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Wrestling with Tradition
Written by The Oxonian Globalist
“I wanted to be strong, like my father. That’s why I chose the ring.” – Martha La Altena
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Are Sports an Unfair Game for Women in India?
Written by Anuja Upadhyay
“As an Indian woman of the 21st century, what I find disillusioning is the humiliating manner in which I was set up as bait in a ploy to try and pacify one of the disgruntled stalwarts of Indian tennis.” Sania Mirza The two times Grand Slam champion and India’s number one […]
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Artist Mona Shomali: Ecology not for ‘stiff lab coats’
Written by Kristin Deasy
Once upon a time, there was a young painter named Mona Shomali. Her brown eyes glowed like candied almonds and her smile came together like a vanquished orange slice. She laughed readily, covering canvasses with beautiful images — sweeping portraits of female figures who share her Iranian descent. Art collectors were […]
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South Africa: A Long Way South of Gender Equality
Written by capetownglobalist
A quick glance over a few recent government-issued stats, and one could perhaps be excused at this point for opining that this article is out of touch; that it isn’t worth the metaphorical paper it’s printed on. There are 178 women in South Africa’s 400-strong National Assembly. Women also comprise […]
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What Have We Learned from International Women’s Day?
Written by Nettra Pan
What do Indian air hostesses, James Bond dressed in drag and U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton have in common? Before you get carried away, I’ll tell you: International Women’s Day, celebrated on the 8th of March. Last year, more than a hundred countries around world commemorated the 100th anniversary […]
