03 Jan
The Census 2001 indicates that while there is an increase in the overall sex ratio of the country (927 females per 1000 males in 1991 to 933 females per 1000 males in 2001), the child sex ratio (in the 0-6 age group) has shown a decline in almost all the States as compared to the…
03 Jan
“Sixteen Days of Awakening Drive for Safety of Women” by Bharatiya Stree Shakti Jagaran (BSSJ) Pune. BSSJ Pune had organized a sixteen days awakening drive on presently relevant, important issue of women’s safety from 25th Nov. 2015 (White Ribbon Day & International Day for Elimination of Violence against women) to 10th Dec. 2015 (Human Right…
03 Jan
A Shani temple in Maharashtra’s Ahmednagar district was cleansed ceremonially after a woman entered the temple and offered oil on it, breaking its 400-year-old tradition. Bharatiya Stree Shakti considers the act caretakers took as derogatory and insult to women and women hood. Representives of BSS(Mumbai) met CM Devendra Fadnavis on 5th December 2015 to register…