"Dalit women's bodies are being used to assert caste supremacy and keep women 'in their place'," Jacqui Hunt, Eurasia Director of women's rights group, Equality Now. According to Equality Now, there is such a thing as intersectional discrimination which makes it more difficult for girls across India and around the world to access justice for …
No Longer Amish
I screamed but no one heard me. They couldn't. My screams were silent--inside. I screamed because my husband dragged me across the floor over to the bed where he raped me. He had raped me before. The first time he did, I got pregnant but miscarried. When I told my parents about the first rape, …
Asenath
We don’t know much about Asenath, except that she was Egyptian and the daughter of daughter of Potipherah priest of On. On was a city in Lower Egypt, bordering land of Goshen. It was the centre of sun-worship. Asenath was given to Joseph in marriage by Pharaoh himself. The name Asenath means, "belonging to the …
Adimu’s Story
My name is Adimu and I live with my grandmother in a local village in Arusha, Tanzania. Two years ago when I was 16, a neighbor raped me. I was on my way home from school. He grabbed me as I was coming across the bridge, dragged me into the bushes and raped me. I …
Gida’s Story
I'm a deaf 35 year old woman with two children. I'm also HIV positive. I was raped twice by the same man. It happened when I was working as a carpenter's assistant. The men used to come up to me and ask for sexual favors. I rejected them. At the time, I couldn't communicate using …
Toshiro Returns to Tokyo
Toshiro was back in Tokyo. He returned two weeks ago. It was hard being away from Kampala. All he could think about was Ife and how much he missed being with her. All along he knew that what he had been doing was wrong but he couldn't help himself. He wanted Ife so much. She …
Matt’s Story
A couple of years ago, my world as I knew it was turned upside down. I was 17 and at my cousin, Rose's wedding. At the reception, a relative who had way too much to drink, put his arm around me and said, "I don't know about the rest of the family but I'm sure …
Folani’s Story
My name is Folani. At the age of 16, I was forced to marry the man who raped me so that I wouldn't bring shame on my family. He wanted to marry me but after I rejected him, he raped me. I told my my mother what he had done to me and she insisted …
Mia’s Story
Ours isn't your typical love story. I was a victim of human sex trafficking and he's an FBI agent. My name is Mia and I'm 28 years old. I was 18 when I ran away from home. I was having problems with my mother who always made me feel like I was no good and …
Chantrea’s Crusade
"Thanks for doing this interview, Chantrea. It can’t be easy for you." They were sitting by the lake just steps from the organization where the Cambodian woman worked as a social worker. Chantrea smiled slightly. She had sad eyes and although she was in her late thirties, she looked much older which wasn't surprising, considering …
Notes to Women 