International Political Forum


 
 

 
Educating Women

WATCH: What the word ‘abortion’ means to these women

The video, by Cut, asked a variety of women aged between 15 and 50, from all walks of life, what their first response is when they hear the word ‘Abortion’. The interviewees offered a range of frank opinions and emotional r...
by Sneha Nanavati
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Women Taking Action
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#DespiteBeingAWoman: Indian Prime Minister’s comments spark outrage across social media

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s statement on Bangladesh’s Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has created a wave of anger across Twitter. Addressing an event organised by the University of Dhaka in Bangladesh, Modi, who...
by Mohammad Al-Masum Molla
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North America

Dissolving gender stereotypes for children’s clothing

In an article for  Fashion Studio Magazine, I previously discussed how fashion is starting to become cross-gender among adult clothing, looking at how the race to keep up with the trend of “unconventional beauty” was giv...
by Monica Lowry
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Gender-Based Violence

The origins of honour killings: “It hasn’t always been a man’s world”

After escaping a violent relationship, author and activist Amy Logan began a decade long journey into researching the origins and history of honour killing. What she discovered is that it has not always been a man’s world, th...
by Priyanka Mogul
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Women Taking Action

#FreeTheNipple: does the nipple need to be freed?

The #FreeTheNipple movement resurged last week, with women taking to social media in protest when an Icelandic teen became the victim of online trolls after she announced an upcoming “Free the Nipple” day at her school. 17...
by Tessa Evans
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Gender-Based Violence

Revolar’s ‘Magic Button’ Kickstarter Campaign

In the United States, an estimated 19.3% of women have been sexually assaulted at least once during their lifetime. For Jacqueline Ros, CEO of Revolar, this issue certainly hits close to home. Ros was motivated to develop a per...
by Kyle McCarthy
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Gender-Based Violence

Why ‘India’s Daughter’ fails to impress India’s women activists

A little before the anniversary of 16th December 2012, I was summoned to the principal’s office in college. My nerves melted into relief when I saw a fax addressed to me from the British filmmaker Leslee Udwin. She had tracke...
by Shambhavi Saxena
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Women Taking Action

Amelia Earhart: An inspiration for women everywhere

“Everyone has oceans to fly, if they have the heart to do it. Is it reckless? Maybe. But what do dreams know of boundaries?”                                                                [&h...
by Sneha Nanavati
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Influential women in the tech industry

Women in the technology sector face a whole host of obstacles to success. Structural sexism is widely reported, with 52% of women saying they are paid less for the same job. Zero women executive boards appear to be the norm, a...
by Sneha Nanavati
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