Gender

Gender and Sesame Street
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Gender and Sesame Street

My mother was not a role model for me when I was growing up – not in the traditional sense…
By Sashwati Banerjee
October 1, 2014
Gender and Sesame Street
Media and Sexuality
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Media and Sexuality

    The painting depicts a woman with a television set in place of her reproductive organs who is also…
By Sakshi Bhatia
October 1, 2014
Media and Sexuality
The Editorial: Popular Media and Sexuality
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The Editorial: Popular Media and Sexuality

“The writer cannot be a mere storyteller; he cannot be a mere teacher; he cannot merely X-ray society’s weaknesses, its…
By TARSHI
October 1, 2014
The Editorial: Popular Media and Sexuality
रानी की कहानी
रानी की कहानी
October 1, 2014
रानी की कहानी
Never Mind The Nipples: Sex, Gender and Social Media
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Never Mind The Nipples: Sex, Gender and Social Media

Five snippets from three months. In August, Indian actress Poonam Pandey dons a bikini for the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge…
By Bishakha Datta
October 1, 2014
Never Mind The Nipples: Sex, Gender and Social Media
Woman, man or a little bit of both? How deciding Caster Semenya’s gender is more complex than you might think
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Woman, man or a little bit of both? How deciding Caster Semenya’s gender is more complex than you might think

This post was originally published at Mail Online. The family and friends of the teenager who struck gold in the women’s…
By Curated Content
September 15, 2014
Woman, man or a little bit of both? How deciding Caster Semenya’s gender is more complex than you might think
The Goal Program – Naz Foundation
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The Goal Program – Naz Foundation

Bare feet, dry brown hair, shabby clothes, a girl not older than 12 years stared out from her terrace at…
By Jaya Tiwari
September 1, 2014
The Goal Program – Naz Foundation
Reel review: Bend it like Beckham
Poster for the film 'Bend It Like Beckham' showing a girl standing with her back facing the camera. She's wearing a cvolourful magenta and green sari and is holding sports shoes in her hands.
Reel review: Bend it like Beckham

‘All I have to say is sporty spice is the only one without a bloke’  is the warning given by…
By Debanuj DasGupta
September 1, 2014
Reel review: Bend it like Beckham
Sports and Sexuality
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Sports and Sexuality

When I first read the title of the September issue – Sports and Sexuality – I was a little taken…
By Aditi Rajgopal
September 1, 2014
Sports and Sexuality
Am I ‘The Man’ On The Court?
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Am I ‘The Man’ On The Court?

I find that sports spaces demand that all athletes, irrespective of their gender, ‘play like men’. I was recently coaching…
By Supriya Subramani
September 1, 2014
Am I ‘The Man’ On The Court?
ICRW Parivartan: Coaching Boys into Men
ICRW Parivartan: Coaching Boys into Men
September 1, 2014
ICRW Parivartan: Coaching Boys into Men
The Editorial: Sports and Sexuality
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The Editorial: Sports and Sexuality

Sports and Sexuality: many who hear the two terms together wonder how they are connected and what sexuality has got…
By TARSHI
September 1, 2014
The Editorial: Sports and Sexuality
Interview: Dr. Payoshni Mitra
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Interview: Dr. Payoshni Mitra

Dr. Payoshni Mitra, a researcher, activist and writer working on gender issues in sport in India with special emphasis on intersexuality…
By TARSHI Team
September 1, 2014
Interview: Dr. Payoshni Mitra
To The Beat Of Activism
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To The Beat Of Activism

The rape and murder of a young woman in New Delhi on December 16, 2012, left the Indian public consciousness…
By Pattie Gonsalves
July 1, 2014
To The Beat Of Activism
Voices: Poetry
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Voices: Poetry

Boys standing up to their fathers are invitations to patriarchy When boys become men it is marked by celebratory loud…
By Lean Deleon
July 1, 2014
Voices: Poetry
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