And the doodle award goes to…
This month, Youth Ki Awaaz and Bell Bajao held a doodle making contest based on the theme “gender abuse and domestic violence” and we received dozens of inspiring and beautiful entries. A BIG thank you to everyone who submitted for sharing their artistic talents with us! Without further delay, here is the winner of a Lecoanet [...]
Afghan Women’s Writing Project: Stop Violence Against Women
By Seeta Dear Readers, From November 25 through December 10, AWWP is joining with the global 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence Campaign. Living in Afghanistan, I have witnessed many kinds of violence during my lifetime. Afghan men always say that they respect women more than men in Western countries. This may be true, but [...]
Just another day in Delhi
This past weekend, on my way to meet up with friends for an evening of food and live music, I stopped at a popular phone recharge stand in M-block market. After going through the usual motions, I waited for the confirmation text before paying the store worker. Just last week I had 100 rupees stolen [...]
Why should I fear when they don’t?
A few days ago, I saw a picture on Facebook that read: ‘Society teaches don’t get raped rather than don’t rape’. This message immediately struck me as being absolutely true, at least in India, where every time a young girl leaves home, she is reminded by her mother of this very concern. Recently, I wanted [...]
Congratulations to our #Rewrite the Ending contest winner, Purva Dandona!
This week, Breakthrough is excited to announce the winners of our #Rewrite the Ending, fiction (re)writing competition! Applause to all of those who submitted. The sheer talent and creativity of all of the entries made picking just three a difficult task for our staff! Congratulations to the winner of our full entry #Rewrite prompt, Purva [...]
Where Are The Men?
By Sanchari Banerjee While studying my Sociology of Gender paper in college, I came across the term ‘Macho Man’, a concept trying to explain the personality traits of a man who is ‘macho’. There is a certain aggressive, rough demeanour which describes a macho man. But is objectification of women a just part of being [...]
Gearing up for 16 Days of Activism!
This year, Breakthrough will be participating in the global 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence campaign sponsored by the Center for Women’s Global Leadership. 16DOA runs from November 25th to December 10th and aims to raise awareness about gender-based violence as a human rights issue. This year’s theme was recently announced: From Peace in [...]
Breakthrough’s Bell Bajao #Rewrite Contest – Enter to win!
Show of hands: How many of you wish that Andy (Pretty in Pink) had ended up with Ducky? That after Willy dies (Death of a Salesman), his wife gets a great sales job without having to play the “poor widow” card? That when Simran’s father finally releases her hand (Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge), she runs [...]
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 [...]
mother beyond gender…
This man defines the meaning of motherhood beyond genderhood in this heartfelt poem.
