India Dissents 2020India Dissents: How People Stood Up to Harassment, Abuse in 2020 "My dad threatened us all, but we didn't budge." By The Swaddle Team
Family ValuesWhy AOC’s Clapback to the ‘Fucking Bitch’ Comment Is Unprecedented for a Female Politician AOC flipped the respectability narrative, showing us how a woman from a 'respectable' family behaves when she's subjected to verbal abuse. By Rajvi Desai
Band-Aid SolutionChinese City to Let People Search Their Partner’s Domestic Violence History Before Marriage The policy is a more a knee-jerk response to the domestic violence problem under lockdown than a viable long-term solution. By Rajvi Desai
Save The ChildrenPinching, Shouting, Denying Food Among 30 Ways Indian Parents Abuse, Punish Children: UNICEF While girls were punished for leaving their hair open, not finishing their household chores, or making "unnecessary demands," boys were punished for disrespecting elders and refusing to work outdoors. By Rajvi Desai
Beyond The PaleWHO Study: 42% of Women Face Physical, Verbal Abuse, Neglect During Childbirth Researchers found forceful downward abdominal pressure and slapping to be the most common form of physical abuse women faced during childbirth. By Pallavi Prasad
A Series of Unfortunate EventsChildhood Trauma Linked to Early, Premarital Childbirth and Poor Health for Women "It is the idea of 'chains of risk' -- one thing leads to another." By Pallavi Prasad
Turn The Lights OnGaslighting: How to Recognize and Cope with This Manipulation Tactic Therapy can help change a gaslighter's manipulative behavior, but only if they're willing to put in the effort. By Aditi Murti
Happy Birthday To MeHow Did Violent Birthday Bumps Become a Celebratory Tradition? Violent birthday customs were meant to bring good luck; now they just feel violent. By Rajvi Desai
One Step BackParliament Enacts Death Sentence for Rape of Girls Under Twelve A bad idea that purports to combat rape culture just became a law that furthers it. By The Swaddle Team
Leave To LeaveWorld’s First Domestic Violence Leave Law Enacted in New Zealand The policy will provide 10 days' paid leave to escape an abusive home. By The Swaddle Team
abuseThe Effects of Sexual Harassment on Teens It’s been a few weeks since #metoo started flying around, and if anything became apparent in that wave of outrage, it is that sexual harassment and assault isn’t limited to adults. Unfortunately, plenty of women’s stories date to the time By Karun Bhandanker
abuseHow to Protect Kids from Sexual Abuse This is not a fun article. It’s on a topic we’d all like to believe is rare, would never happen to our kids or anyone we know. While child sexual abuse isn’t common, it’s also not as rare as people would By The Swaddle Team