Finland has always been proud of its commitment to gender equality and is a nation that doesn’t have to cling to its feminist ‘firsts’. With an overall impressive pipeline of female politicians with the potential to continue to advance to…
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Feminism! It is not just a word, but a package full of respect, dignity, and integrity. Different people have different interpretations of what exactly feminism means. Some say, it’s about hating men, others say it’s about fighting for your rights….
How does society taunt a woman with who is opinionated, passionate, career-oriented or has passed a certain age or doesn’t know how to cook food? “Who will marry a girl like you?” Women from a very young age are taught to…
It is quite disheartening to see that in a country like India, where women are compared to the goddess, they are unable to secure their basic right of Equality enshrined in the Article 14 of the Constitution of India. Most…
Marriage is an institution which is generally governed by many factors like caste, community, etc. for centuries in India. Ditching this concept completely, a couple from Pune named Sachin and Sharvari decided to hide their surnames and caste from each…
This 10th of February 2019, Delhi celebrated a magnificent event: One Billion Rising, the biggest mass action to end violence against women (cisgender, transgender, and those who hold fluid identities that are subject to gender-based violence) in human history. Talking…
“A person can change their hobbies but cannot change their nature.” These words were said by Noshi, a 45-year-old transwoman previously known as Farrukh Naeem. Noshi grew up in Shahdara Town, Lahore and she was considered a smart student of…
Another year has waived us farewell after giving us shedload of memorable moments and opportunities. It’s the time of the year when staunch resolutions tend to go down in a pace as fast as of light. No matter how faithful…
It seems that by and large women’s sports are not receiving as much popularity as their male counterparts. Obviously, there are exceptions like tennis and gymnastics but on a whole, their popularity is not popular at all. Remember the 2017…
As long as humanity has existed, women have been fighting for their rights. Be it the right to express, right to take decisions for themselves, their clothes, their own body, their marriage or their entire life. And guess what? Women…