Here’s what we have for you this week:
- What made us angry: Sign of deep-rooted patriarchy >> Sportsman doesn’t perform as expected. The girlfriend is to blame. Misogyny knows no bounds of reason: http://www.thenewsminute.com/socials/675#
- Pads against Sexism reaches Jadavpur http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/kolkata/sanitary-pad-protest-spreads-to-jadavpur-university/
- A thoughtful piece on how we frame sexual harassment: Can we stop calling it ‘eve-teasing’? [Feminism in India]: http://feminisminindia.com/stop-calling-it-eve-teasing/
- Inspiring: Five women in India growing a better future [ONE] http://www.one.org/us/2015/03/17/five-women-farmers-in-india-growing-a-better-future/
- We think this father-daughter duo makes one hell of a real-life superhero team: http://www.takepart.com/article/2015/03/12/humanitarian-encore
- This week, India has been divided over whether it is okay for comedians to crack jokes about domestic violence. We think it’s crass and there is nothing funny about it. What do you think? [Scroll In]: http://scroll.in/article/715709/Comedian-gets-the-finger-from-Delhi-women-law-students-for-his-‘sexist’-jokes
- We are loving the new Breakthrough campaign #Askingforit which shows women doing things that they are accused of inciting rape: https://www.facebook.com/BreakthroughIN
- And if there is a benchmark for 2 year olds, this girl sure has broken it: http://nytlive.nytimes.com/womenintheworld/2015/03/26/2-year-old-girl-sets-national-archery-record-in-india/
- The realities of depression is stark in our country. More than 10 million Indians are clinically depressed – many of which are women suffering from abuse from parents, siblings, partners and in-laws. We are happy to see the light being shone on #depression, a silent killer, by Deepika Padukone. Read our guide to depression and what to do about it: chaynindia.com/depression/
And tell us us on #SpreadChayn whether this resonates with you:
- Watch this thought provoking video featuring Deepika from VogueEmpower.This better be a revolution!
- And this week’s cute picture/GIF is: