The ‘Other Woman’ is an uncomfortable topic of discussion, today, as always. She is viewed as a ‘taboo’ in herself, someone that a woman should abstain from being or …
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Mary Wollstonecraft: An Introduction to the Mother of First-wave Feminism
Wollstonecraft was ridiculed in her time for the idea that women should be treated as fully fledged beings.
‘The Wonder’: Netflix’s Story of 19th Century ‘Fasting Girls’ Reminds Us Starving Bodies Remain a Public Spectacle Today
As the trend for “heroin chic” returns to runways, the new Netflix film The Wonder takes aim at our fascination with disordered eating.
Annie Ernaux’s ‘Getting Lost’ Is an Antidote to the Boring Moralism of Contemporary Writing
Annie Ernaux’s recently translated book, 'Getting Lost', chronicles her passionate love affair with a married man. What makes Ernaux’s reflections so refreshing is her rejection of the idea that …
How Women Holding Flowers Held Japanese Courts to Account
For a protest movement to succeed, it must fit within the cultural landscape of its environment.
Star Wars Andor Captures the Essence of Resistance That Is Happening in the Real World
In a rousing speech, one of the “organisers” of the rebellion muses on the lifelong struggle of activists and wades into the debate on the best way to effectively …
Powerful Women Heading Up Dating Apps Are Framed as Young and Sexy
Two women ruled the dating app tech industry last year. How they were portrayed by mainstream media versus how they portrayed themselves in social media says a lot about …
What Contemporary Feminism Owes To Victorian Textile Workers in Glasgow
Women in the textile factories of 19th-century Glasgow faced terrible working conditions. In fighting for their rights, they prepared the ground for feminists today.
Elaben Bhatt, Labour Organiser and Gandhian Who Helped Working Women Fight for their Rights
SEWA, which she founded, is easily the most consequential model Gujarat has produced – helping to provide dignity and self-respect for lakhs of women in the state and beyond.
Feminism: The Need for Sisterhood
When we say feminism has to be intersectional, do we not understand the depth of that statement?