My name is Iram Asif and I am a young advocate leading a youth led organization in Pakistan. I believe that“You have to take a step if you want to bring a change, and you have to do something,” I aim to build a gender…
I was happy being born a girl still unaware of the threat to a woman in this world! Everybody smiled and gave me love in my childhood. I was happy or May be i was still not in a state to differentiate those who loved and…
That was the time few hours before the sun to be set.I was walking and after having walked over more than 20 minutes I reached in front of Sena Kalyan Commercial Complex ( SKCC) at Tongi in Gazipur district.That was not my…
Destination is always away. But this is the place so desirable we all want to be someday. The other day I was at a fix having seen people in a large number at a local bus stand. I remember I took few moments to understand…
I forgot the exact date or day but remember in the morning of that particular day I came out of my house and stood by the roadside to catch a rickshaw. Rickshaw is a kind of vehicle of three wheels, pulled by a human being,…
It was beyond my imagination that I would ever meet Shima. Shima, I am talking about, was my class-mate about twenty five year ago. I forgot her and it is hard for me now to remember any memory ever created stored. What I…
Why do people choose to procreate? Better still, do people choose to procreate? Or are kids a product of the pronatalist bias and have absolutely nothing to do with the emotional indispensability that is traditionally…
Why I joined This Group Hi, I am Sabiha Hasan from India. I am from a family of landlords (farmers) from Uttar Pradesh, India. Thus, I am a Naturalist, Biologist and Environmentalist with my heart and soul in it. I am a…
“You sound disappointed that I’m not choosing motherhood over being number one in the world. No matter how many wimbledons we win or number ones in the world we become, we are not ‘settled’.” -Sania Mirza ‘Choosing…
Kumudam Reporter the Tamil magazine, stretched their sexist content a bit too far with its article on September 23, 2015, and followed it up with an even stupider response by stating it was made in public interest. The…
It has been my dream to connect filmmakers from across the world - give them an opportunity to share wisdom, methods, and best practices. Ever since I started the community, Women Making Films - this has been my pivotal…
Not too long ago, Brock Turner, a Stanford student, raped a woman who was inebriated. The judge gave him to a meager sentence saying he has too much potential and did not want to ruin his life. Last week, an exact copy cat…
There has been no better time for Indian women in sports. We are out there to make history this year in Rio . Female wrestler Sakshi Malik just won her 1st bronze medal at the 2016 Rio games , opening India’s account in the…
Access to internet through smart mobile phones is one more step of development that Bangladesh achieved especially in the field of Science & Technology. Only 6/7 year ago it was beyond imagination of village people to…
Rape and forced marriage are the final destination of values that see women only as objects, not human beings. It is always right to question how and why those values still have currency, and call them out for what they are…
In 2008, a desire to start Women’s Circles led me to Catherine Place in Tacoma. During our first meeting, the two women who accompanied me and I sat with Associate Director Judy Mladineo at the kitchen table in Catherine…
I come from a community in South India, called the Tamil Brahmins – more specifically a sub-sect called the Iyengar community. One of the most cherished and wholesome meals that is celebrated and loved in our community is…
Today on #Sayftychat we will be discussing all about Child Sexual Abuse (CSA). What are the barriers to disclosure, whats the support available (or not) and at what age should children be taught appropriate body awareness?…
Hello, my name is Shruti Kapoor and I was born and raised in a small city called Kanpur in Northern India. For most Indians, our way to someones heart is through their stomach. We live to eat and my family is no different.…
“Women regardless of the level of economic development in their community or nation, have less access to better and faster transportation resources, display different or more complicated patterns of travel and are more…
"Right, sure, Because There is no girl in politics! I have No Interest, Voting? What? I forgot my Apron. I ought to be in kitchen right now, - Actually my ROLLING PIN." I realized early on that, there were two groups of…
Last week,Safecityhosted a TweetChat forWomenSeriouslyat the Dublin Launch of the Peace Tables in Ireland. This TweetChat was conducted to mark the beginning of the worldwide discussions called Peace Tables especially,…
When my friend Amninder Sandhu heard about the food innovation challenge on World Pulse, she got really excited. Guess why? Amninder is the Master chef at Masala Bay, one of the restaurants at Taj Lands End Hotel in Mumbai.…