Feminism
PCOS: More Than Just a Health Complication
“Being a mother is what fulfills a woman, without that she is incomplete”. In a patriarchal society where women are not perceived to have achieved fulfillment unless they engage in motherhood, it is natural to expect the reproductive health of…
O Level Student Raped and Murdered: Another Casualty of Rape Culture
Four classmates defiled and murdered an O level student of the capital's Mastermind School in Kalabagan, claims her parents. The student was identified as Anushka Amin Aurna, daughter of Al Amin. Iftekhar Fardin Dihan, main accused in the incident of…
The Heart of the Gender Pay Gap in Bangladesh
According to the UN-ILO report, pay gap in terms of gender equality is almost eradicated in Bangladesh. Our country has a pay gap of 2.1 percent whereas the global average pay gap between men and women is 21 percent. Surprising,…
Who is to Blame: Victim, Necrophiliac or Religion?
A few days ago a Bangladeshi MP in the parliament accuses rape victims of not dressing “properly”. He accuses feminists of the increasing amount of rape in recent months. According to him, women should follow a rulebook for their attire.…
Understanding the Backlash against Feminism
Roses are red, Violets are blue, Feminists are man-haters, Don’t argue Or they will kill you. Well, what? You want to replace the Feminists with Feminazis? After all, isn’t feminism about gender equality and not the endorsement of a reversed…
Rage against Rape: A Belated #MeToo Outcry
Amidst the global health emergency centering around COVID-19, Bangladesh battles with a different emergency. During the pandemic, rape has filled the news. “It’s in the newspaper, on Facebook, every day,” commented a female student. “There’s no way not to look…
Understanding Marital Rape, and Why it Persists
Historically, rape has been conventionally described as non-consensual sexual intercourse with a female that is not the criminal’s wife. The notion of a woman irreversibly and unceasingly pledging her consent to sexual intercourse with a male through a marriage contract…
Why Feminism is Still Needed in Bangladesh
Ah, the great debacle of this century. Is Feminism still relevant today? seems to be the question of a disturbingly large number of people. Some even go so far as to ask “Has feminism gone too far?” Women complaining about…
Why We Need Better Female Representation in Video Games
If we look at women in past video game history, women have not gotten the respect they deserve until now. In order to sell games and appeal to the largely male straight market, women are drawn disproportionately with nonexistent waists,…
Why Leaking Intimate Photos is Still a Thing: The Vicious Culture of Victim Blaming
With the #MeToo movement finally having brought few changes in the minds of the more liberal patriarchs, it finally is nice to see some kind of positive reform. However, one issue that mostly remains unaddressed is online sexual violence. This…
