by Mandy Van Deven –USA– An unfortunate oversight of the recent media attention on lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) bullying is the advocacy potential that decades-old legislation has to prevent gender-based harassment in schools. Title IX of the …
Girls for Gender Equity: Title IX Does Not Only Apply to Sports! Read more »
by Lesley D. Biswas –India– Poverty, illiteracy and gender disparity are engrained in the Indian society. Key indicators of social development such as health and education are below average. The World Bank estimates India is home to 456 million people …
Breaking the Cycle of Poverty, Illiteracy, and Discrimination in India Read more »
by Holly Kearl –USA– What does a woman in Bangalore, India, standing on a busy street corner, waiting for a bus have in common with a teenage girl in Queens, New York, dressed in her school uniform, waiting for the …
Breaking the Silence: Rallying around the World to End Gender-based Street Harassment Read more »