Editor Speaks

Hi,

March 2014

Gender discrimination is the least of worries for women in India, known otherwise as the fourth most dangerous country in the world for women. Other instances of violence against women has an astonishing and grim variety to it – with acid throwing, domestic violence stemming out of dowry, rape, harassment and an assortment of others.

Here is the reality we must confront on International Women’s Day: The decisions women make about their families are the key to improving life for many of the poorest communities in the world. It’s a chance for so many people to move beyond “celebrating” and take action to create meaningful and sustainable change for women and girls.

In Northeast India, women play a different role than men and are more likely to take care of their family’s health care and nutrition, things that children need to become productive adults and contribute to the economic and social development of societies.

To check out how northeast women fly’s out from their four walls to stand on their own feet, please go through our various articles where it is revealed that northeast Woman has really reached to a particular level.

Happy Women’s day

Anjali Muktieh