December 10, 2019

16 Women Led Movements You Should Know About

For this year's #16DaysOfActivism starting 25 November, which is marked as International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women to 10 December - Human Rights Day, we shared 16 women-led movements ranging from land rights of women farmers, sexual health rights, education and more. In case you have missed...

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For this year’s #16DaysOfActivism starting 25 November, which is marked as International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women to 10 December – Human Rights Day, we shared 16 women-led movements ranging from land rights of women farmers, sexual health rights, education and more.

In case you have missed the posts, we have compiled them at one place.

For #16DaysOfActivism we will be sharing 16 women-led initiatives working for land rights of women farmers, sexual health rights and more.

First up is @MahilaKisan. Makaam is India’s first women’s collective working for land rights of women farmers. https://t.co/n8ZqJpNsdB

— Breakthrough India (@INBreakthrough) November 25, 2019

For #16DaysOfActivism, we bring to you Durbar Mahila Samanwaya Committee. Durbar (pronounced ‘Doo-r-bar’) which means ‘unstoppable’ in Bengali is a collective of 65,000 sex workers working for rights and dignity of sex workers. #16Days #VAWhttps://t.co/iPsHPcA4be

— Breakthrough India (@INBreakthrough) November 26, 2019

Next up is one of Mumbai’s oldest feminist collective, Aawaaz-e-Niswaan. Aawaaz-e-Niswaan (Urdu word for ‘Voice of women’) is a collective of domestic violence survivors working for women’s rights & inadequacies of the legal system against women. #16Dayshttps://t.co/QxjyAkIMGV

— Breakthrough India (@INBreakthrough) November 27, 2019

Manipur Women Gun Survivors Network (MWGSN) is India’s first initiative formed in an attempt to help women whose lives have been changed dramatically because of the gun killings of a beloved
husband, father or son. #16Days #VAW https://t.co/vYrcWI9VYR

— Breakthrough India (@INBreakthrough) November 28, 2019

Domestic workers represent 10-25 per cent of the non-agricultural workforce (approx) in developing countries. In 1997-98, there were some 1.68 million female domestic workers. #16DaysOfActivismhttps://t.co/ToVaCmJejI

— Breakthrough India (@INBreakthrough) November 29, 2019

Shoutout to Ekal Nari Shakti Manch.

Gujarat experienced a devastating earthquake in 2001 in Kutch. The widows from the earthquake could not access relief and rehabilitation support. pic.twitter.com/N09ZLYncqq

— Breakthrough India (@INBreakthrough) December 3, 2019

Did you know that the Anti-Arrack movement was one of the biggest women-led agitations leading to the total prohibition of production of illicit liquor in Andhra Pradesh?#16DaysOfActivism

Read more:https://t.co/UI3RD7rpMn

— Breakthrough India (@INBreakthrough) December 1, 2019

The All India Dalit Mahila Adhikar Manch (AIDMAM) is a movement initiated by National Campaign For Dalit Human Rights (NCDHR) to amplify voices of Dalit women. #16Days https://t.co/HY39fmPSR0

— Breakthrough India (@INBreakthrough) December 2, 2019

For #16DaysOfActivism, shoutout to @SheroesHangout – an amazing cafe run by survivors of acid attacks.https://t.co/aIIjtJLLIx

— Breakthrough India (@INBreakthrough) December 3, 2019

National Network of Sex Workers (NNSW) works with people in sex work. They oppose the criminalisation of sex work and support its recognition as work and self-determination and self-organisation of people in sex work#16DaysOfActivismhttps://t.co/EJTyWNZvWU

— Breakthrough India (@INBreakthrough) December 4, 2019

@SEWAdelhi1, a trade union of self-employed women workers from the unorganised sector work towards empowering women for organised employment and get their contribution count in the workforce. #16DaysOfActivism https://t.co/fVz0VwZvw8

— Breakthrough India (@INBreakthrough) December 5, 2019

The real roots of the Chipko movement go back to 1730, when Amrita Devi led the movement to resist soldiers from cutting down trees, on the orders of the Maharaja of Jodhpur, in her native Khejarli village. #16Days #ChipkoMovementhttps://t.co/AQUcQB9Ly1

— Breakthrough India (@INBreakthrough) December 6, 2019

Founded in 2001, Ekta Mahila Manch mobilizes women at the grassroots by strengthening community leaders and it advocates for women and land; and women as farmer at the state and national level. #16DaysOfActivismhttps://t.co/1Z0Iz9lBFS

— Breakthrough India (@INBreakthrough) December 7, 2019

North East Network (@NEN_India), established in 1995 to empower women of northeast region of India on issues of livelihood, health, conflict and governance through capacity building, awareness raising, networking, research and advocacy. #16DaysOfActivismhttps://t.co/2P2WJM3H1J

— Breakthrough India (@INBreakthrough) December 8, 2019

Launched in 1987, @ShaktiShalini87 works against all forms of gender and sexual violence. It began with two key services: counseling and a shelter home for women in distress in Delhi, the first non-governmental shelter India had ever seen. #16Days https://t.co/dWgkWLoTxH

— Breakthrough India (@INBreakthrough) December 9, 2019

Established in 2000, @SAATHII works with women, children, transgender and LGBTQIA community to increase access to sexual and reproductive health rights, legal and social services. #16Days https://t.co/3LQeWQU6tO

— Breakthrough India (@INBreakthrough) December 10, 2019