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Abortion Laws / Rules / Policies Articles contributed by users Site visitors are invited to post their articles directly here  - Procedure to post articles, documents, photographs, etc. is given here  Arkhakuda: Profile of poverty in Chilika  - Declining productivity in Chilika Lake, Orissa, has severely affected the livelihoods of this fishin  List of hostels for women in Mumbai  - Contributed by Shobha Mathur (doc)  Request for proposals on innovative projects for women  - Ministry of Women and Child Development (jpg)  Domestic Violence Breaking the Silence - A Training Manual for Activists, Advocates  - Produced by the Family Violence Prevention Fund  Articles on Domestic Violence DNA: Ring the bell, stop domestic violence: August 29, 2008  -   Infochange : Delays do not bode well for Domestic Violence Bill : Mar 2006  - Bill was enacted last year, the government still has not notified the date from which the Act become  Infochange : Women's Protection Law A model law : Nov 2006  - Given the widespread occurrence of domestic violence, the enactment is a welcome development  Navhind Times : Activists criticise Indian domestic violence law : Dec 5, 2006  - Activists urged that the new law be made “gender neutral”, with a greater emphasis on counselling  The Hindu : Rise in domestic violence : Dec. 10, 2006  - West Bengal recorded the second highest incidence of domestic violence  TOI : 44 per cent women abused in Kolkata : Dec 9, 2006  - In 2000, an average of 125 women faced domestic violence per day and now, the figure is 160  TOI : An eye for an eye? - Domestic Violence Act : Dec 6, 2006  - What happens when a male chauvinist meets a female chauvinist!  TOI : If men have a problem, they should speak up : Nov 7, 2006  - A talk with feisty minister  TOI : Independent women too are victims of domestic violence : Nov 25, 2006  - Recent Act to protect women against domestic violence will make people aware that there is a law  Laws / Rules / Policies Dowry Articles on Dowry Laws / Rules / Policies Education TOI: Why girls drop out of school: March 08, 2008  -   Educational Courses Certificate Course on basics in Foods and Nutrition: Mumbai  - By The Sophia Centre for Women's Studies and Development  Online course on women's issues, rights and movements: June 1st – July 31st 2008  - By StreeNet ( Last date of register : May 17, 2008)  Health of Women Articles on Health of Women IE : Young women take health for granted: awareness survey : Mar 20, 2005  - Women above 40 years of age exercise regularly, which is not the case with younger women  New ILO report highlights how action in the world of work can help reduce maternal deaths  -   Women's health group seeks ban on HPV immunization  - Says studies haven't looked at long-term effects of the vaccine and booster shots  Child birth 30th Nov - 1st Dec. 07: Birth India Inaugural Seminar Brochure  -  (pdf)  Maharashtra State Commission for Women Maharashtra State Commission for Women  - An independent Department of Women and Child Development  MSCW : Networking With NGOs  - Commission organises meetings with NGOs in Mumbai and other districts of Maharashtra  National Commission for Women Complaints and Counselling Unit  -   Expert Committees and Networking  -   Legal Amendments / Bills Proposed  -   Mandate of the Commission  -   Programmes and Publications  -   Seminars and Workshops  -   Sexual Harassment Articles on Sexual Harassment of Women Infochange : Sexual harassment: Battling unwelcome sexual attention  - Any form of sexual attention becomes harassment when it is ‘unwelcome’  WomenExcel : Do Rape Laws Favour the Accused? A Review.  - The laws are not very just and to top it they are in urgent need of a review  WomenExcel : Trauma of Marital Rape  - Marital rape is not taken as a crime, the fact remains that it prevalent throughout society  Laws / Rules / Policies Sexual Harassment of Women at their Work Place(Prevention) Bill, 2003  -   Women Empowerment Articles on Women Empowerment Rajsattetalya Karbharni  - A Special Magazine for women by Resource and Support Centre for Development  Zulieben’s Success Story  - Jayant Shroff  Laws / Rules / Policies National Policy For The Empowerment Of Women - 2001  -

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