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In October 2013, Saudi women defied the driving ban by filming themselves behind the wheel — joined by a viral Bob Marley parody. The ban fell in 2018.
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India worships women as goddesses yet tolerates rape and blames victims. A 2013 op-ed on the hypocrisy — and who will fight for women's rights.
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In September 2012, a Karnataka High Court judge told an abused wife to 'adjust' — and was removed from family cases after the outrage.
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A 2012 editorial discussion asked whether civil-service vetting was re-victimizing child-marriage survivors — and why the law's letter can fail its spirit.
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In 2011, Additional Solicitor General Darius Khambata's legal opinion forced the Mumbai passport office to concede: a divorced woman may keep her married name.
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In September 2011, Indonesian women marched through Jakarta in miniskirts and leggings — Southeast Asia's first SlutWalk — against victim-blaming.
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In September 2011, seven Pakistani women reached burn units within two days after acid attacks — as the country had just begun criminalizing the violence.
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Kerala tops India on female literacy and health stats, yet patriarchal norms in districts like Kannur show progress on paper is not progress for all women.
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