Italy’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 …
Read More‘The Joys of Motherhood’ and the women’s fiction shelf
by Rashmee
Posted on August 1, 2022
The two novels that recently brought me to rethink the categorisation of women’s fiction are …
Read MoreTwo great examples of ‘women’s fiction’ show the need to level up literature as well as society
by Rashmee
Posted on July 31, 2022
I recently read two novels that made me think about womanhood as a story, if …
Read MoreWomen leaders and wholesome politics? Hmmm…Giorgia Meloni, Liz Truss
by Rashmee
Posted on July 30, 2022
Back to the question we considered a few days ago: Put a woman in charge …
Read MoreA woman in charge allows a country to breathe mindfully? Hmm…Liz Truss, Giorgia Meloni
by Rashmee
Posted on July 28, 2022
Having a woman in charge of a country doesn’t always mean the automatic application of …
Read MoreA (wo)man of the people?
by Rashmee
Posted on July 19, 2022
When Kemi Badenoch appears on the Conservative Party stage of aspiring prime ministers, she …
Read MoreWhy did Penny Mordaunt use the word ‘colour’ in her campaign video?
by Rashmee
Posted on July 16, 2022
So, as I was saying, a live TV debate doesn’t tell you what a …
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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