Category: Food for Thought

International Women’s Day has a rich history dating back 108 years — the first glimpse of it was in 1909 when the Socialist Party of America celebrated 15,000 women who protested long work hours, low pay, and the lack of voting rights in New York City. On March 8, 1917 (February 23 in the former Russian calendar),…

It’s been a while that things have definitely improved since the time the movement started. While it goes without saying that the work to recognize and provide women of all backgrounds a platform should be a daily effort, this becomes a particularly louder conversation each year on International Women’s Day (March 8).  In 1910 German activist…

2nd sister among 7 siblings, I lived in Kulpi (2 hours by train from Kolkata) and grew up in abject poverty as my father owned a local grocery store and died of tuberculosis when I was 12 years old. Having dropped out of school for financial reasons, I and my sister were appointed a teacher…

Women’s day marked the acceptance of voting rights and “earning own bread” concept for women in the society, which was not a wise thought back then. In today’s world, we do see a lot of special HR women policies as a mandate, in our job place. Well, this would not have been possible if the…

‘I had nobody to share my pain with. My husband would beat me up if I told him and peers would take my advantage if told them,’ Nakdi smiled smelling of fresh, grounded spices as she sat on the floor, staring at me. My repeated requests of using the chair wouldn’t let her shift from…

Each for Equal is the theme for 2020. An equal world is an enabled world.  IWD 2020 sees a number of MISSIONS to help forge a gender-equal world.Celebrating women’s achievements and increasing visibility, while calling out inequality, is key. https://www.internationalwomensday.com