Asia Report #20 | May 2013
The Delhi gang-rape and subsequent death of medical student Jyoti Singh Pandey in December 2012 sparked an unprecedented discussion on violence against women in India. While sexual violence against women is a long-standing issue in India, relentless media coverage of this particular incident has elevated the conversation to both the national and international level. At a discussion on “Examining Violence Against Women in India: Changes, Challenges and Futures” convened by the Sigur Center for Asian Studies’ Rising Powers Initiative on April 12, 2013, panelists outlined the socio-cultural and economic factors perpetuating sexual violence in India and highlighted opportunities for moving forward on the issue.
Participants included:
- Kavita Daiya, Associate Professor, Department of English, GW
- Deepa Ollapally, Director, The Rising Powers Initiative, GW
- Mary Ellsberg, Director, Global Women’s Institute, GW
- Zain Lakhani, Graduate Fellow, University of Pennsylvania
- Daniel Moshenberg, Director, Women’s Studies, Associate Professor of English, GW
- Aruna Rao, Practitioner-in-Residence, Global Gender Program, Institute of Global and International Studies, GW
