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  • Helping the children of sex workers

    March 18, 2025 |

    BBC |

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    Response Location: India, Kolkata

    The DIKSHA youth club looks after the children of sex workers when their mothers are working. The club teaches youth about their rights, bodily autonomy and empowers them to take control of their futures and avoid joining the sex trade themselves. The club started in 2001, and over the past two decades, it has helped prevent young girls from joining the sex trade, reduced rates of trafficking in the area and also helped reduce the stigma children of sex workers face.

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  • 'Internet of fish' empowering Lake Victoria women

    August 14, 2024 |

    SciDev.Net |

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    Response Location: Kenya

    Women fisherfolk in Kenya are starting fish farms in Lake Victoria, aided by smartphones and technology that help them track the health and needs of the fish. Owning farms gives them financial freedom and prevents the sexual exploitation women often face when bargaining for fish.

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  • Fighting sexism in society

    May 07, 2024 |

    BBC |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    Chalk Back is a youth-led street art initiative that encourages women to write sexist remarks said to them onto pavements in chalk to raise awareness about street harassment. The public art is then shared on Instagram to further its reach and prevent street harassment from being normalized. Since Chalk Back started in 2016, it has become a global initiative with more than 1,000 women participating and more than 150,000 followers on social media.

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  • When Clothes Fly Off, This Intimacy Coordinator Steps In

    March 02, 2023 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States

    Entertainment industry intimacy coordinators facilitate the production of intimate scenes in films, television shows, and live performances and ensure the safety and comfort of the actors participating.

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  • Slum kids confront sexism as India grapples with abuse of women

    March 23, 2015 |

    Reuters |

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    Response Location: India, Mumbai

    Organizations like the International Center for Research on Women have been working with area schools to introduce gender classes to confront traditional gender roles and sexism and combat high rates of gender-based violence. The program works with 12- to 14-year-olds in over 12,000 schools. Participants say the programming has given them more confidence to speak out and a greater understanding of discrimination and what they can do to avoid it.

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