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The Deafening Silence of the Rape Survivor
Smita Sharma was molested by a professor and then, her cousin committed suicide after facing abuse. Today, this photojournalist traverses India to hear the stories of rape survivors.
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#MeToo: How to Return from Shame-Leave, the Alok Nath Way
Alok Nath might return to the public eye after a self-prescribed sabbatical, in a film about the #MeToo movement. A society that welcomes harassers back after a short time-out ensures that they are shielded from meaningful consequences.
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Dear Nice Guys, Stop Congratulating Yourself for Not Being Harassers
If you think you are a “nice guy” who doesn’t harass women, please stop behaving like you have a halo around your head. And if you are eager for the great guy tag, you will have to do much more than look the other way when you see any woman getting molested and humiliated.
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Is the Google Walkout the Way Forward for the #MeToo Movement?
Over the past year, women have done enough talking, outing sexual harassers with courage. But despite that, powerful men get away with million-dollar severance packages. Google Walkout seems to be the answer.
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Even In Celebration, Women Are Expected To Do It All
The festive season is a lot of fun, except for the women of the house who must labour through chores that they have been led to believe is not just their duty, but also some sort of festive privilege.
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Why Bollywood Will Never Have Its #MeToo Moment
Unlike Hollywood, the workings of Bollywood rely heavily on intricate filmi family and friends route. To be an actress in Bollywood, and to speak out against one of its own, is to risk one’s career. For every allegation against Jeetendra and Nana Patekar, there are thousands that we hear nothing about.
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One Year Since the Sec 377 Verdict, My Father Still Hasn’t Asked Me How I Feel
A lot has changed since the Sec 377 verdict. But zoom in a little and you’ll realise that despite the reading down of Section 377, the world around us is still struggling to transition into creating a more empathetic and accepting space for the community.
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Angry Women and Indifferent Men: What India’s #MeToo Moment Says About Us
Men have responded in a variety of ways to a wave of #MeToo allegations over the last few days, from going on the defensive to resorting to mansplaining. Even now, there’s an air of separating ourselves and the culture we are an active part of, from the vile men who actually go out and harass, molest, and rape.
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No Baby, No Cry: What it Means to be Childfree by Choice
Society finds it hard to respect a woman’s choice in several matters of sex and marriage, but the decision to not have children is beyond the pale. How can you not be a mother? Isn’t it going against your DNA as a woman and your purpose on this planet?
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Hidden Figures: Should Homemakers Be Paid a Salary?
The lockdown has placed many homemakers in the unenviable position of having to cater to their family day in and day out, without the respite of seeing them off to school, college, or workplaces. It has also forced many working women to quit their jobs to tend to their homes. Shouldn’t they all be compensated for their labour?