Shumaila Hussain Shahani: After successfully objectifying women in the ‘100 glorious years of Indian cinema’, Bollywood…
Category: South Asia
In Afghanistan, an elite female police officer battles cultural taboos as well as the Taliban
Sultan Faizy: Sgt. Monesa Kashefi was once afraid of gunfire. Now the 25-year-old has taken…
The Rape Culture
Jyotika Rimal: “Girl Raped and killed” “Woman raped by her husband” “16 year old girl gang-raped”…
I have been raped 30-40 times by relatives
Rumela Chandra: “It’s been years. I don’t feel the pain in my vagina anymore”. “But…
Boys don’t cry!
Women Chapter Desk: We teach our “tough boys” not to cry, but instead we should teach…
A Brown Girl’s Guide to Gender
Aranya Johar : “So i asked my male friend to drop me home because his privilege…
I don’t know if I am a ‘feminist’
Devika Mittal: I grew up playing with My bright-eyed Susan, I grew up with My kitchen…
A domestic violence survivor’s powerful statement to the court
Women Chapter Desk: For ten years, Neha Rastogi says, she was abused by her husband, Abhishek…
Why does the women’s rights movement marginalise women with disabilities?
Nidhi Goyal: Civil law in Pakistan permits men to have up to four wives but Noori,…