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Entries Tagged as 'sex and sexuality'

‘Unclean’ blood

September 9th, 2008 · No Comments

Many refer to it as ‘nature’s curse on women’. It’s commonly thought of as unclean. In some cultures, women are not even allowed to cook during those days of month. But, path-breaking new research could change the way people view the menstrual cycle. And it’s here in India, for the first time ever. The blood [...]

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Tags: culture · health · reproduction and repro rights · sex and sexuality

Not for the faint-hearted: TOI on sexual lib

September 3rd, 2008 · No Comments

The O-zone on Sunday covered the new trend among 20-30 something women, most of whom are still single, going all out for one-night stands and no strings attached.
Sexcapades of young women, their casual attitude towards flings and open declaration that sex is just a physical need like any other, lead one to wonder how this [...]

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Tags: culture · economic development · empowerment · gender roles and division of labour · globalisation · health · human development · marriage/divorce · media · reproduction and repro rights · sex and sexuality

Harrassment, etc

August 26th, 2008 · No Comments

The Washington Post had an in-depth piece on Indian women’s status. It starts off discussing ‘eve-teasing’, i.e. harrassment, but then delves into the whole range of issues from dowry to sex-selective abortion:
For India’s middle-class urban women, the past decade has brought unprecedented opportunities to advance in a social order long dominated by men. But a [...]

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Tags: activism · culture · dowry · economic development · empowerment · gender bias · gender roles and division of labour · girl child · globalisation · mobility · sex and sexuality · trade · violence against women/harrassment

Thanks Jade Goody

August 25th, 2008 · No Comments

For publicising the risk of cervical cancer. And I hope you will be fine.
According to TOI,
The exit of British television celebrity Jade Goody from the reality show Big Boss was a shocker. But what surprised most was the revelation of the fatal disease – cervical cancer that Goody was detected with. The word ‘Cervic Cancer’ [...]

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You know you want a condom ringtone

August 19th, 2008 · 1 Comment

I know I do.
A cell phone ring tone that sings “Condom, condom!” has been launched to promote safe sex in India, where condoms carry considerable social stigma and HIV and AIDS are growing problems, health experts said on Tuesday.
The a cappella ring tone features a professional singer chanting the word condom more than [...]

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Tags: GOI · media · reproduction and repro rights · sex and sexuality