The term rape culture was first introduced by an American feminist, Noreen Connell. She and her fellow, Cassandra Wilson, a New York Feminist, wrote the book Rape: A first sourcebook for women in 1974. Rape culture is defined as rape and other sexual violence that are normalized and viewed as inevitable by society and by […]
Changing the national conversation on rape in Pakistan
The way we address rape in Pakistan needs to change. We make it an issue of honour and silence the victim but this attitude allows the criminal to remain free jeopardising the security of the women in our society. We must realise that it is not the victims honour that is taken away, it is […]
