[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 [...]
The world is going feminist for a day
March 8th, 2011 · No Comments
Tags: activism · feminism · gender roles and division of labour · mobility · sex and sexuality · Sharings
India’s female politicians
September 9th, 2008 · No Comments
The TOI has an interesting response to Sarah Palin’s nomination: the examination of political tokenism of women in India. “A patriarchal ethos dominates both the societies, American and Indian, but they operate in different ways. In India, despite the patriarchal ethos, powerful women leaders have emerged,” says political scientist Imtiaz Ahmed. The most famous examples [...]
Tags: culture · empowerment · gender bias · gender roles and division of labour · GOI · leadership · politics · Renuka Chowdhury
Gulabi Gang video
September 3rd, 2008 · No Comments
Via Feministing.
Tags: activism · empowerment · feminism · legal issues · violence against women/harrassment
