Stories about Women & Gender from April, 2006
African women blogging this week
Everchanging World speaks out about “street harassment in Lagos“. She believes it is a serious problem and adds “And no it’s not because I was in America and got brainwashed...
India: Domestic Violence
Wicked Angel writes on the issue of domestic violence, on how it's ignored by most forums and how it affects women from all socio-economic backgrounds.
South Asia: Shaking hands with men
Does a woman, in accordance with her faith – refusing to shake a man's hand account for a parallel to racism? Vislumbres asks some uncomfortable questions.
South Asia: Vulnerable in a faraway land
Sepia Mutiny has a moving account of a South Asian girl who is raped in the US.
Opposition to Indonesian Playboy magazine
Yosef Ardi of Indonesia Today calls the first issue of the Indonesian edition of Playboy magazine a “smashing success” despite insistence by some quarters that it is pornographic because it...
Kenya: Rape and truths
Gukira writes a comment on rape…”Recently, 10 girls were raped in Kenya, raped by neighborhood residents. We continue to live in the shadow of St. Patrick’s, Kibwezi, where a boys’...
Pulse of the Saudi Blogosphere
It's another eventful week in the Saudi blogosphere, so let's get started with our weekly roundup… Providing a proper work environment for Saudi women was one of the major goals...
China: Unexplained deaths
The Opposite End of China gathers coverage of last week's discovery of 121 skulls in a forest in northwestern China's Gansu province which tests show belonged to women and children....
Albania: Modern Bride Joke
Annabengan at annasblog tells an Albanian joke about what's considered a “modern” bride. The joke does reflect the reality and the reality isn't likable: “Albanian modern brides – husbands’ sex...
Kyrgyzstan: Bride Stealing
Nurilya, a university student in Kyrgyzstan, writes about bride kidnapping and a friend of hers who was kidnapped.
Indonesian links
Indonesian tech blogs Daily babblings! and Enda Quicklinks have links to an article on online identity and anonymity, a blog on parenting and fashion and a blog where you can...
India: Female politicians
Female politicians in India end up playing roles of sacrificial or raving ones. More than their ideology, their behaviour seems to indicate their acceptance and standing. More on this at...
DRC: Public Transportation and Free Speech Tribulations
Daily links don't do all discussions justice. Here are translations of eloquent quotes posted in the last two weeks on two such issues by D.R of Congo blogger Tony Katombe....
Grenada, Jamaica: Passa Passa
Yamfoot, a Jamaican living in Grenada, comments on the “passa passa” dances which have made their way from Jamaica to Grenada and which apparently involve lewd behavior on the part...
The African women’s blogsphere this week
Virtual cartwheels are perhaps our only last recourse as apparently African women are (still) invisible. Black Looks writes about an recent article in the Guardian where the founder of the...
