On gender, diversity, and feminism
by Sadaf Javed
With the global rise in authoritarianism, civil liberties across democracies are taking a hit. While most democratic governments have historically tried to suppress dissent or systemic change, the threshold of the state’s tolerance to criticism has significantly lowered in the last decades. India was once heralded as the world’s largest democracy.
By Veronica Fantini
Imagine for one second that you are the mother of a son. If you already have one, think of your own. Your lovely boy. You raise him with all the love and affection you could possibly give him. You teach him to distinguish between what is right and what is wrong. You love him, and he loves you. But he also loves another woman. Yet you believe she is not the right fit for him.
Instead of addressing the many structural forms of discrimination and the way students become victims of policy, the university prioritizes events which are intended to function as a band-aid to these systemic failures. This absolves the administrative bodies of any responsibility regarding the hardships that the students are going through, and places the well-being of the students in the hands of each individual.
by Beatrice Pintucci and Wally Twijnstra
According to UNHCR, of the 100 million displaced people worldwide, more than half are women and girls, who bear a disproportionate burden of the challenges associated with migration.
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