So today is International Women’s Day. Most people have probably heard of this holiday solely due to Google changing its front page. Another means? Facebook. One of our guest post contributors, fegossen made this is her status, and here’s the conversation that followed between her and two other BU students. Frances: I don’t understand International … Continue reading
Category Archives: Around the World
International Women’s Day is Today
Visitors to the Google Homepage today will see a new Google doodle celebrating… what now exactly? Womanness, or womaninity? Well at least it has something to do with women. Women world-wide. Pardon this blogger’s confusion; I was not familiar with International Women’s Day before yesterday — when the Humanist Observances calendar linked to my personal … Continue reading
What an “Oppressed Majority” looks like.
Everyone should watch this video. Continue reading
Redefining the Stock
Stock photos; they are everywhere. They are utilized in advertisements, products in pre-sale, articles, and elsewhere. You can find them on the internet, in print, and in databases. I have always been curious as to who these people are and why they were chosen for these images. Are they picked because they are nondescript, attractive … Continue reading
Is sexism rife in classical music?
“Why is sexism still tolerated in our industry? We need an immediate and total change in attitudes across the board” Check out this new article from The Guardian discussing sexism in the classical music industry. Continue reading
Look How You Look When You’re Looking at Me
New ad focuses on women empowerment in response to men’s unwanted gaze. The lyrics in the background translate from Hindi to “look how you look when you’re looking at me.” WOMEN EMPOWERMENT” is the need of the hour. On 16th December 2012, the horrific incident of Nirbhaya’s Rape Case not only shattered Nirbhaya’s family but … Continue reading
Pantene Ad Condemns Gender Stereotypes
A breath of fresh air for the advertising world. Continue reading
New UN Women Ad Campaign Addresses Gender Inequality
“This campaign uses the worlds most popular search engine (Google) to show how gender inequality is a worldwide problem. The adverts show the results of genuine searches, highlighting popular opinions across the world wide web.” [X] Continue reading
I Need Feminism Because…
The ARU Feminist Society and CUSU Women’s Campaign worked together to ask students at Cambridge University why they need feminism. Sure it’s a different Cambridge than the one close to BU, but the reasons still apply. Take a click through to see around 700 signs saying why feminism is needed. Cambridge Needs Feminism Continue reading