Safecity Blogs
Social Causes of The Declining Mental Health of Indian Women
By Akanksha Pandey Samdosha, Samagnischa, Samadhatumalkriya; Prasannatmendriyamanah, Swastha iti abhidhiyate (Sushrut [...]Read more
Gender Politics in Gaming: The Othering of Women in a Male-Dominated Space
By Imaan Haque In recent years, the gaming industry has seen an exponential boom. Video games are becoming exceedingly popular, even more so with the release of free to […]Read more
Afghan women and the advent of Taliban
By Akanksha Pandey TW// Mention of death “One could not count the moons that shimmer on her roof, or the thousand splendid suns that hide behind her walls.” Afghan-American novelist […]Read more
A Feminist Perspective on the Olympics
By Disha Sarna Olympics are important in feminist discourse because they challenge the ideas of traditional femininity, showcase women’s strength and highlight key ideas in feminism like intersectionality and […]Read more
The Portrayal of Women, Gender and Sexuality in Disney Movies
By Disha Sarna Disney is a staple in the media that children have devoured for a very long time. Children with access to television, phone or a storybook are […]Read more
Women as Entrepreneurs and Small Business Owners
By Disha Sarna Over the past few decades, the rise of women entrepreneurs has been exponential, with women owning 37% of the enterprises globally, according to Harvard Business Review. […]Read more
Place and Gender: Towards Feminist and Inclusive Cities
By Nivea Jain While the social dimensions of gender inequality are well documented and analyzed, its spatial dimension, i.e., how gender inequality shapes our physical spaces, remains largely unexplored. […]Read more
The Indian Red-Letter Days
By Akanksha Pandey Menstruation, while the dictionary defines it as, “a cyclical discharging of blood secretions, and tissue debris from the uterus that recurs in non-pregnant breeding-age primate females”, […]Read more
Feminism, Gender and Pop Music
Perhaps the best thing that music is known for is its universality. It has been known to cross the barriers of language, space and time, which makes one wonder […]Read more
The Matilda Effect in Academia and STEM
The Matilda Effect is essentially the consistent underrepresentation of women scientists due to incongruence between gender roles and scientific roles. The term was coined in the 19th century when Matilda […]Read more