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Any person can have a great sense of humour. Humour is not defined by looking at one’s gender. People who take this up as a professional career option can be anybody, a male, female, gay, lesbian, bisexual, etc. Why are female comics not considered funny or are not appreciated as much as men? Is it …
The belief that virginity is valuable and sexual purity is of prime importance is coerced in women from a very young age. Losing it before marriage makes them “damaged”, “desperate” and even “sluts”. Women are shamed for having sex but men are rewarded for it. Virginity typically means never having had sex. However, sex has …
In a patriarchal society, women have faced a social disadvantage that has hindered them from openly accessing the resources that men have. One of their points of contention was their education. This can be seen in the past as well as in the present scenario of education in India. The right to education is a …
The women’s right movement’s first wave was seen in the 19th and early 20th century where women demanded fundamental rights such as the right to vote. The second wave started in the 1960s and 70s in the USA to provide more freedom to women and provide equal opportunities and rights. The second wave focused on …
Sexual misconduct at the workplace started to dominate the news due to the Me Too movement’s emergence. The Me Too movement is a historic global movement that started out as a Hollywood sex scandal. Once the industry’s biggest names were called out openly for their actions, it gave the rest of the public courage and …
Every time a renewed discussion about the women’s reservation bill possibly being tabled at the parliament occurs, there is always talk that it would be a game-changer in women empowerment. Conveniently all spokesperson of most parties discusses the importance of such a bill with a vigour that rivals most other policies. We might be at …
The Great Indian Kitchen, a recent Malayalam film, is being critically praised for its scathing portrayal of the reality of women doing household work. It’s making waves for its silent critique about the endless toil of a woman and the unknowing cruelty of man. The title is neither an ode to Indian food nor its …
It’s 2021, and we can see women holding prominent positions of power throughout the global political scene. We have come leaps and bounds in terms of women’s representation in just a decades comparison. However, the reality is that equal opportunity for both genders is far from the truth. For instance, the USA is a front-runner …
We generally talk about inequality at work place and when it comes to remuneration and education and so many other aspects. What about inequality at our own house based on gender? What about the situation when you are not treated equally by your own parents, siblings and husband? There are boundaries and options set for …
Pink is often called as feminine colour and sometimes as “girl’s colour”. Why we connect a clothing or accessories or anything which is superficial to sexuality and gender? If we think about childhood, there were teasing and bullying when a boy wore pink shirt or t-shirt or had pink pencil or pen, maybe we were …