Empowerment Starts With You
Empowerment is a relative term that can inspire different meanings depending on the individual. But at the core of the word is courage. For it takes courage to let that spark ignite within yourself. My personal journey of empowerment from the time I joined Breakthrough follows this sentiment. I’ve grown accustomed to Delhi life, being [...]
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 [...]
Global News Roundup 11.28.11
Here’s a weekly digest of important news stories from around the world: Why India Can’t Feed Its Children 11.28.11, The Wall Street Journal In Manipur, Women Take the Lead 11.25.11, The New York Times Name It, Change It, Flip It, Quip It 11.25.11, Huffington Post Nurses most vulnerable to domestic violence 11.28.11, India Today
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 [...]
Veena Malik stands up against unfair scrutiny
Watch Pakistani actress Veena Malik stand up for herself and other women who are victims of cruel and repressive standards in the media: Here’s an interview shortly after that television segment aired where she explains the experience with more depth: The video got a lot of traction with the media who found her courage to [...]
A conversation with journalist Amana Fontanella-Khan
Photo credit: Amana Fontanella-Khan Amana Fontanella-Khan is a journalist based in Mumbai. She regularly covers women’s issues such as prostitution, rape, reproductive rights and women’s empowerment. Her work has been featured by various publications including The New York Times, The Financial Times, Slate Magazine and The Christian Science Monitor. I first came across Amana’s writing last summer when Slate published [...]
Damsel in Dress or Distress
After studying English literature for 3 years in Delhi University, and staying with people like Saumya Aneja, I had become a loyal preacher of Feminism and Women Liberation. The books I read, the lectures I attended, the teachers I heard and all the brainstorming sessions had all made me look beyond the beliefs which saw [...]
Women: the weaker sex, as they call it!
Here’s another day in office. After checking my Outlook mails, I opened the Times of India site, as I always did. We, the slaves of technology, hardly get time to grab a newspaper and even skim through it. So we surrender ourselves to the internet, for a daily update on what’s happening around the world. [...]
Flashing Yellow @ Flash Mob #2
100 rupees for the t-shirt that you have to wear to be a part of it? Hmmm….okay. Please Mend the Gap came about as a result of anger from a fateful incident in the Delhi Metro and frustration in general with the problem of safety, discrimination and inequality that women in Delhi have to live [...]
