Browsing Tag: Women

Female genital cutting sworn off by thousands of African villages

Eight thousand communities in Africa have sworn off female genital excision, including almost 2,000 that abandoned the practice in the last year, the United Nations Population Fund and UNICEF announced Monday.
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Sikh Women’s Day celebrated in Washington while Remembering Valiant Mata Gujri ji

Last month, Guru Gobind Singh Foundation in Washington celebrated Sikh Women’s Day while paying tributes to Mata Gujri ji, the mother of the 10th Sikh Guru, Guru Gobind Singh, an inspirational figure in Sikh history who faced many challenging circumstances. The entire program was conducted by ladies of the community.
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A Sikh sister's journey of keeping Kesh...

In today's world keeping Kesh (hair) has become an issue for some men and women. However, our sisters struggle the hardest to maintain Sikhi saroop in this western society whilst dealing with the images bombarded by the media all around us of what an ideal woman should look like.
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Bid to curb female feticide pushes hot buttons of abortion and culture

Abortion and multiculturalism, two of the most contentious areas of Canadian public policy, were placed on a collision course Monday by the country’s leading medical journal.
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Is Scarcity Making Women More Valuable?

When something is in short supply, common sense suggests that it should become more valuable. This intuition is borne out in the market for goods and services as well as the labor market. But could this logic also apply to women?
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Submerged in Contradictions

I am a young woman. I am a Sikh. I am an Indian. I am an American. I am a student. I am a teacher. I am passionate. I am strong. I am weak. I am independent. I am confident. I am insecure. I am a believer. I am a dreamer. I am many things, but I am not one thing: definable.
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Our Past is With Us: Launching the New Year With the Sikh Foundation Calendar

Congratulations to the Sikh Foundation for the beautiful 2012 calendar! Its paintings by the contemporary artist Sardar Devender Singh depict events deeply etched in the Sikh consciousness. What is particularly significant is the presence of women.
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Blessings of a Daughter (ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਵਿੱਚ)

Sadasat Simran talks about the reaction in India about him having a daughter. People tell him "don't worry". However, having a daughter is a blessing.
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"Wife-sharing" haunts Indian villages as number of girls declines

"We need to provide them with access to education, healthcare and opportunities which will help them make decisions for themselves and stand up to those who seek to abuse or exploit them."
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Exploitation of Women in India

Increasing human trafficking and continuous presence of female foeticide, infanticide has placed India as the world's fourth most dangerous place for women, as per a survey conducted by Thomson Reuters' Trustlaw Women, a hub of legal information and legal support for women's rights .
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