Empowering Women Against Violence
The “Extreme” Label “Chhat par kaala kaunwa baitha, kayen kayen karta rehta, sab se bole, jhoot bole kauva kate” (A black crow is sitting on the roof, it caws all day, and it says to all, speak lies and you will be pecked). These were the opening lyrics of a popular Bollywood song in the 90s. Around that time, I …
This week (October 21, 2019) on our Twitter chat, #SayftyChat, we discussed “Online Abuse & Digital Citizenship” with Seyi Okiwow, founder and executive director of Glitch, UK. This week’s chat focused on what it means to be a digital citizen. We had participants join the chat from Nairobi, India, US, Canada, UK, Columbia, and South Africa making 13 million impressions on …
This week (October 14, 2019) on our Twitter chat, #SayftyChat, we discussed “Addressing Stereotypes in Media To Achieve Gender Equality” with Dan Seymour & The UnStereotype Alliance. This week’s chat was focused on the role media can play in achieving gender equality. We had participants join the chat from Nairobi, India, US, Canada, UK, Columbia, and South Africa. Questions discussed How …
This week (August 19, 2019) on our Twitter chat, #SayftyChat, we discussed “Why Men Must Join The Gender Equality Revolution” with Michael Kaufman. This week’s chat was focused on the role men can play in women’s rights. We had participants join the chat from Nairobi, India, US, Canada, UK, Columbia, and South Africa. Questions discussed Why is it critical to engage …
“My painting is about hope too. Blue is for hope; hope for justice and hope to end of street harassment” Street Harassment It is really worrying and sad that almost all girls have faced some sort of harassment on the streets. Street harassment ranges from verbal teasing to stalking and physical harassment. It is an everyday reality. One that we …
“Feminism is the theory of the political, economic and social equality of the sexes”, commonly known as “gender equality” For many, many years now, the word “Feminism” has had a negative connotation attached to it. There are two main reasons: The prefix “fem” in feminism Some people (both men and women), who do not know what feminism means, advocate …
My First Time I remember that incident quite clearly. I had just turned fourteen years old. Two strange men approached me and my friend and ‘complimented’ us. Mind you, these so-called ‘compliments’ left us feeling most uncomfortable. We brushed them off multiple times, only for them to return each time. In the end, the stalker took a photograph without our …
The Many Perils of the Child Marriage Trend While the vast majority of countries today have elected 18 as the minimum marrying age, this does not dispel the rising rates of child marriage worldwide. Many of us tend to think that this traumatic practice solely exists in non-Western, developing countries run by evil dictators, this is far from the case. …
We Bleed Red! Bleed seven days a month, 12 times a year and half our lifetime. Have the womb of the universe, still, sanitary pads need to be folded in a black polythene. Mindset demands, we whisper in ears, not touch pickles, or enter temples. Alas! Temples have goddesses, and people have forgotten that goddesses are women. What’s the shame? …
Celebrate Women, This Month and Every Month As I am sure many of you know or have heard, March is Women’s History Month. It’s the month to appreciate, understand, and recognize women who have propelled the human race forward. Personally, I believe this is all women. Most of whom bear names we will never see running across newspaper headlines. Most …