Tag: feminists

Feminist watch: ‘How would you feel if you were bullied and...

LAHORE: This week, the watch takes on the male ego, the 'well actually' mansplaining, the NUST's student incident and women empowerment in Upper Dir (YES!). 1-...

Feminist Watch: ‘one man’s sense of entitlement scars 80 girls for...

The week saw another case of sexual harassment when students of Bahria College accused an invigilator of 'molesting' and 'inappropriately touching them'. The incident...

Feminist Watch: ‘What are you doing to help us?’

While Kareena Kapoor "is not a feminist but believes in equality" (What?), we have decided to bring you a weekly feminist watch to keep...

Feminists around the world tweet to rejoice Harvey Weinstein’s arraignment

Sexual harassment allegations against Hollywood kingpin Harvey Weinstein sparked the '#metoo' movement and since his arraignment at a New York court yesterday, people around the...

Juhi Chawla feels films are still hero-centric:

Juhi Chawla feels there is a lot of pressure on the girls on-screen today, and wonders if baring it and aiming for a “size-zero”...

Merriam-Webster names ‘Feminism’ as the ‘Word of the Year’

NEW YORK: In the year that Donald Trump's inauguration triggered nationwide women's protests and powerful men were toppled by a firestorm of sexual misconduct...

US President Barack Obama writes inspiring essay on feminism

In his most extensive remarks about feminism, President Obama wrote an essay for Glamour magazine in which he reflected on American women’s long fight for equality...

Canadian currency to feature a woman: Trudeau

COURTESY MIC After photos of Justin Trudeau cuddling pandas circulated on Monday, it seemed the Canadian prime minister had easily and definitively solidified his status as dreamiest...