#BaapWaliBaat: UNICEF India's Girl's Education Video
UNICEF India has created a campaign video to promote good parenting. This includes encouraging education for girls, refraining from child marriages and generally promoting empowerment. It may have a slightly corny tone to it, but the message is important!
Reporting a Rape With the Efficiency of Depositing Cash Into an ATM
Problem Ironically, women fear going to the predominantly male police force to report abuse because they might endure additional sexual harassment from their purported heroes. Without a conscious chain of custody of their actions, criminals are escaping scot-free. “The fact that women are put off from going to a police …
Farhan Akhtar's Empowering Song About Women's Empowerment through Internet
Farhan Akhtar’s organization MARD, which works to empower women through the Internet, partnered with Google to produce this amazing video! This isn’t the first time Google has worked on computer literacy for women India, it also runs the Help Women Get Online Campaign. This song’s title means “Reach for The Sky” …
Go To Hell Times of India: Deepika's Fantastic Reply and TOI's Sexist One
Times of India has hit a new rock bottom. They have proven that India is still a “man’s world” and that the basic respect that women deserve is no where to be found. Last week, the Times of India twitter account posted a picture of Deepika Padukone with “her cleavage …
Parineeti Chopra Shuts Down Misogynist
Bollywood Actress Parineeti Chopra won’t stand for the stupid argument that women just start to despise sex and call it rape for that reason. It’s important for more actors and actresses to take stances like this to help crush these ignorant comments.
#WorldHatesWomen: A Powerful Video About Patriarchy
Watch this video and tell me that sexism doesn’t exist, that women are given equal treatment to men, and that those advocating for women’s rights are making up things to hurt men. I dare you.
Huma Qureshi and Her Bold Femina Cover
In response to criticism of her weight and body, Actress Huma Qureshi put out a bold cover for the widely read women’s magazine, Femina. I can’t tell you how uncomfortable I’ve felt in my skin right from the time I started working in ad films and then moved on to feature-length films. I understand …
Imperial Blue's New Ad "Men Will Be Men" is a Disgrace
Stop excusing male patriarchal actions on the grounds that “men will be men.” Being sexual predators is ought not to be an accepted part of male behavior. We much prefer this ad that targets disgusting men. This is too similar to the comment made Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav …
Smriti Irani Speaks About Women's Rights at International Women's Conference
Smriti Irani is the newly elected Human Resource Development Minister in the new national BJP administration. Hear her talk about India and Women’s Rights. She used to be an actor, model, and producer, and now is responsible for changing the future of India through education!
Caste and Corruption: The Reason Behind Rapes in India
Background Rape in India is a social construct propagated by the misinterpretation of cultural principles and ideals that are entrenched in Indian society. Although these cultural principles are gradually moving towards the background of Indian society, their implications are still quite discernible, rape being one of the most noticeable effects …
