“The Tale of Murasaki” by Liza Dalby is an historical fiction novel based on a real Japanese writer, Lady Murasaki, who wrote the most popular book in Japanese literature. She was also a prolific poet and diary writer, and the book is based extensively on these real works. She was the daughter of a prominent [...]
Entries Tagged as 'feminism'
Becky’s Book Review: The Tale of Murasaki
December 16th, 2011 · No Comments
Tags: culture · Enlightenment · feminism · marriage/divorce · spirituality
How to Re-position Your Career for Digital?
October 5th, 2011 · No Comments
Last week I volunteered at a Wimlink event on transitioning your career to digital (blog recap link). I’d found this group on Meetup a couple months ago and have so far really enjoyed the two events I attended. There’s something so inspiring about a group of professional women coming together to learn from one another! [...]
Tags: empowerment · feminism · gender roles and division of labour · media · technology
Mashable #SocialGood Summit Day 2 Recap
September 21st, 2011 · No Comments
My favorite part of the day was all the talk on Gender and the media. I’d heard about Geena Davis’ institute on Gender in Media before, but it was great seeing her on stage talking about the negative representations of women in the media. The institute brings their research to studios, who seem to be [...]
Tags: activism · feminism · gender roles and division of labour · media · technology
Gangaur, women & technology
April 7th, 2011 · 2 Comments
[youtube ZOpdIOcR0xk] (My 2nd Youtube video!!) Yesterday was Gangaur, a holiday celebrating marital bliss, and for once I went out to see what the festivities were all about! And of course, some more bliss is always welcome. Actually, the holiday is mainly for women–those who are unwed wish to be blessed with a husband, and [...]
Tags: expat life · feminism · gender roles and division of labour · religion · spirituality · technology
The world is going feminist for a day
March 8th, 2011 · No Comments
[youtube EQb9vDLe4IU&NR] This post is dedicated in gratitude to all of the wonderful women in my life. I feel so lucky to have known so many strong, intelligent, talented and truly beautiful women. Happy women’s day to you all! I know it’s not Mother’s Day, but I feel the urge to thank my mom who [...]
Tags: activism · feminism · gender roles and division of labour · mobility · sex and sexuality · Sharings

