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Revolutioনারী: A Visual Exercise in Gender Sensitivity

Revolutioনারী, which combined art and feminism, was a three-day poetry and photography exhibition that was organized by ProjectDebi sponsored by Portland Group and held at the EMK center. The entire exhibition consisted of 79 frames. The photography exhibition which included…

Dialogue

Half-Full Voids: Feminism, Mansplaining and the Need for Equality

When we jump from begging to thanking the patriarchy for our basic rights, we aren’t celebrating empathy and empowerment, but are feeding into the misogyny far more dangerously than the obvious. Us brown women have a reputation for either being…

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Why We Need to Take Workplace Harassment More Seriously

The history of workplace harassment is long and sordid; however, laws dealing specifically with workplace harassment are relatively new in both the United States and India. The effective prosecution of workplace harassment cases was long hindered in the US; two…

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Are You Having a Boy or an Abortion?

You have probably heard this line a couple of times throughout your life. It can seem like a piece of harmless humor, but it’s poking fun at a very real issue through biting satire. You may even know that this…

Dialogue

Why I can never be “strong”: Empowerment ≠ Domination

The only time people are willing to engage in dialogue about women’s rights is perhaps once a year on Women’s Day. Even then, there are people complaining left and right about how this day is “unnecessary”. There’s this very common…

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A History of Abuse against Women, and the Fight Against It

Violence against women hasn’t only been prevalent throughout history, for the longest time, it was encouraged for specific circumstances. However, the fact remains that this violence is a heightened behavior, motivated by factors and supported by social structures that malign…

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Why the World is a Horrible Place for Women

Women are no strangers to abuse and harassment. It’s an unfortunate reality of our world that has held true across cultures and time. What makes harassment such a prevalent problem is not only the act itself, but the societal structures…

Culture

I am a Bangladeshi Girl, and I Smoke Weed. Here’s Why.

I am a simple, naïve, typical Bangladeshi girl. I was raised to believe that people who smoke, drink or do any form of drugs are evil. And I had legit reasons for believing that, because at that point in my…