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An often untold story
posted by Mishty Deb on February 10,2015 in Inspiration

I found this on facebook and it made me think of how often we tell little girls that fulfillment in life comes from finding the perfect mate and how infrequently we tell little girls that the key to happiness is within us …
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Holding Men Accountable
posted by Mishty Deb on February 7,2015 in Inspiration, News and Current Events, Women in law, Women's Rights

I saw this quote from Jon Stewart on Facebook generating a lot of comments. More men in the public light should be standing up for holding other men accountable. Kuddos to Jon Stewart.
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All-Female Jihadi Group
posted by Mishty Deb on February 7,2015 in International Law, News and Current Events, Women in law, Women's Rights

I just read an article about a very interesting development in the Middle East. Apparently, a document called, Women of the Islamic State: Manifesto and Case Study, has been released. Claims are that the document was released by al-Khanssaa Brigade, an all-female militia. Among other things …
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Domestic Violence and Police
posted by Mishty Deb on December 29,2014 in Family law, Fraud and Crime, Gender equality, Women's Rights

Given the recent number of cases of officers using excessive force that have been grabbing the headlines it wasn’t surprising to read a recent article on the website Identities.misc regarding the statistics on domestic abuse among families of police The article states: “As the …
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Mallika Sherawat on the State of Women’s Rights in India
posted by Mishty Deb on December 22,2014 in Gender equality, Inspiration, News and Current Events, Women's Rights

I have been in India for a few weeks now enjoying a family vacation. I have to say, watching the news here I couldn’t agree more with the statements that Mallika Sherawat made in this video. In fact, husband’s, father’s, and son’s in India should …
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Second Black Woman to Become a Judge in South Africa
posted by Mishty Deb on October 21,2014 in Inspiration, International Law

Judge Thokozile Masipa is only the second black woman to become a Judge in South Africa. The oldest of 10 children and a former social worker, she is a historic figure. Recent death threats due to the case, State v Oscar Pistorius, have caused her and her …
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Nobel Prize Winner Malala Yousafzai- Fighting for Equality for Women
posted by Mishty Deb on October 14,2014 in Gender equality, Inspiration, International Law, Women's Rights

The fact that Malala Yousafzai’s nobel prize is being categorized as “polarizing” is sad indeed. It shows a strange phenomena where her own country hesitates to claim her proudly. If you don’t know who she is Malala is a young woman who, supported by her …
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Gloria Campos-Leader for Minority Women and Advocate for Children
posted by Mishty Deb on October 8,2014 in Charity, Family law, Inspiration

Last week at the TML (Texas Municipal League) conference I had the pleasure of listening to Gloria Campos speak on the importance of women in governance and political discourse. To those of you who don’t know Gloria Campos she was the inspirational face of women …
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Hello World- Mission to Mars, Women take the Lead
posted by Mishty Deb on October 7,2014 in Inspiration

As a woman of Indian origin I think it is very appropriate for my first post be inspired by India’s first mission to mars. The photograph of ISRO (Indian Space Research Organization) mission control splashed across media the last few weeks highlighting this success has …
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