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Abuse for Sale: The Forgotten Girls of India
The trafficking of young women is on the rise in India, but poor documentation, corruption and discrimination mean the crime is largely ignored.
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In Rural India, Soccer Helps Girls Stay in School
Bringing together underprivileged adolescents on the soccer field, Yuwa co-founder Franz Gastler gives the girls of rural Jharkhand a chance to get an education and avoid a future of early marriage and inequality.
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Joining Together to Map a City’s Safety
Women’s safety is a hot-button issue in India, and some see technology as part of the answer. Kalpana Viswanath, co-founder of the Safetipin app, hopes women themselves will provide the information that keeps them safe.
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Can Tech Stop Sex Attacks in India?
Technological tools are emerging to connect women with police in India – but the country’s overworked and understaffed force might not be able to respond effectively enough, say women’s advocates.
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Family Planning Beyond Sterilization in India
Despite half a century of efforts to reduce population growth, India faces challenges in delivering a family-planning program that goes beyond female sterilization to help couples delay and space out their children.
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Love Matters: India’s Anti-Violence Sex Advice Site
Gayatri Parameswaran is part of a group of young Indian journalists and experts bringing sex advice to the country’s 520 million Hindi-speakers with Love Matters, the first website of its kind.