, ‘it is the right to choose’.” – Beatrice Faust.
Right to choose is a human right and every individual should have it. Then why are women exempted from it? Many women across different parts of the world does not have the choice of pursuing their career. They do not have to choice…[Read more]
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038 deepika Singh replied to the topic Gender Stereotypes and Their Impact on Women's Career in the forum Employment Opportunities 2 years, 2 months ago
Gender stereotyping is something that has been prevailing in our world since forever. It has adverse effects for both men and women. But somehow the degree of impact for women is more than men. Gender setreotypes has been existing around us since childhood when boys were encouraged to act manly, be active and sporty while girls were told to act in…[Read more]
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038 deepika Singh replied to the topic How Safe Are Women At Their Workplace in Current Time? in the forum Employment Opportunities 2 years, 2 months ago
Just take a moment to look around. Patriarchy is all around us. Women are not safe anywhere. Whether it’s their workplace or their own houses.
As a women enter a workplace they are already entering an unequal landscape that has been traditionally believed to be ruled by men. There is prejudice treatment against them at the time of hiring. They…[Read more] -
038 deepika Singh replied to the topic Whether self defence training be become compulsory for girls? in the forum Gender-based Violence 2 years, 2 months ago
With an increase in the number of crimes against children like kidnapping, molestation, sexual assault, the need to include self- defence in the school curriculum has become a necessity rather than just an option. I believe that self defence should be a core subject in our schools just like English and maths.
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038 deepika Singh replied to the topic Period poverty and stigma in the forum Water & Sanitation 2 years, 2 months ago
It’s 2022 and periods are still considered as a taboo in India. A menstruating women is considered as impure. Menstruation has always been surrounded my myths and taboos in India. Such taboos about menstruation present in many societies impact on girls’ and women’s emotional state, mentality and lifestyle and most importantly, health.
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038 deepika Singh replied to the topic Why is Martial Rape Legal in India? in the forum Sexism & Patriarchy 2 years, 2 months ago
Any kind of forced sexual intercourse with a person without prior consent is known as rape and is a crime, irrespective of the relationship between the victim and criminal. It does not matter if the person raping is a stranger, relative, father, brother or a husband of the person being raped. Then why India remains one of the 36 countries where a…[Read more]
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038 deepika Singh replied to the topic What is Feminism Is and What it isn’t in the forum Feminism 2 years, 2 months ago
The real meaning of feminism is – equal rights to women as men. Men and women should have equal political, social and economical rights. Feminism= equality. This is how simple feminism is. Feminism is purely a movement which intends to enlighten people with a goal of improving gender equality and strengthening women’s status our society. It’s mai…[Read more]
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038 deepika Singh replied to the topic Is it SAFE for Women to Travel India? in the forum Safety and Security 2 years, 2 months ago
I think each and every person in our country can answer this question without a second thought. The issue of women’s safety in India is constantly in news. Women travellers are not at all save in India. This is has got prominent to an extent that now if something happens to a girl while travelling alone the blame immediately goes to her. Why did…[Read more]
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038 deepika Singh replied to the topic Technology and innovation for gender equality in the forum Gender Divide 2 years, 2 months ago
Just as technology facilitates us with various functions in our daily lives, it also plays a great role in impacting the status of gender equality in our society. Nowadays several women are raising issues regarding gender equality on various social media platforms and this has only been made possible with the help of technology. Women residing in…[Read more]
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