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Elections 2019: Less Than 5% Women Candidates in the Fray in Haryana
09 May 2019
Females constitute 46% of the total electorate in the patriarchal state but only nine have been elected to Parliament so far.
Sumedha Pal
Women in Kerala Write History Twice in Last 24 Hours
02 Jan 2019
The wall saw participation from women of different age, religions, and included trans women, athletes, homemakers and differently abled women.
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Gender Justice: Over 3 million Women Form a ‘Women’s Wall’ Across Kerala
01 Jan 2019
The call for the mobilisation was given by 176 progressive organisations and was successfully aided by the LDF government in the state.
Marcha Noticias
Lucía Pérez’s Murder Was a Femicide and This is a War
06 Dec 2018
Today, women, transgender, travestis, gender dissidents across Argentina are holding a strike in response to the acquittal of the three men who were accused of raping, torturing and killing 16 year…
Deepa E
‘96’: Another Celebration of Arranged Marriage in the Name of Love!
13 Oct 2018
The popular Tamil movie portrays platonic love as divine and upholds the age-old notion of caste-based patriarchal marriage while looking down upon ‘worldly’ love and its realisation.
Sreelakshmi
Women Respond to Madras HC Judgement: Father’s Name not Required in Birth Certificates
18 Jul 2018
What is common in all these cases is the underlying presumption that a man is superior to a woman. Consequently, a father’s identity is considered central to the child’s identity.
Neha Dabhade
BHU- A den of patriarchy?
05 Oct 2017
“Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world”, said Nelson Mandela. If education is a weapon to change the world then universities where education is imparted should…
Sonali
Maneka Gandhi Draws a New Lakshmanrekha
07 Mar 2017
Maneka Gandhi said that a 16-17 year old girl is ‘hormonally challenged’. Hence, a lakshmanrekha is drawn to control the ‘hormonal outburst.
Sonali
Bollywood Songs Set to Patriarchal Tunes
24 Feb 2017
Akshara, a Mumbai based non-profit, which works for gender equality, has started a campaign called #GaanaRewrite. They have chosen some extremely popular and equally offensive Bollywood songs and…
Balu Sunil
To be Critical of Dangal is Fine, to be Dismissive is Not
11 Jan 2017
The structure of patriarchy and even in the climax scenes they have not escaped from it despite their laudable achievements. But what the movie does portray is some definitive strides against the…