What does Juneteenth mean to you? Women in Washington DC tell us
Freedom, history, solidarity – what does Juneteenth mean to African American and South Asian women living in Washington metropolitan area? Sarita Bartaula finds out.
Tag: women’s empowerment
Delhi to Kathmandu to Cape Town, these women’s groups are reclaiming cities past nightfall
The global popularity of the walking collective ‘Women Walk at Midnight’, which started in India, reveals how walking in public at night can be an act of reclamation and resistance for women in cities around the world, writes Anushka Roy.
A woman’s place: reflections on food, gender and feminism in the kitchen
Women stir pots in homes but it is men who shape global food policy. Food-science student Sambrita Saha analyses the simmering politics of an Indian kitchen, and reclaims it for herself as a site of agency and quiet rebellion.
A woman’s worth: Paromita Vohra’s new documentary ‘Working Girls’
In her new documentary ‘Working Girls’, Mumbai-based filmmaker Paromita Vohra explores women’s reproductive labour – spanning domestic work to surrogacy – revealing how law shapes visibility, value and control over female bodies and employment.
“I wanted to shake up Indian society just as Henrik Ibsen had done in Norway” – Ila Arun
Indian film and theatre personality Ila Arun writes about why she idolised playwright Henrik Ibsen and adapted several of his plays to Hindi, hoping to spark a change in India the way Ibsen had done for women’s empowerment in Norway 150 years ago.
eShe TV: What freedom means to Indian women | Independence Day Special
As India celebrates 76 years of Independence, eShe TV speaks to three women, who run their own platforms to support other women, on what freedom means to India’s female citizens.
These web warriors are arming girls and young women with internet tools and infrastructure
Four web warriors came together from across South Asia to talk about why arming girls and young women with internet tools is the key to women’s empowerment.
How Speaking Up Set Me Free from the Prison of My Past
Author and life coach Mala Mansukhani shares how expressing herself clearly and openly with her loved ones helped her deal with trauma and social ostracism.
Truths Pushed Through the Sieve of Fiction: Rijula Das on Her Debut Novel Set in Shonagachhi
Rijula Das’s new novel brings up many facets of Kolkata’s red-light district, from corruption and gender violence to the effect of demonetisation on the flesh trade.
How a Women’s Group in Uttarakhand Saved Their Village from Forest Fires
The long-term sustainable practices of a women’s self-help group in the hills of Kumaon served to protect the area from the wrath of this year’s forest fires.
by eShe
June 3, 2021
Croatian Study Finds 73 Percent of Women Have Faced Sexual Harassment at the Workplace
The problem of sexual harassment at the workplace is far more rampant than expected. A new study points at the systemic flaws that leave women vulnerable.
Book on 5 Rape Survivors Exposes How Indian Rape Culture Protects Men and Disadvantages Women
Journalist Urmi Bhattacheryya’s hard-hitting new book looks at the aftermath of sexual assault for five girls and women in India.
This Dubai-Based Feminist Publisher Is Using Digital Media to Initiate Inclusive Conversations
UAE-based feminist publisher Sabin Muzaffar is documenting female trailblazers and empowering women and girls globally through her digital platform Ananke.
Why the Internet Is the Definitive Tool for Women’s Empowerment in This Century
The internet has democratised accessibility and opportunity between genders, classes and age groups in India. It is the antithesis of patriarchy, writes Aekta Kapoor.
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