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Meet The Former Refugee Who Is Now Somalia’s First Female Presidential Candidate

When I call FadumoDayib, she tells me she's in the middle of a school run and driving her car. Straight away I notice her way with words; the way she pauses to choose the righ...

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Multinational Companies Have Helped Increase Gender Diversity In India

Vasanthi Srinivasan, Professor of Organizational Behaviour and Human Resources, Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore tells Business Today while there is increase in the v...

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This Gandhian Organisation Has Rehabilitated More Than 2,000 Vulnerable Women Over 25 Years

Vasavya Mahila Mandali (VMM) is an NGO based in Vijaywada, Andhra Pradesh. It was founded by former Member of Parliament, Chennupati Vidya, in 1969. While working at Gandhi&rs...

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Unsurprisingly, Gender Neutral Textbooks Make For Better Students

Last week, two researchers at the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm (KTH) presented a study that suggests gender-neutral course literature helps s...

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Feminism Through The Ages In India: An Empowering Journey

A hard hitting film that underlines a woman’s freedom to her body and sexuality, the recently released movie Pink has been making people sit up and ask questions that we...

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How A Group Of Men In Agra Are Working To Empower Women & Stop Domestic Violence

Till about a year ago, Sunita used to detest spending time with her husband. She says, “On most nights he would be drunk and the alcohol brought out the animal in him. H...

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Emma Watson: Speaking Out About Feminism Opened A 'Pandora's Box' Of Threats And Criticism, Actress Reveals

The last two years have been a baptism of fire to say the least, I learned just how little I know and also how much. It was my scary first step as an activist, a word I never ...

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Menaka Gandhi Asks Women Facing Online Abuse To Use #IAmTrolled

In a move welcomed by women, especially active users of social media like Facebook and Twitter, Women and Child Development Minister Maneka Gandhi announced on Tuesday that wo...

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Gender Identity: Artistic Expression Vs. Aesthetic Oppression

In conversation with Raheem Mir, who is challenging the demarcated gender boundaries in the Indian classical dance form, Kathak, Raheem Mir is a man who is passionate about Ka...

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Engineering Gender Equality With Design

In a new book, Harvard behavioural economist Iris Bohnet offers fresh ideas to address complex gender bias A lot has changed in the 21st century. The battle to empower women, ...

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POLITICS: A NATION AT CROSSROADS AND APATHY

India stands at a crossroads, grappling with economic disparity, political polarization,...

November 24 2024

GENDER: HOW PATRIARCHY SILENCES RESISTANCE

Patriarchy persists by co-opting privileged voices, masking systemic exploitation in ind...

November 23 2024

KALEIDOSCOPE: BRIDGING THE SACRED AND THE ARTISTIC

A spiritual and artistic celebration that brings the divine essence of Varanasi’s ...

November 22 2024