With its historical patriarchal values, complicated by disparities in caste, class, religion, and ethnicity, South Asia has long been an oppressive environment for women.
But South Asian women have a long history of activism and the recent shift to online activism provides them with another avenue to raise their voices.
Pakistan, with a population of 229 million, was recognised by researchers in 2013 as the fourth most dangerous country for women after Syria, Afghanistan, and Yemen. In India, between January and May 2021, the National Commission for Women registered 2,383 complaints of domestic violence, a 21-year high.
