sexual abuse

The year is 2010 and the day – 8^th March – represents International Women’s Day. Throughout the world, there is so much talk about it but in many countries, the plight of women remains unaddressed by government and the society.

For a majority of women in India, survival within the socio-legal framework of the Indian society is a challenge in itself.  The Constitution of India guarantees equality of rights but an Indian woman has lots of problems to grapple with such as child marriage, dowry harassment, rape, violence, sexual abuse, widow burning and abandonment after marriage, just to mention a few.