The Youngest Feminist: Riley in a Toy Store
This past weekend, The Huffington Post put up a video of an enlightened little girl criticizing manufacturers for gendering toys and pushing pink stuff on her while the boys get superheroes. Take a look below: Kudos to her parents for clearly doing something right!
Let’s Write a Better Beginning For Our Children
The earliest memory I have of my childhood is probably from when I was about two. I was standing on a stool and trying to reach for an egg on a shelf and in the process I broke it in two. Some people claim having a memory as early as nine months old. This was [...]
Name It, Change It, Flip It, Quip It
By Nell Scovell and Gloria Steinem Women hold only 3% of clout positions in the mainstream media. ~ Annenberg Public Policy Center, “The Glass Ceiling Persists” Here are 15 ways the media would be different if it were run by 97% women and only 3% men: 60 Minutes would be 30 Minutes because, frankly, who has the time? The [...]
No Country for Women – That’s Bollywood!
By Renu Pokharna Much like the Indian government with its five-year plans, I have a five-year cycle, too, when it comes to Indian cinema: Every five years, something happens that reinvigorates my eternal frustration with Bollywood. Five years ago it was over too many rip-offs: “Black” from “The Miracle Worker,” “Koi Mil Gaya” from “E.T: [...]
‘Give Me Sexy’ – Media Friend or Foe?
There is no doubt that the media, and its images of women, impacts girls and women of all ages. But this influence is especially dangerous when it comes to young girls who are in a continuous state of learning from others and the images they see how they should act themselves. Children are influenced by [...]
Inspiration Station: Awesome Young Activists Around the World
Here in New York, the buzz of the town are the Occupy Wall Street Protests that are now entering their second month. In the city’s financial district, hundreds of people are camping and marching and speaking out together. Last week, I went to Wall Street to join the Indigenous People’s March, which was held on [...]
Don’t Call Me, ‘Eve’
As the Delhi run of the video van comes to a close, in which the Bell Bajao campaign addressed street sexual harassment among other forms of grave violence against women, Eesha Pandit looks at just how widespread and harmful the “mere” act of “eve teasing” is.
When it happened to me…
No, today was not the first time I was ever insulted by a man in public. It was the first time though I ever bumped someone’s car unintentionally and unfortunately in the last five years that I’ve been driving on the angry male dominated Delhi roads, the first time when someone made me feel sorry [...]
No, but really, #whatareyoulookingat ?
Having grown up in New York, I’ve always been a big fan of subway systems and metros. In fact, I’ve been taking the New York City subway by myself since I was just twelve years old, mainly because I like the independence of it. There’s something great about being able to get yourself around on [...]
We exist. Therefore, we share.
This week was Social Media Day, celebrating the evolution of internet most significantly brought about by the revolutionary changes that social media has made in our personal and professional lives. We asked our fans on Facebook & Twitter to share stories of how social media has made a difference in their lives and in particular [...]
