Are working women more sought after as wives than those prospective full-time homemakers? Well, most men in the Indian metros seem to be in accordance with the former. Primarily because having a wife who works at an office like you do has a series of benefits.

Double income is a huge perk. The increasingly expensive lifestyle in a country like India makes it imperative for both partners to work. In fact, beyond a point it becomes difficult to survive on just one salary. Yep, the wish list is increasing and so should the monthly income too.

The feeling of empathy is on a completely different plane altogether from contributing financially, but again equally important. Working women understand their husbands better and the pressures of his job. Plus, a working wife gets a lot of exposure and meets different people on a regular basis; this increases her info bank and makes her rather more interesting than a wife who stays home 24X7, lacks company lest the saas bahu serials and fails to understand the demanding conditions of a job. C’mon, gone are the days when opinionated women were burnt on stakes. The Indian man prefers a financially independent life partner who has a mind of her own. And if she earns more than hubby dear, the deal couldn’t be better. The complete package is vavavoooom attractive!

Indeed a huge paradigm shift in a country that always looked at women as second class citizens, who were just meant to look after the house and bear children. Not anymore. Hmmm…at this extremely modern argument, can I share my apprehensions? Ok, here I go. Working women are a good, progressive sight and stand for women lib n all. But what about children? With more and more women preferring career over children, will India end up like a second Japan? Serious food for thought.
Via thetimesofindia

Wow!!! And I thought Rani Mukerji’s character in ‘Laagaa Chunari Mein Daag’ was a bit exaggerated. Well, not anymore. The booming Indian economy may have improved your lifestyle and attracted the international business clan but it has also brought about the existence of the high-profile prostitute aka escort. To top it all, no one is complaining. In fact, most women getting into this ‘career option’ come from middle class families. In fact, they even say modelling is a lot of hard work when the escort business is simpler and brings a lot of dough. Apparently, they charge anything up to 2 lakh rupees for an hour with the international business tycoons and the top brass.
The system is well organised too. Escort agencies work discreetly and organise private meetings. Perhaps that is why the India police have not been able to catch anyone indulging in it under the anti-prostitution laws. What’s even more surprising is the take of the social experts! They call this phenomenon a takeoff from the globalisation of India. The others simply call it an off shoot of consumerism.
My mind is boggled. Please tell me your take on this. Prostitution till now was the option for desperate women trying to make ends meet but now how about selling your body as an actual career option???
Via ibnlive

The United Nations report that around 70 per cent of married women in India are victims of domestic violence that includes beating and forced sex. Perhaps that is why the ‘Bell Bajao’ campaign will be welcomed with open arms. An effort to protect the rights of a woman, this campaign has gained a lot of attention. Even the name is a strong metaphor that tries to keep a check on the crimes committed against women. It is like a warning bell for all those who take their women for granted and treat them like second class citizens.
And Bollywood is contributing its two cents too. Actor Boman Irani has been roped in as the brand ambassador of the Bell Bajao campaign. Irani feels that his role is significant because the impact is stronger if a man is told of his wrong doings by another man.
An interesting concept, I hope it brrrrrrings a change!
Via ibnlive

 
Believe it or not, but the ‘modest’ garment (yes, sari it is) of Indian women has been banned in Nigeria. Shocked? Welcome to the world of ultra conservatism. Apparently, the Nigerian law declares a three month imprisonment or a fine of 100 dollars for women exposing their mid-riffs. After you are out of the immediate shock, let me ask you, ‘Do we really have the right to question the Nigerian attitude to our sari?
To begin with, aren’t we too taken over by an overwhelming moral policing that makes us, the common India, mentally ban short tops, skirts or those clothes of the west that expose body parts. Well, we are getting paid back in the same coin now. It’s only fair. The fabric of a sari is flimsy, the blouse is made of a thin cloth and many a times the garment is tied so that the navel is visible. The whole package isn’t very tasteful for the Nigerians. But to the women of India, the dress is a blessing in the hot climates of our region.
The point is, that even a skimpy garment like bikini is justified. Just try going to California or even to Goa in the summer heat in a pair of jeans, you just won’t feel like stepping out of the AC. In other words, a bikini (or something close to it) sometimes is the only way for you to face the sun. So, why don’t we put a stop to our unjustified moral policing and let the individual dress as per his/her desire and comfort.
By the way, did you know the navvari sari that is now regarded as a means to titillate men (thanks to Bollywood) was actually a symbol of freedom for women. The dhoti style sari gave women a lot of leg space allowing them to perform tasks that weren’t possible otherwise. But the so-called Maharashtrians, are too blind to realise that.
Via nitawriter

I happened to read this piece of news a couple of minutes ago that, with all the advances in science there’s an “Orgasm Jab” being introduced for women. What exactly is this stuff?? It’s not a new brand of one of those toys, but a procedure that requires ladies to go do the doctor to get their pleasure spot augmented.

This G-shot, is a non surgical procedure that, promises to intensify a lady’s sexual experience by injecting a bit of collagen into her G-spot area. Sounds phantasmic?

The treatment results in increasing the size of the pleasure point and raises it by a quarter of an inch in height. Thus, making it easier for the male partner to find her G-spot.

Ok, the news does seem to be interesting. But before you envision once such procedure for yourself, consider the price please. Just 800 pounds! May be a small amount for the hot-and-happening of Hollywood and other Richie-riches but if we talk about their Indian counterparts, the amount holds to be 67,454.8 INR. Plus the taxes! Perhaps, some Indian ladies may also be in a position to afford it. What still remains unanswered is, in a world were anything related to sex sells like hot cupcakes, what else needs to be ‘fixed’ next, in order to achieve the perfect lovemaking session?? And I’am talking about ‘fixes’ for both the sexes here. I don’t condemn the treatment for those chronic people suffering from identity crisis due to such issues and patients particularly. But in this rapidly evolving materialistic world, this procedure will acquire more ‘commercial’ dimensions than being ‘physiologically helpful procedures’. The malady is, if one has the money to afford it, then one may not need trust-n-understanding, and mutual love for one’s partner so much as one may need the urge for such nip-tucks and what nots to decide the quality of one’s most intimate moments!

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Is it a sensation? A trick? Or a mere misfortune in the creation? Thomas Beatie is now being known as the most incredible feats of mankind.

Unfortunately or fortunately, Thomas’s wife, Nnacy could not conceive and thus the married man requested to have her fetus fixed inside his very own gut. If nothing else, surely it has led to a revolution thereby giving a hope to all women community.

Couple’s baby girl is due on 3 July. Friends, if next time your hubby asks to have a baby then free feel to lean over him and give him a green signal to go ahead. News within this news is that Thomas was born a woman but then got sex transplantation done. When asked how he feels being pregnant, Thomas instant response was “Incredible. Besides being nurturing a new life in my growing belly, I feel stable and am confident being the man that I am.” Thomas is feeling blessed to carry their child. They are perceived as a lovey-dovey couple in their Oregon community. Thomas pregnancy is being verified by his gynaecologist.

Via LifeNHealth

News is a nude portrayal of French president Nicolas Sarkozy’s wife Carla Bruni, 40 is all set to be auctioned on 10 April at New York-based Christie’s. The 13 x 10 1/8 inch gelatin silver black and white sketch was captured in 1993, when Bruni was counted amongst world’s top fashion models. The portrait is being sold by art collector Gert Elfering and is anticipated to fetch $3,000 to $4,000.

What is it that a collector is demanding such a hefty sum for it? Is it the antiqueness attached to it as it was produced in 1993 or the lately earned honor of being Sarkozy’s wife?

Via Yahoo

Husbands harassed by their wives under false dowry charges have finally, yelled “charge” as we saw in the recent incident in Bangalore almost a week ago. The banner accompanying them says ‘Save Indian Family Foundation’. For the uninitiated, it is a seven years old organization and has 8000 members.

It has been found that are increasingly being falsely implicated under the Domestic Violence Act, 2005, and anti-dowry law (of 498a). These Acts have been found to be draconian as they are “non-bailable, non-compoundable (complaint that can’t be quashed) and cognizable (arrests without investigation or warrants) on a report from a woman or close relative. In fact, they have been compared to the Prevention of Terrorist Activities Act as it is cognizable. Mind you, POTA was scrapped.
Of course, women groups are refusing to compromise because the crime bureau reports every second Indian woman commits suicide because of dowry demands. However, the time has come when men are not taking things quiet. Why should they when they are being battered by the law without a fault of theirs. A very tricky situation for the law of our country to be in, that too because of those who love to “misuse”.

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‘The Catholic Girl’s Guide To Losing Your Virginity’ is a comic play that has engaged the cultural circles of the US of A. Directed by Eli Gonda, it traces the life of a girl played by Annie Hendy, who has also written the play, as she witnesses dating, men and sex while trying to hold on to her virginity until matrimony.
Initially, it is a notion instilled by her Catholicism but as she nears her twenty fifth year, it becomes a frantic search for her ‘first mate’. Hendy charms all with her brilliant performance. In fact, the frantic search is so masterfully hilarious that the satire hits bang on target. However, she is somewhat overshadowed by co-actor Cyrus Alexander who plays multiple characters and has more interaction with the gorgeous set by Tom Buderwitz.
The versatile Alexander plays a variety of roles ranging from a pious priest to the predatory male. He also enacts the speed dater, a horny bar patron and a jock to name a few. Doing justice to each role, he gives certain uniqueness to each with a varied voice, stance, mannerisms, and body language. Yes, he stole the show.
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Do not be disgusted just with the title. The actual act is more heinous. And the latest statistics seems to suggest, asserts Jhoomur Bose, that if the condition of social security doesn’t improve, India will have three women who have been raped. The 2-month-old babies are not being included here because they usually die after having been raped. Or the two-and-a-half year old infant who’s throat was slashed by her ‘friendly’ neighbor after he had raped her.
Even the old are not safe. Hearing tales of grandmothers being raped leave a vacuum of helplessness in us women. How shameful it is that no girl in the country can deny not being misbehaved with at least once in her lifetime. Rape is not necessarily the penetration of the hymen but also rape of innocence, destruction of self-confidence and a future that could have been so much better had it not been scarred by groping hands. Bose says that if situation doesn’t improve for women, we will soon be having Raped Ladies’ Nights at pubs in place of kitty parties. Oh, God!
Via EveEmancipation