Women
क्या ‘धंधा’ (सेक्स वर्क) भी काम होता है? – भाग १
किसी व्यस्क व्यक्ति द्वारा अपनी इच्छा से पैसों के भुगतान के बदले दी जाने वाली यौन सेवाओं को सेक्स वर्क (यौन कर्म या आम बोलचाल की भाषा में धंधा करना) कहते हैं। सेक्स वर्क की इस परिभाषा का कौन सा भाग ‘काम’ के बारे में हमारी सोच का उल्लंघन करता है? क्या पैसे के बदले दी जाने वाली सेवाएं? या फिर किसी व्यस्क व्यक्ति द्वारा पैसे के बदले दी जाने वाली सेवा? या, वयस्कों द्वारा आपसी सहमति से पैसे के बदले दी जाने वाली सेवा?
By Meena Saraswathi Seshu and Aarthi Pai
April 5, 2016
Why We Need to Bridge the Gap between Sex Workers’ Movements and Abortion Rights Activism
Abortion and sex work share the distinction of being topics on which even feminist activists sometimes find it difficult to remain non-judgmental, confronting feminists with the question: to what lengths are we really willing to go to respect and enable women’s choices and bodily autonomy?
By Kristin Francoeur and Surabhi Srivastava
Sex and Sex Work: Same-Same But Different
A discussion between sex workers of different ages, work contexts and backgrounds at the Empower Foundation centre in Chiang Mai, Thailand.
By Empower
April 5, 2016
Rights and Freedom: From Street to Rehabilitation Centre
The fight for an end to discrimination and violence against sex workers in Cambodia, as in many other parts of the world, has a long way to go.
By WNU
April 5, 2016
Why I’ve Stopped Going on Tinder Dates
I ressurected my account to be more pointed about who should swipe me left or right. But the problem wasn’t…
By Curated Content
February 18, 2016
Review: The Absurdities of Sexy and Funny Women
At the now infamous All India Bakchod Knockout roast last year, comedian Aditi Mittal told this joke about her fellow…
By Kristin Francoeur
January 4, 2016
New Project Sheds Light on Pakistan’s Lesser Known Feminist History
[slideshow_deploy id=’7496′] It had been there for decades — a red, blue and white flag unfurling in the wind, an…
By Curated Content
November 15, 2015
Voices: Nepal, are you still my home?
Nepal has been occupying the news headlines for the last few months, either due to the devastating earthquake that killed…
By Shubha Kayastha
September 1, 2015
“DON’T LET YOUR FOOT SLIP!” : MESSAGES ON ‘APPROPRIATE’ FEMININITY BY SCHOOL TEACHERS IN MUMBAI
“In Hindi, though there is a word for rape (balaatkaar), it is rarely used by women. Instead they say izzat…
By Juhi Sidharth
The Editorial: Technology and Sexuality
“Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.” ― Arthur C. Clarke, Profiles of the Future: An Inquiry Into the…
By TARSHI
July 15, 2015
Babul by Breakthrough
Breakthrough’s video – Babul – is a beautifully shot, stirring music video that explores the reality of domestic violence behind…
By Breakthrough
May 1, 2015
जिनपर हमें अभिमान है !
जहाँ महिलाओं का अंतरिक्ष में पहला कदम महिला विकास की ओर एक बड़ा कदम है वहीं समाज में हो रहे…
By Dipika Srivastava
December 1, 2014
Loitering while Female…
When one travels as a woman or indeed as someone who is not an upper caste, middle or upper class,…
By Shilpa Phadke
November 1, 2014
Working the Night Shift: Women in India’s Call Center Industry (2010)
The book ‘Working the Night Shift: Women in India’s Call Center Industry’describes the different spatial and temporal conditions that are…
By Aindrila Chaudhuri