Climate Change and Feminism

By Aminah Koshul The pervasive nature of social justice is such that it demands we connect the two seemingly unrelated issues of climate change and feminism. A surface-level analysis of both issues does little to reveal the extent to which the two are related. However, it is important to recognize that an integral component of […]

“The Fairer Sex” Films, Too

Let us know your favorite female directors and/or movies directed by women in the comments below! We heard you all loud and clear– you loved our March post on female authors from around the world! Just because Women’s History Month is over doesn’t mean we can’t highlight more talented female artists. So this week we […]

“The Fairer Sex” Writes

What writers would you highlight to commemorate Women’s History Month? Comment below! March is Women’s History Month and an appropriate time to highlight some of the women’s voices that represent world literature. After all, American Hillary Clinton, who is an author of five books, is running for the U.S. presidency, Nigerian Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, who […]

Chai Wai Series: Gender-Based Violence in the Global South—South Asia and Beyond

by Katrina Spencer November 12, 2014 The Chai Wai Series Tackles Gender-Based Violence Is there a difference between the laws that protect a woman who is raped in a dark alleyway by a stranger and a woman who is raped in her marital bed by her husband? Does the selective termination of pregnancies based on […]

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