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India’s single women resist stigma, demand rights

A must-read article from Women’s ENews!  quick highlights:

Formerly-married women in India outnumber the entire population of Canada.  Ever-single women haven’t even been counted.  But 58,000 women belong to single women’s organizations in 8 of India’s federated states.  These organizations have lobbied for economic support, equal pay, and the right not to be burned as witches.

The article includes several organizations’ names and link – I hope our many readers in India will follow up with them!

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