A brutal gang-rape of a young woman in India in 2012 caused a global outcry against rising brutal violence against women. In response to the young woman's death and the protests that followed, the contributors analyze the position of women in South Asia, the issue of violence, women's political activism and gender inequalities.
Author Biography:
Kerri Whittenbury, Monash University, Australia
Alexandra Haynes, Monash University, Australia
Sneha Krishnan, Oxford University, UK
Sadhna Arya, University of Delhi, India
Shashi Khurana, University of Delhi, India
Bushra Khaliq, Women in Struggle for Empowerment (WISE)
Bidushi Dhungel, activist and independent researcher
Alix Dolson, activist and independent researcher
Rokeya Kabir, Bangladesh Nari Progati Sangha (BNPS)
Kalyani Menon-Sen, independent researcher
Paromita Chakravarti, Jadavpur University, India
Kaushiki Rao, University of Pennsylvania, USA
Anusha Hariharan, independent researcher
Aruna Burte, Halo Medical Foundation, India
Shaheen Ashraf Shah, independent researcher
Mary Hope Schwoebel, independent researcher
Carol Wrenn, Concern Worldwide
Sebnem Cansun, ?stanbul Sabahattin Zaim University, Turkey
Mahmuda Islam, University of Massachusetts Boston, USA
Mahfuza akter Mala, independent researcher
Shantana Rani Halder
Nazmunnessa Mahtab, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh
Rajeshri N. Varhadi, University of Mumbai, India
Omar Tarek Chowdhury, rights activist, published freelance author and translator.