Women @ Work
Meet actors Annapurna Soni, Bhumika Dube and Ipshita Chakraborty Singh, the three powerful women behind the award-winning feminist short film ‘Cheepatakadumpa’.
Young technology entrepreneur Shivangi Jain has developed an app called TrackAlways that helps people with tracking and anti-theft solutions for safety and security.
Veteran eco-feminist artist Mira Lehr’s environmental art will be displayed all across the city of Miami at prestigious art festivals and events next month.
Meet 7 young Indian women who are raising awareness about climate change and sustainable development through their initiatives and enterprises.
UK civil servant, lawyer and policy advisor Juhi Javed Husain talks about modernising education, enhancing internet safety, and social-media accountability in South Asia.
Founder of an all-women beauty company that supplies soaps to the Indian Air Force, Saka Shailaja has empowered thousands of underprivileged women with training and jobs.
Techpreneurs Madhavi Shankar and Indu Navar developed SpaceBasic to automate the routine tasks and communications needs of over 60 student-housing communities in India.
Artist and peace activist Salima Hashmi talks about South Asian history, the lure of Lahore, and growing up as the daughter of legendary poet Faiz Ahmed Faiz.
The award-winning filmmaker of ‘India’s Daughter’, Leslee Udwin is laying the roots for gender equality and empathy through a school curriculum for little children in 19 countries.
Sadaffe Abid’s social tech-enterprise CIRCLE aims to empower one million Pakistani women with basic digital literacy and business skills.
Human-rights campaigner Mandy Sanghera believes tradition is used to oppress women in South Asia, and women in positions of power should lead the call for change.
Young changemaker Faiza Yousuf talks about her initiatives WomenInTechPK, the biggest community for women technologists in Pakistan, and CodeGirls, a coding boot-camp.
Sri Lankan lawyer-activist Ambika Satkunanathan believes South Asian countries need to introspect on how our societies and justice systems are perpetuating crime instead of curbing it.
One of the most vocal advocates for India-Pakistan peace, Beena Sarwar shares her thoughts on bridging divisions and her vision for a visa-free South Asia.
Dutchwoman Nienke van Bezooijen is out to identify and sponsor five projects to build peace and sustainable impact through her Building Bridges Movement.
AI expert Spriha Biswas on gender bias in algorithms, creating an inclusive space for women in tech startups, and her first encounter with coding.
Actor and playwright Sudha Bhuchar talks to eShe TV about her new film ‘Into Dust’ and why the cause of India-Pakistan peace is a personal one for her.
Bird steward Karen Mason on why she wants to save the birds on Florida’s coasts and her viral photo of a bird feeding her chick a cigarette stub.
Michigan-based artist and entrepreneur Svitlana Martynjuk is determined to facilitate fair representation of women in the global art scene.
Management consultant Seema Rekha on why employee mental health is vital for company growth and why women are natural leaders.
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