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Gender

Valuing Girls over Boys puts Young Girls at Greater Risk of Mortality

A new study on child mortality shows that sexism is cancelling out girl’s inbuilt biological survival taken as an advantage since the early years. Researchers at Qu...

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#MeToo in Egypt: Women Voice Their Concerns

The #MeToo campaign saw women from around the world share their experiences of sexual harassment and assault and Egypt is no exception. In fact, in Egypt, life is often a dail...

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#MeToo Movement in India

On October 15, 2017, actress Alyssa Milano encouraged spreading the hash tag #MeToo, in an attempt to draw attention to sexual assault and harassment in the workplace. Mi...

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What #MeToo can Achieve for the Time Being?

The MeToo wave sweeping social media today, triggered by Tanushree Dutta’s allegations of molestation against Nana Patekar in September, is a 2.0 redux of Raya Sark...

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Public Restrooms – Can they be an Arbiter of Gender?

Public restrooms become a battleground for the Transgender. The familiar outline of Male and Female that mark gender identity erase the non binary people. These signs that ind...

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In spite of Global Progress, Women still continue to die during or after Childbirth

The death of a woman during pregnancy, at delivery, or soon after delivery is a tragedy for her family and for society as a whole. According to the latest UN global estimates,...

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Survey shows Kids still hold Sexist Attitude, especially Boys

In the past few years, gender equality has resurfaced as a major issue in the public sphere. The 2016 United States presidential election fuelled a massive Women’s March...

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One Woman’s efforts to end Child Marriage in her Community

Malawi, a landlocked country in south-eastern Africa, has one of the highest rates of child marriage in the world, with approximately 1 in 2 girls married by the age of 18. Ma...

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Helping Women Advance in the Workplace

With Indra Nooyi stepping down from her position as CEO of PepsiCo, there are only 22 women CEOs leading S&P 500 companies, or just 4.6 percent of the total, reports Catal...

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Women who are redefining Social Media Activism

Social media is not just about posting #sunkissed selfies and #KikiChallenge videos on Instagram. It is a supplement when it comes to cultivating actionable change. An undoubt...

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ALTERNATIVE ENTERTAINMENT: CRAFTSMANSHIP AND FORM

Towards the non-bourgeoise tales from screen and stage: Amar Singh Chamkila and Lavani k...

May 5 2024

FESTIVALS: IT’S WORLD HERB DAY ON 6TH MAY

The Prophet remarked that eating lentils fills the heart with sympathy, brings tears to ...

May 4 2024

THOUGHT FACTORY: DEPICTION OF CHILD ABUSE IN CINEMA

Courageous storytellers daringly illuminate the darkness of child abuse, igniting conver...

May 3 2024