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Gender

Inside Pakistan's Gender-Fluid Hijra Community

In conservative Pakistan, where religious extremists wage continuous battles against the government in the name of a strict interpretation of Islam, male cross-dressers, tr...

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Hollywood

Kathleen Turner: Equal Pay Day Shows How Far Women Still Have To Go

Yesterday was Equal Pay Day, and Kathleen Turnerpenned an op-ed for the Huffington Post emphasizing the importance of equal pay and how much is at stake in the 2016 electio...

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Bollywood

Why Are Female Stars Paid 1/4th Of Male Actors: Kajal Aggarwal

Ever since she played the role of a princess in SS Rajamouli’s Maghadeera, Kajal Aggarwal has gone from being an actress to a brand. She was 21 when she started that ...

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Documentary / Shorts

Speechless - A short film by 'Team Postmasters'

This film was made in 48 hours for 48hfp Mumbai 2013, and went on to win 5 awards - Best Direction, Best Actor - Male, Best Actor - Female, Best Original Music and 1st Runn...

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Bollywood

Women's Day 2016: Top 5 Female Directors Who Made It Big In Bollywood

International Women's Day is observed March 8 every year to celebrate the achievements of women across the globe. This day is dedicated to all the female figures of the soc...

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Retroscope

Retroscope - Salaam Women

Many of you are familiar with the question of being born female in India. But it will be nice to go through the exercise together –imagine you are a daughter in India...

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Thought Factory

DEMOCRACY

I grew up in several places in India, amidst many changing political times as we know.
I lived with the two books, Discovery Of India by Pandit Jawarharlal Nehru,...

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Gender

Gender And Power Politics

A 2014 Inlaks scholarship to study the Yakshagana folk theatre form took Bangalore-based theatre practitioner SharanyaRamprakash to the esteemed Guru BannanjeSanjeevaSuvarn...

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Bollywood

Only 1 In 10 Film Directors In India Is Woman: Study

Women are greatly under-represented in the Indian film industry while their number as audience in theatres was far lesser than men, a study on Gender in Media says.  B...

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Gender

Breaking The Gender Earnings Gap

Betty Ajio has made a living for the past 23 years doing a job that most women would not think of doing.
The 43-year-old metal fabricator makes 120 to 230 cooking pots...

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