· June, 2009

Stories about Women & Gender from June, 2009

Bahamas: No More Impunity

  10 June 2009

Womanish Words vociferously calls for “no more impunity in the Bahamas for those who commit violent crimes against children and women.”

Bahamas: War vs. Domestic Violence

  9 June 2009

“Bahamian women and children are fighting for their lives in a terrible ongoing war that mainstream culture calls domestic violence,” reports Womanish Words.

Japan: Sex crime victims and the lay judge system

  7 June 2009

Absentia wrote a post [en] about the repercussions that the new lay judge system might have on the sex crime victims. According to the blogger, “there is a possibiliy that people slander the victims on the internet, and even make another sexual assault on them, using the leaked information.” In...

Jamaica: High Teen Pregnancy and Sexual Violence Rates

  5 June 2009

Adolescent pregnancy continues to be a major health problem in Jamaica, with 35 percent of Jamaican women having their first pregnancy by age 19. Most of these pregnancies are not planned. Many of these teenage girls also experience sexual violence.

Japan: Female Internet user

  5 June 2009

Fumi Yamazaki from What's happening in Japan right now? blogs a research finding on websites that have higher percentage of female users with 20-34 years of age. The result is “communication sites”, “online shopping sites” and “gourmet sites”.

Singapore: Sex trafficking on the rise

  5 June 2009

There appears to be a rise of sex trafficking in Singapore. New Mandala received a comment from a reader who accuses the police and other Singapore authorities of protecting sex traffickers and brothel owners.

India: First Female Speaker Of Parliament

  3 June 2009

Aparajita reports that senior Congress leader Meira Kumar created history today by taking oath as India’s first female speaker of the Lok Sabha. This election proves that: “women are becoming more powerful day by day. Instead of being dominated by others they are going to dominate the country in the...

Trinidad & Tobago: Having Fun

  3 June 2009

“There are little things I do, or don’t do, which make me feel better about myself. I hope doing these things would lead to happiness, fun, and less traffic”: Trinidad and Toabgo's This Beach Called Life explains.