Mary E John

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Mary E John

Mary E John is at the Centre for Women's Development Studies, New Delhi

A Suitable Girl?

The age at which Indian women marry has been rising over the decades; making 21 the legal minimum will aim to fix something that is not broken. It will cause harm, pushing many women into zones of…

▶02-Feb-2022

Mary E John

Sexual Violence 2012-2018 and #MeToo

Sexual violence and harassment seem to have secured a central focus for women’s issues. What structural aspects of women’s oppression are obscured by this centrality of violence? What fresh insights…

▶15-Apr-2019

Mary E John

Mary E John

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A Suitable Girl?

Sexual Violence 2012-2018 and #MeToo