“Feminism isn’t about making women strong. Women are already strong. It’s about changing the way the world perceives that strength,” said G.D. Anderson. Sadly, for many people feminism has come to mean being anti-men and feminists are considered men-haters. But people raising a cry for women empowerment and safety are not raising a cry against men. We are just raising …
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No Country for Women?
On 16th December 2014, the National Commission for Women released an advertisement in all national newspapers. The advertisement under reference praised all women of the country by calling them brave and fearless. It “saluted” the spirit of womanhood in India. It was a move on the part of the state to appear as a body that respects women and believes …
Meet the Woman Extraordinaire – Arunima Sinha
Climbing Mount Everest is the hardest thing, but climbing it with an artificial leg? That’s what Arunima Sinha accomplished in 2013. She is the the world’s first woman amputee to climb Mount Everest. “I turned my artificial leg into my strength and stubbornly chose the most difficult sport for myself,” says Ms. Sinha, a former national-level volleyball player. Tell us more about …
Women Empowerment and Women Safety
On 28th March 1995, at precisely 9.42 AM in the Mother & Child Hospital, New Delhi a child was born to the most amazing mother it will go on to ever know. It was the prettiest, sweetest and the most perfect child its parents had ever seen. Its father was so overjoyed that he gifted boxes of sweets to everybody …
Commemorating International Women's Day on Twitter
To honour International Women’s Day (#IWD2015), we wanted to reflect on the powerful voices and movements speaking up on Twitter for women’s rights. Day in and day out across the platform, there are active conversations about a variety of women’s issues. Some of these exchanges emerge in response to global events; others originate on Twitter and inspire concrete actions. http://blog.twitter.com/2015/commemorating-international-women-s-day-on-twitter-in
Commemorating International Women’s Day on Twitter
To honour International Women’s Day (#IWD2015), we wanted to reflect on the powerful voices and movements speaking up on Twitter for women’s rights. Day in and day out across the platform, there are active conversations about a variety of women’s issues. Some of these exchanges emerge in response to global events; others originate on Twitter and inspire concrete actions. https://blog.twitter.com/2015/commemorating-international-women-s-day-on-twitter-in
Dr. Shruti Kapoor to be conferred the “REX Karmaveer Global Fellowship (RGKF)”
March 2015: The very versatile & spontaneous Dr. Shruti Kapoor has received the REX Karmaveer Global Fellowship and Karmaveer Chakra for her commendable work for the society. She has received the fellowship on the 23rd of March in New Delhi at the exclusive awards function which is a part of “iCONGO’s REX Conclive, organized on 21st , 22nd and 23rd …
Third Prize at the final Ceremony of the 17th edition of the International Award “The Woman of the Year”.
The Indian entrepreneur Shruti Kapoor received the prize – an amount of 10.000,00 euros – during the final Ceremony of the 17th edition of the International Award “The Woman of the Year”. Shruti is engaged in safety services for women and girls in her country: in 2013 she founded Sayfty to help Indian women protect themselves against violence, providing support …
The Many ‘Missing Voices’ in "India’s Daughter"
One film came and controversy arose. The furore over India’s Daughter, a documentary based on the December 2012 Delhi gang rape has been a subject of discussion over the past few weeks. Not just the content of the film, but issues like a ban on its broadcast have resulted in the documentary being discussed by people in India and across …
The Many ‘Missing Voices’ in “India’s Daughter”
One film came and controversy arose. The furore over India’s Daughter, a documentary based on the December 2012 Delhi gang rape has been a subject of discussion over the past few weeks. Not just the content of the film, but issues like a ban on its broadcast have resulted in the documentary being discussed by people in India and across …