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    At 29, Marriage Is Made My Only Identity

    Jahanvi / December 19, 2020

    “Beta, my heart is aching. I am getting old. I can’t bear all this pain for long. What will happen to you after I am gone?”, says my mother over the phone. “Just marry and I will be okay,” she adds. Before I could even use an excuse to hang up, my father goes on to…

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    Understanding The Harmful Tradition of Breast Ironing

    Swagata Sen / August 13, 2020

    What is Breast Ironing? Breast Ironing is a harmful cultural practice that continues to perpetuate silently in different parts of the world for centuries.  Breast ironing is the pounding or ironing of a pubescent girl’s breasts, using hard or heated objects like stones, spatulas, and pestles, over a period of time (sometimes years) for the breasts…

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    Patrilocality is The Root of Gender Discrimination

    Swagata Sen / May 10, 2019

    What is Patrilocality? In patrilocal societies, women move to their husband’s house and co-reside with their husband’s families after marriage. Patrilocality is associated with discrimination in personal autonomy, decision-making, education, health, and division of labor between a woman and her husband. This post aims to explain the correlation between patrilocality and gender discrimination and how patrilocality…

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    Gender Discrimination in Access and Consumption of Food Across Cultures

    Swagata Sen / April 17, 2019

    Equal access to food and nutrition is one of the core human rights. Yet, in several cultures across the world, women do not have equal access to food. There are strange taboos, norms and gender discrimination in access and consumption of food in many countries. Poverty as well as discriminatory social and religious customs are the…

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    Male guardianship in Saudi Arabia

    Swagata Sen / April 6, 2019

    What is the male guardianship rule? Women in Saudi Arabia, irrespective of their age, education, or employment status,  must have a male guardian, typically a father, brother, husband, or uncle (mahram). Women are treated as second-class citizens in Saudi Arabia. All females, girls, and women are forbidden from traveling, conducting official business, or undergoing certain medical…

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