Slum kids confront sexism as India grapples with abuse of women
Published By: Thomas Reuters Foundation | Published Date: March, 23 , 2015Classes addressing gender inequality have been started in around 12000 public schools in India by International Centre for Research on Women to educate 12-14 years old slum children about sexism and ill treatment of women. "If today's boys are taught to question gender abuse now, they are less likely to be violent when they become men tomorrow and if girls are taught to speak out now, they will be less likely to endure it as adults", says Ravi Verma, Asia director at the International Center for Research on Women
Author(s): Nita Bhalla | Posted on: May 12, 2015 | Views()