Geetanjali Misra is a speaker and writer about sexuality

Human sexuality

Human sexuality is the awareness of gender differences, and the capacity to have erotic experiences and responses. Human sexuality can also be described as the way someone is sexually attracted to another person whether it is to opposite sexes , to the same sex , to either sexes , or not being...

 and women's rights

Women's rights

Women's rights are entitlements and freedoms claimed for women and girls of all ages in many societies.In some places these rights are institutionalized or supported by law, local custom, and behaviour, whereas in others they may be ignored or suppressed...

 in South Asia

South Asia

South Asia, also known as Southern Asia, is the southern region of the Asian continent, which comprises the sub-Himalayan countries and, for some authorities , also includes the adjoining countries to the west and the east...

, and a public advocate for gender justice. She is the Executive Director of CREA

Creating Resources for Empowerment in Action

Creating Resources for Empowerment in Action is an organization based in Delhi and the United States that promotes women's human rights and sexual rights for all people...

, a women's rights NGO based in New Delhi

New Delhi

New Delhi is the capital city of India. It serves as the centre of the Government of India and the Government of the National Capital Territory of Delhi. New Delhi is situated within the metropolis of Delhi. It is one of the nine districts of Delhi Union Territory. The total area of the city is...

, and president of the Women's Initiative for Gender Justice, a watchdog group monitoring the International Criminal Court

International Criminal Court

The International Criminal Court is a permanent tribunal to prosecute individuals for genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes, and the crime of aggression .It came into being on 1 July 2002—the date its founding treaty, the Rome Statute of the...

.

Recent life and works

Misra has written a number of academic papers on the rights of sex workers in Asia, including
Protecting the Rights of Sex Workers: The Indian Experience, published in 2000 in the Harvard School of Public Health

Harvard School of Public Health

The Harvard School of Public Health is one of the professional graduate schools of Harvard University, located in the Longwood Area of the Boston, Massachusetts neighborhood of Mission Hill, which is next to Harvard Medical School. HSPH is considered a significant school focusing on health in the...

 Health and Human Rights journal.

In 2005, she co-authored Sexuality, Gender and Rights: Exploring Theory and Practice in South and Southeast Asia (SAGE Publications) with Radhika Chandiramani. The book covers sexuality and rights in South Asia, from education and health services to transexuality, AIDS

AIDS

Acquired immune deficiency syndrome or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome is a disease of the human immune system caused by the human immunodeficiency virus...

 concerns and treatment, and advocacy.

She was a board member of the Association for Women's Rights In Development

Association for Women's Rights in Development

The Association for Women's Rights in Development , formerly the Association for Women in Development, is an international organization working to achieve gender equality, sustainable development and women's human rights. AWID's members are academics, activists, business people, policy-makers,...

(AWID), and in 2005 was elected president of the Board.

External links

• Women's Initiative for Gender Justice at iccwomen.org