The MJ Akbar case shows women need men to embrace #MeToo for it to have any real impact
by Rashmee
Posted on November 7, 2018 / The National
There has been a lot of activity around India’s #MeToo movement of late and depending …
Read MoreThe #MeTooIndia movement is the starting post in a country where men are often given a pass for their behaviour
by Rashmee
Posted on October 24, 2018 / The National
To all appearances, India’s #MeToo movement is well on its way. It has its …
Read MoreWill the Weinstein effect go global?
by Rashmee
Posted on November 28, 2017 / The National
Almost every day of every week now, some man somewhere in the world — from …
Read MoreDelhi is due a crash course in gender awareness. Girls, some common sense
by Rashmee
Posted on January 3, 2015
Open magazine has an interesting piece on just how hard it is to be a …
Read MoreThe Nordic sorority: The best places in the world to be born a woman
by Rashmee
Posted on March 9, 2014
Never mind the cold dark winter months, the sun never really sets for women in …
Read MoreHoly halal cow! There’s a sin-free sex industry just the way God intended?
by Rashmee
Posted on October 28, 2013
Turkey’s first online sex shop for Muslims (and presumably anyone else who’s willing or minded …
Read MoreRape is women’s fault: Peeling back layers of the Indian Onion
by Rashmee
Posted on September 21, 2013
A short video satire on India’s customary tendency to blame women for ‘provoking’ rape and …
Read MoreThe case for a matrilineal society? Papua New Guinea’s 60% rape rate
by Rashmee
Posted on September 13, 2013
“How Does a Country Develop a 60 Percent Rape Rate?” Katelyn Fossett asks in a …
Read MoreBatwoman? Is the female vigilante a good response to rotten system?
by Rashmee
Posted on September 4, 2013
Some call it the Batman syndrome. The urge to redress a wrong, even if it …
Read More#IndianWomen: Rage at rape & silent protests look rather good on TV
by Rashmee
Posted on August 23, 2013
Eight months after the gangrape of ‘Nirbhaya’ (as my old employer The Times of India …
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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