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The Pinjra Tod Movement: Pinjra Tod (Hindi: पिंजरा तोड़ Break the Cage) is an independent collective of students and alumni of colleges across Delhi, India that seeks to make hostel and paying guest (PG) accommodation regulations less regressive and restrictive for women students, and to help them reclaim public places. | The Pinjra Tod Movement: Pinjra Tod (Hindi: पिंजरा तोड़ Break the Cage) is an independent collective of students and alumni of colleges across Delhi, India that seeks to make hostel and paying guest (PG) accommodation regulations less regressive and restrictive for women students, and to help them reclaim public places. | ||
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Revision as of 14:33, 20 April 2017
Feminist Campaigns
- Asia
- India
The Pinjra Tod Movement: Pinjra Tod (Hindi: पिंजरा तोड़ Break the Cage) is an independent collective of students and alumni of colleges across Delhi, India that seeks to make hostel and paying guest (PG) accommodation regulations less regressive and restrictive for women students, and to help them reclaim public places.
- Pakistan
- BeatMeLightly is a campaign by a Pakistani group has drafted a women's protection bill that says that a husband can "lightly beat" his wife if needed. In response, numerous gutsy women are protesting with a photo-based social media campaign under the hashtag #TryBeatingMeLightly.