Feminism

International Women's Day | SHE makes remarkable contributions in North East India amid challenges and opportunities

While women make up 48 per cent of India's population, their contribution to the country's GDP is a mere 17 per cent. Therefore, it is crucial to promote the concept of women's equal rights and empowerment in politics, economics, and socio-cultural development

Harry and Meghan: How a man standing up for his partner is labelled as ‘joru ka gulaam’

A man listening to his partner – her opinion being right, being respected, him saying no to his friends to prioritise his primary, intimate relationship, or a man wanting to stay separately after finding a mate– risks himself of being labelled as tame and submissive

Internet mommies up in arms against Sonam Kapoor breastfeeding — but is that real fight, sistahs?

Net mommies are up in arms against Sonam Kapoor, claiming that an ultra-rich, ‘papa’s little princess’, star with a glam squad on her tail and a hungry child at her breast, hardly qualifies for a fetching statement about any sort of women’s empowerment

Flashes of bold UN talk on feminism, masculinity, patriarchy

Gender equality, as one of the United Nations' primary goals, has long been a safe talking point for world leaders, and there were many brief and polite mentions of progress made toward female empowerment

Why Shining Vale presents both the apprehensions of second-wave feminism and a response to it

It’s no doubt that Shining Vale is a big swing; it has an optical density and curious energy that must be applauded and for once I don’t care if it fares well as a comedy or a horror.

Germany's first female chancellor lagged behind in societal reforms for women

At the end of Angela Merkel’s 16 years in office, Germany's gender pay gap remains among the highest in the European Union

Camila Cabello’s Cinderella deserves praise for its portrayal of female ambition

Our newest Ella is no regular Cinderella. She dreams of becoming a star dressmaker. Marrying the prince of her kingdom will have to wait.

Why women in South Korea are getting the pixie cut and its connection with the Olympics

Many women in the country have adopted the style to protest the treatment of archer An San, winner of three Olympic gold medals, who was trolled online for her hair

Promising Young Woman, The Great Indian Kitchen are both films with simmering feminism and everyday oppression

Things are not going to change in the space of one film. That is the stone-cold reality of a woman’s life and one that even the most realistic storytellers completely ignore.

Political equality for Iranian women remains a distant dream with an ultraconservative poised to become president

Ebrahim Raisi, who heads Iran's judiciary, is the clear favourite from an all-male field of seven candidates to replace President Hassan Rouhani, a moderate elected on promises of social and cultural reform.