What You Should Be Saying Instead of "Boys Don't Cry"
Trigger Warning: This film depicts gender-based violence. The film has an even more powerful message then the title implies. We need to teach people to express their feelings, to feel comfortable with themselves, and to love, rather than to suppress feelings, to feel trapped, and to hate. Madhuri Dixit is …
#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” …
#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 …
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!
#TheMistakeGirlsMake: A Trending Hashtag That Shows the Sexism in India
This new hashtag that is trending in India on Twitter: #TheMistakeGirlsMake is a scary indication of the mindset that many Indian men (and even some women) carry. Here are a few that are shocking: 1. The Same Attitude As The Guy Who Killed People in California Not Falling In Love With Me. …
Indian Supreme Court Updates: May 31st-June 6th
SC Stays Execution of Yakub Memon Yakub Abudl Razak Memon was convicted of being responsible for the 1993 Mumbai Blasts. The court stayed the execution and has referred a plea to hear the case in open court, rather than in chamber proceedings, to the Constitution bench. The TADA court originally …
Gender Discrimination Evident in Rural Indian Women's Breast Feeding Practices
A study was recently published in the International Journal of Health Sciences and Research that studied rural women and breast feeding practices with twin infants (one male and one female). The Study The study had 200 mothers with one infant of each gender. Of the 400 infants, only 210 of them …
