Smita Agarwal, in her book of poetry, raises her voice in an asymmetrical world and implores women to speak out for themselves.
Tag: gender equality
#ChooseToChallenge: Women and Social Change in Chhattisgarh
In the interiors of Chattisgarh, a slow and steady change has empowered several women to join the all-male bastions of caste panchayats to bring about real and lasting social …
Pronoun Envy
A poem on the dissonance brought about by the lack of dignified literary representation.
A Journey to the Centre of Her Existence
Growing up as a woman in India.
A Quick Note on Gender Equality For Critics of Zomato’s New Period Leave Policy
You cannot fix misogyny with more misogyny.
Patriarchy, Acing the Test of Time
'From Draupadi to Laxmi to Nirbhaya, there is no end'.
Beate Uhse: The Woman Behind the World’s First Sex Shop
In the post world war period, Beate Uhse — a former pilot — would sell brochures and pamphlets on marital hygiene to women in Flensberg, Germany.
Towards a New Civil Society
Indian civil society must stop buying the divisive agenda peddled by right-wing propaganda outlets and join hands to fight the hate.
Adverts With Harmful Gender Stereotypes Now Banned in the U.K.
Not only does the move ban ads that depict women as weak or in archetypical roles of a housewife, but also those that reinforce personality traits of boys and …
Can Women Afford To Be Degenerate?
The image of the ‘bad girl’ is one that receives little respect, even though carelessness, needless risk and degeneracy are all acceptable hallmarks of youthful masculinity.