Women

Mirroring Reality: A Conversation with Sabiha Sumar – Part 2
Picture of a female acid attack survivor. She is wearing a black headscarf and her eyes are turned downwards.

In continuation of Mirroring Reality: A Conversation with Sabiha Sumar  – Part 1 Sabiha Sumar presents the harsh reality of…

By Surbhi Dewan
March 15, 2014
Mirroring Reality: A Conversation with Sabiha Sumar – Part 2
My Cup of Tea: Narrating Collective and Individual Stories through Illustration
An illustration of two muslim women dressed in burkhas who are out shopping. There are manequins and bags in the shop windows that they are browsing.

By: Priyanka Sacheti at the IMOW Blog When you hear the word “illustration,” what does it conjure for you? For…

By Curated Content
March 15, 2014
My Cup of Tea: Narrating Collective and Individual Stories through Illustration
Teenage feminism – coming to a blog near you
A picture of a class full of young students with their four teachers standing at the back. One of the students towards the front is holding up a placard with Mary Wollstonecraft's name written on it.

By: Chelsea Birkby at The F-Word. Chelsea Birkby welcomes the spread of the feminist movement online with open arms for changing young women’s…

By Curated Content
March 15, 2014
Teenage feminism – coming to a blog near you
Interview: Maya Rao
Picture of Maya Krishna Rao, seated in a couch with a cushion beside her. She has white hair and rimless glasses, her hands are spread out, almost like she is in the middle of explaining something.
March 1, 2014
Interview: Maya Rao
जिनपर हमें अभिमान है !
A collage of photos of various notable feminists including Madame Cama, Savitribai Phule, Ismat Chughtai, Sampat Pal Devi, and so on

जहाँ महिलाओं का अंतरिक्ष में पहला कदम महिला विकास की ओर एक बड़ा कदम है वहीं  समाज में हो रहे…

By Dipika Srivastava
March 1, 2014
जिनपर हमें अभिमान है !
The Editorial: Women
An illustration of the symbol that denotes 'female' arranged in a pattern

As soon as March arrives, or even before it actually does, all the hullaballoo about Women’s Day begins. Since the…

By TARSHI
March 1, 2014
The Editorial: Women
Feminism and Science: Teaching and Learning ‘Science in the Making’
A picture of feminist scientist Chayanika Shah. Her hair is dark, with specks of grey. She has a blue scarf wrapped around her neck, and is wearing blue earrings.

Chayanika Shah [1] in conversation with Vivek Vellanki Vivek Vellanki: You did your PhD in Physics from IIT in the 1980s,…

By Vivek Vellanki
March 1, 2014
Feminism and Science: Teaching and Learning ‘Science in the Making’
Beyond The Simple Formulas
Illustration of a woman with her kids and a man with kids, joined together by hair and beard

‘Woman? It’s simple, say the fanciers of simple formulas: she is a womb, an ovary; she is a female –…

By Shweta Krishnan
March 1, 2014
Beyond The Simple Formulas
Smile
A blurred picture of a group of women lying down together with smiles on their faces
March 1, 2014
Smile
Malina Suliman: Street Art in Afghanistan
Picture of Afghani street artist Malina Suliman sitting in front of one of the street murals she has painted. She is wearing a white kurta with a purple cardigan and a purple headscarf.

[slideshow_deploy id=’1900′] Malina Suliman is a contemporary Afghan artist, brought up in a war ravaged country and one of the…

By Malina Suliman
March 1, 2014
Malina Suliman: Street Art in Afghanistan
Mirroring Reality: A Conversation with Sabiha Sumar
A picture of Pakistani feminist filmmaker Sabiha Sumar. Her dark hair has specks of gray in it, and she is wearing thick-rimmed glasses and a checked t shirt.
March 1, 2014
Mirroring Reality: A Conversation with Sabiha Sumar
WOMAN. ENOUGH.
A black and white sketch of a group of women raising their fists in the air

It’s that time of the year again. Those 31 days during which we, the 49%, have a chance to be…

By Vani Subramanian
March 1, 2014
WOMAN. ENOUGH.
Medusa
An illustration of a woman facing sideways with snakes in place of her hair.

Medusa, oh so beautiful! radiating beauty, a mere reflection, of male gaze, curse, shame and monstrous. Controlled, yet untamed, beauty…

By James Scott Edwards
March 1, 2014
Medusa
‘Justice is Not Spectator Sports’ – Reflections on One Billion Rising for Justice
A picture of activist Irom Sharmila, with an oxygen pipe stuck to her nose.

Irom Sharmila, a civil rights activist from Manipur began a hunger strike in November, 2000 which is still going on….

By Rupsa Mallik
March 1, 2014
‘Justice is Not Spectator Sports’ – Reflections on One Billion Rising for Justice
Reel Review: Blue Is The Warmest Color
poster for the film 'blue is the warmest colour', which shows two young girls facing each other intimately
March 1, 2014
Reel Review: Blue Is The Warmest Color