Public transportation : A painful ride for women
- By
Astitwa Team
Story of the month: Public transportation, not always a joy ride for women
If you’re a woman and use public transportation to move about, it’s given that you’ve had some bitter experiences that ruined your whole day or even weeks or months. ...
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RELATIONSHIP
Waiting to get Divorce, Plz Help me!
- By
name Withheld
I got married 3 year back! and its never touched my heart. But I have to live my life with same man till my life ends for this birth. have to wait another birth to get my life back, to get happiness and freedom, to do what makes me happy.I am wor...
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LESBIANS AND BISEXUALS
Social taboos pressure lesbian love
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Web and other resources
Throughout South Asia, homosexuality has been a taboo subject. There are signs in some areas that gay people are now becoming more open - but that is not always the case. In the latest in a series of articles from the region, Sutapa Mukerjee looks at...
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WOMEN RIGHTS
Talking about Feminism
- By
PC
“I have never been able to find out precisely what feminism is: I only know that people call me a feminist whenever I express sentiments that differentiate me from a doormat”
– Rebecca West
“Feminism” is a notion that has been taken a...
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HIS POINT OF VIEW
Reservation for women: Making them feel weaker or protecting right?
- By
Raj
With the change of political situation in Nepal, our leaders seem more concerned about women rights and more eager to give them facilities and opportunities. Some steps taken by them are appreciable like citizenships, now, can be issued with name of ...
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HER POINT OF VIEW
WORLD WITHOUT THE MAN PROBLEMS!!!!
- By
SAJI
Thanks ASTITWA team for writing about the issues related to women. What you’re doing is just great. Every time I surf the net, ASTITWA.COM is the first site I visit. Giving us information on what really is happening in our society in a sincere way ...
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"When a woman is raped by a stranger, she
has to live with a frightening memory
When she is raped by her husband, she has to live with
the rapist."
When it is the person you have entrusted your life, rapes you. It isn't just physical or sexual assault, it is a betrayal of the very core of your marriage, of your person, of your trust. Sex should be mutual and it is an agreement derived out of the passion of two partners. In Nepal, Supreme Court has declared that husbands who force their wives to have sex can now be charged with rape. Whether a woman should publicly charge their husbands who force them to have sex-Marital rape?
