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Gale Anne Hurd & Nina Jacobson Talk Diversity & “White Male Apple Cart” On Women Producers Panel At LA Film Fest

“You have to represent people of color, women and diversity not only in front of the camera but behind it too,” said Gale Anne Hurd today, on how to fix Hollywo...

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Bollywood

In Hindi Films, Strong Women Are A Formula That Works.

In the hit Hindi film of the season, an architect cares for her cantankerous father, enduring his careful analysis of his own constipation, his contempt for marriage, which...

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Bollywood

Affluent Families Put Women In A Box: Priyanka Chopra

Bollywood actress-singer Priyanka Chopra, who plays a submissive daughter in her latest release “Dil Dhadakne Do”, says gender inequality does exist in affluent...

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Bollywood

IIFA 2015: Deepika Padukone Wins Woman Of The Year Award!

So IIFA Awards are happening in Malaysia right now and currently the most powerful woman in Bollywood has just been conferred upon with a very important title,Woman of the ...

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Bollywood

Why Sonakshi Sinha Is The Perfect Face Of Women Empowerment…

There’s a lot done to promote the cause of women empowerment; from videos to ad campaigns to awareness conferences. Though these initiatives have their hearts in the ...

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Gender

Girls Rule In An Indian Village

Though small and remote, the village of Mawlynnong, bordering Bangladesh in India’s northeastern state of Meghalaya, attracts tourists from all over the globe. Most c...

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Gender

Rape Culture Is A Contract We Never Actually Signed

Rape culture is a contract we never actually signed. It’s a contract that says Hey, sure, you can totally say and do anything you want to my body — you deserve ...

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Gender

India Gets Its First Transgender College Principal

India, probably the world, will get its first transgender college principal when Manabi Bandopadhyay takes charge of Krishnagar Women’s College in West Bengal on June...

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Sustainable Development

Entering The Mind Of My Rapist: An Exercise In Extreme Empathy

The essential dilemma after a date rape is also the essential dilemma before the novelist: Who’s in charge of the narrative, and what is his or her perspective? My ra...

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Gender

‘Pitch Perfect 2’ Makes 2015 A Historic Year For Women In Hollywood

The success of Pitch Perfect 2 isn’t just good news for musical comedy fans; it’s also a historic win for women behind the camera. The Elizabeth Banks-directed ...

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