Kolkata: With a group of youngsters coming forward to hold a 'SlutWalk' rally on Thursday, Kolkata joined the global movement of protest marches against sexual harassment. Led by a group of students and teachers from Jadavpur University and other institutes, the group of around 300 youngsters marched from the varsity campus to Triangular Park challenging the stereotype that 'women are abused sexually because they dress up like sluts'. "We are...
08:11 PM, May 24, 2012
Blantyre: It's been 18 years since the late dictator Hastings Kamuzu Banda's "indecency in dress" laws were repealed in Malawi, but mobs of men and boys in the largely conservative southern African country have recently been publicly stripping women of their miniskirts and pants. On Friday, hundreds of outraged girls and women, among them prominent politicians, protested the attacks while wearing pants or miniskirts and T-shirts emblazoned with such slogans...
01:17 PM, Jan 21, 2012
Andhra Pradesh DGP said that one of the reasons for rise in rape cases is the provocative clothes worn by women. ...
11:52 PM, Jan 05, 2012
Sagarika Ghose asks a panel of experts if, SlutWalk is the way to deal with sexual harassment. ...
12:12 AM, Aug 02, 2011
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After a lot of anticipation and speculation, Delhi finally got its first edition of the SlutWalk. The capital's version of the protest was much tamer ...
06:57 PM, Aug 01, 2011
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Watch out for the media! No really! Standing at Jantar Mantar on the hot July Sunday, you had to watch out for every step ...
06:25 PM, Aug 01, 2011
No dress code and the gathering wasn't very large either but the message was loud and clear. ...
07:25 PM, Jul 31, 2011
New Delhi: After the first SlutWalk in the capital on Sunday, the campaign will move to Mumbai, says controversial model Poonam Pandey and that she will lead it. "Full support to Slut Walk in Delhi! n Soon u will see me heading the Walk Ahead in Mumbai... wish i was der at Delhi today for the slut walk," Poonam posted on micro-blogging site Twitter. After becoming a sensation in Toronto...
04:42 PM, Jul 31, 2011
New Delhi: The India chapter of SlutWalk that was supposed to kick off in Delhi " finally took to the streets on a sunny Sunday morning. The Delhi chapter was supposed to be the first of its lot in India, but Bhopal took out its own version on July 17th. But when Delhi finally took the show to the road after months of speculation, the SlutWalk was rather impressive. SlutWalk...
03:47 PM, Jul 31, 2011
New Delhi: After becoming a sensation in huge cities like Toronto and Melbourne, the SlutWalk finally took place in New Delhi on Sunday under the name of Besharmi Morcha. Close to 200 people gathered at Jantar Mantar to participate in the march to protest against society's perception that victims of sexual harassment ask for trouble by dressing scantily. "We have students and a number of groups supporting us for the...
11:57 AM, Jul 31, 2011
'SlutWalk' - a movement for women's equality that began in Toronto - is going to be held at Jantar Mantar on Sunday. ...
07:59 AM, Jul 31, 2011
New Delhi: 'SlutWalk' Delhi also known as the 'Besharmi Morcha' is a movement that has been initiated to address the issue of unequal, unfair and stereotyped treatment of women in society is finally happening in Delhi on Sunday. Students have come together to organise the movement in Delhi at Jantar Mantar. The first "Slut Walk" was held in Toronto this year after a police officer caused outrage by stating during...
05:42 PM, Jul 30, 2011
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