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THE RAPE EPIDEMIC
In search of the missing link

Indifference, impatience, aggression and denial have been among the common responses to rape as a multi-layered problem. In the concluding part of her article, Ammu Joseph draws attention to all that fosters a culture of violence against women in our society and why it is unamenable to hasty remedies.

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PREVENTING RAPE

Are we just blind persons feeling an elephant?

Every case of sexual violence that becomes a cause celebre gives rise to earnest calls for action which often yield some results. But limited, quick-fix solutions that do not address the underlying causes of this deep-rooted problem have clearly not worked, writes Ammu Joseph in the first of a two-part article examining the many layers of the issue.

Justice Gender Violence Gender Laws and Policy Society Women Voices unheard

WORLD RADIO DAY

Who will cast the first vote for equality?

On World Radio Day, Ammu Joseph looks at the representation of women in Indian radio and wonders if the medium can play a more significant role in ensuring empowerment and equal participation.

Gender and Media Radio Media Work+Life Voices unheard

GENDER VIOLENCE

Why the death penalty stands for nothing

The pressure of ill-informed popular sentiment coupled with a retributive judicial system may lead to an award of capital punishment for rapists, as it has in the Delhi 2012 case, but that does very little to address the much larger problem of VAW in all its dimensions. Ammu Joseph explains.

Justice Gender Violence Women Voices unheard

GENDER VIOLENCE

Why the death penalty stands for nothing

Justice Gender Violence Women Voices unheard

WOMEN IN POLITICS

Whose dynasty is it anyway?

If 34 per cent of current parliamentarians have family ties and all those under 30 years are hereditary MPs, the concern over women alone leveraging family connections in politics seems misplaced. As the Women's Reservation Bill awaits yet another round of consideration, Ammu Joseph wonders if women politicians can and do make a difference.

Gender Law and Policy Work+Life Women Voices unheard

GENDERED TRAGEDIES

An unequal disaster in the land of Chipko

As Uttarakhand reels in the aftermath of devastating floods, Ammu Joseph underlines the need for greater awareness of the gender dimensions of such calamities and recognition of the special and diverse needs of women and other disadvantaged sections of society.

Relief Women Voices unheard

OPINION/MEDIA

Terror reporting reveals gaping holes

The pervasive tendency to speculate and insinuate involvement of individuals and selective groups in instances of terror, without authentication or references to source of information, is not only an unfair attack on those implicated but against the very essence of journalism. Ammu Joseph elaborates.

Peace The Press Media Voices unheard

KATJU EPISODE

Who will bell the media cat?

If issues concerning media standards and ethics are not swept under the carpet as in the past, some good may result from the recent storm over Justice Katjus observations, writes Ammu Joseph.

OP-ED Media Voices unheard

PAID NEWS SYNDROME

Who pays the price for paid news?

In mid-June, the Election Commmission of India directed Chief Electoral Officers of all states and Union Territories to enforce the law against "paid news" during elections. The institutionalised racket has been running into hundreds of crores of rupees. Ammu Joseph brings you up to speed.

OP-ED The Press Voices unheard

WOMEN/MEDIA

Countdown to better representation of women in media

The worlds largest and longest-running longitudinal research and action initiative on gender in the news media released in New York on 2 March, where the 54th session of United Nations Commission on the Status of Women is currently on. Ammu Joseph summarises the findings.

Opinions OP-ED Media Voices unheard

THE HEALTH OF NEWS

The Media and the Flu

Why is it that swine flu makes major national headlines in India while encephalitis, which has claimed many more lives this year (not to mention malaria, tuberculosis, gastro-enteritis, etc.), does not? Could it be that the A(H1N1) virus is more glamorous? Ammu Joseph analyses the scoops.

Health OP-ED Media Voices unheard

REGULATION AND THE PUBLIC

Media Policy: A citizens' wishlist for Ambika Soni

For some time there has been an impasse between media and the government over the media regulation and the Broadcast Bill, with citizens left on the sidelines. A set of documents is being released into the public domain to stimulate public debate. Ammu Joseph has more.

Media Voices unheard

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