The music industry has had its share of badass female artists, loved, adored and even hated by many. Apart from making some of the biggest hits, they managed to ruffle many a feather through quirky antics, disruptive behavior or defiant attitude; in other words not conforming to norms set by society. The list includes many...
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Eight awesome female rebels we want in real life
While literature and history is replete with examples of gender inequality and objectification of women. Be it fact or fiction, reams of paper have also been used to illustrate the female gender as strong, emancipated and intellectually extraordinary. From the feisty Scarlett O Hara, the demonically powerful SHE, effervescent Bathsheba Everdeen to the modern day...
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Beauty is never #nofilter
How many times have we heard ourselves saying: Beauty is only skin deep and Dont judge a book by its cover, and actually believing it? Many times, I suppose, especially during our impressionable years and then faithfully, we hold on to them even as we find ourselves learning just the opposite. The recent brouhaha over...
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Pakistani Drama Actresses Who Rule the Roost
Way before the deluge of the Indian drama with likes of Kiyon Ki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi (Because a mum-inlaw was once a daughter-inlaw) and what have you; it was actually the Pakistani small screen that had the subcontinent viewers glued to their seats. From the awe-inspiring Khuda ki Basti (the Lord’s village) in the late 60s...
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11 Badass Female Characters That Changed Bollywood
From item-song choreography to one-dimensional characters, it is not untrue to claim that movie industries across the globe reinforce some of the worst gender stereotypes one has ever viewed. On the other hand, there are movies that just get it right! Here are the 11 awesome movies from India, showcasing real badass women decimating the...
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On Accepting Violence Against Women
Whenever I come across news of a woman being sexually assaulted, or a girl being molested, my mind wanders back into my life as a social science teacher, conducting classes in both cultural anthropology and sociology, among other things. I remember one sociological reading I assigned to each of my classes every semester taken...
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Pakistani Woman: Driving Economy?
The critical role of technology in the economic development of any country cannot be emphasized enough. Far-reaching in its scope and utility, the application of information and communication technologies (ICTs) fosters education, entrepreneurship, social impact and, therefore, leads to long-term human development. Embracing technology especially in underdeveloped and developing nations like Pakistan can potentially lead...
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ASEM: Tending Orphans of Mozambique
How does one begin to describe the plight of orphans around the world? To date, there is an estimated 150-153 million of them globally, with about 56 million of them in Sub-Saharan Africa, 5.5 million in MENA, 26.9 million in East Asia and the Pacific, 40.8 million in South Asia, 6.8 million in the former...
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Feminism has fought no wars
The last 8th of March, 2015 marked yet another Womens International Day, reminding me once more that it cannot be mere coincidence that this date – which happens to coincide just one day after my own birthday embodies one of my lifes greatest causes: women. As I woke up the day following, my birthday,...
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The Costs of Devalued Domestic Labor
The sexual division of labor as we know it is related to the traditional differentiation of tasks associated with the male and female genders. Women, referred to as the softer sex, have been relegated to the role of homemaker or head of the domestic sphere in the traditional family setup. Hence, chores like cleaning, laundry...