Indian backlash after ripped jeans are blamed for 'societal breakdown'

Women in have hit out at a politician who blamed ripped jeans for a ‘societal breakdown’. Thousands of women have shared pictures of themselves in ripped jeans under the hashtag #RippedJeansTwitter after Tirath Singh Rawat criticised the garments during a workshop.  Speaking during a workshop on the protection of child’s rights earlier this week, the…

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'Freedom lies in being bold': Women around the world voice their…

March 4 (Reuters) — Monday marks 110 years since a designated annual International Women’s Day was first commemorated. Started as a way to call girls in delhi attention to the need for equal rights and promote women’s suffrage, this year’s celebration has the theme «Choose to Challenge». Here are the voices of women around the…

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