Reclaiming Public Spaces: A sneak-peek into women -led campaigns!
This article featured in Feminism in India lists of women-led projects and campaigns that are advocating for rights to mobility and freedom.
Reclaiming Public Spaces
Chitra Banerjee’s ‘The Forest of Enchantments’ Narrates the “Sitayan” – The Untold Epic From Sita’s Perspective
Rashmi Chakravarty Ramayana, the epic Hindu mythological tale holds a revered and prestigious position in not just India, but also in several other countries, like Nepal, Thailand, Indonesia, Laos etc. And while Valmiki” Ramayana, probably the oldest one, continues to be the most famous one, it is by no means the only one. Several other …
Understanding Safety Audits from the lens of Gender Equity! #EngenderingPublicSpaces
Sharing an AV presentation The Asia Foundation with #Safetipin that critically interacts with the urban spaces through a gender lens.
Safety in the City: Women’s Access to Public Spaces
Dr. Kalpana Viswanath, Founder and CEO, Safetipin shared her insights on the importance of conducting a Safety Audit for cities at a WISCOMP workshop with the senior management team, faculty members and students of Cotton University, Guwahati in March 2019. Viswanath explained how women access public spaces differently than men, and how public spaces could …
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Gender, Online Harassment and Indian Law: Keeping Women Safe?
Richa Kaul Padte (2013) writes for Economic and Political Weekly. Her article critically engages with online spaces through a feminist and legalist lens. Abstract: Verbal abuse faced by women online can range from sexist comments to rape threats and is a growing issue both nationally and globally. Asking as to what extent the law can …
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How Do We Help Women Navigate Cities Designed by Men?
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The Pretensions of Kawaii: Schoolgirls and Cute Sexism
Swastika Jajoo This article examines gender performativity of Kawaii entrenched in the Japanese culture. Through her piece she explores various facets of this sexist culture leading to infantilisation and objectification of young school girls and women in Japan. I. INTRODUCTION Didier Andre Guillot writes in an opinion article published in The Japan Times in July …
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“What have you done, what could you do against harassment? I try to be careful in public spaces and to make my limits clear.”
by WISCOMP These words from The Clothesline, a work of Monica Mayer (Mexico, 1954) at the Kochi-Muziris Biennale found resonance at the WISCOMP workshop 14 kilometers away from Fort Kochi at the Seminar Hall of St. Teresa’s College. A participant at the workshop said, “I went for my morning walk today at 5:30 am. I did …