Is Jacinda Ardern’s short sharp goodbye a template or a telling sign of the times?
by Rashmee
Posted on January 20, 2023
There are two ways to look at Jacinda Ardern’s tearful announcement that she did not …
Read MoreJacinda Ardern’s way of saying goodbye is as brusque as her plan for departure
by Rashmee
Posted on January 19, 2023
I distinctly remember where I was when I heard that Jacinda Ardern was resigning as …
Read MoreOn current form, Giorgia Meloni won’t be doing the sweet-talking in Europe
by Rashmee
Posted on November 13, 2022
Giorgia Meloni’s row with France and the European Union shows just how much words matter, …
Read MoreItaly’s Giorgia Meloni appears to strike a blow for women in power
by Rashmee
Posted on November 12, 2022
The row that’s currently raging in Europe over migration shows that mellow words and mellifluous …
Read MoreOdd that Suella Braverman, one of Britain’s two Cruella de Vil figures, backed Rishi Sunak
by Rashmee
Posted on October 24, 2022
It’s hard to believe that Suella Braverman, one of the two Cruella de Vil …
Read MoreLiz Truss’s unoriginal, unedifying and outdated plan for ‘Growth. Growth. Growth’
by Rashmee
Posted on October 6, 2022
After the prime minister’s October 5 speech to her Conservative Party conference in Birmingham, Jay …
Read MoreItaly’s new PM busts a myth about ‘caring’ women leaders
by Rashmee
Posted on September 27, 2022 / The Times of India
Italy’s general election will likely result in its first woman PM. And she shows no …
Read MorePM of the Uneasy Kingdom: Liz Truss’s boosterism won’t help a Britain that matters less globally & is crisis-hit at home
by Rashmee
Posted on September 6, 2022 / The Times of India
Britain has a new girlboss, Liz Truss, but the country’s new, always Insta-ready prime minister …
Read MoreThe last white woman, Liz Truss
by Rashmee
Posted on August 11, 2022
Writer Mohsin Hamid was on British domestic radio’s Today programme, talking about his new novel …
Read More‘Nervous Conditions’ is about the lot of women…and more
by Rashmee
Posted on August 2, 2022
The first line of Tsitsi Dangarembga’s novel ‘Nervous Conditions’ is not easy to forget: “I …
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Rashmee has lived and worked in several countries in the past decade, including Afghanistan, India, Haiti, Tunisia, the UAE, US and UK