Why Are There So Few Female College Presidents?
Lady in the Ivory Tower post by Lakshmi Sarah on April 2, 2013 – 4:27pm; tagged academia, college, feminism,presidents, university, women. Women make up a majority of college students, but at the top of the academic ladder, the percentage … Continue reading
Emerging powers and the Indian elephant
This article originally appeared on Al Jazeera opinion India is in the red colour zone with a ranking of 105 in the international ranking on the gender gap [AFP] As Superman … Continue reading
The Best Conference You’ve Never Heard of: Empowering Women of Color Conference
This post is part of a guest blog series on women in academia for Bitch Magazine. I don’t exactly remember how I discovered the Empowering Women of Color Conference (EWOCC) in Berkeley, California but … Continue reading
How Can Harvard Help End Rape in India?
This post is part of a guest blog series on women in academia for Bitch Magazine. Today, six men accused of gang rape in India head to court. If that sounds eerily … Continue reading
Q&A with an Editor of Race and Class in Academia Anthology Presumed Incompetent
In my last post, I explained my love for the new anthology Presumed Incompetent: The Intersections of Race and Class for Women in Academia. Using personal narratives, empirical studies, and scholarly essays, over … Continue reading
Lady in the Ivory Tower: If You Pack Only One Book, Make it a 570 Page Hardcover on Race and Class
I brought just one book to India: It was a 570 pages hardcover on race and class. It is true, I did consider that it could be used as a … Continue reading
India Rape Victim’s Death Prompts Vigils Across India, But This is Not Enough
This post originally appeared in PolicyMic Mumbai’s vigil, in memory of the unidentified 23-year-old Delhi gang rape victim, took place on Saturday December 29, with attendees marching nearly 4 kilometers, … Continue reading
Women Banned from Using Mobile Phones in Indian Villages
The article originally appeared in Global Voices. A village council in the Indian state of Bihar banned the use of mobile phones by women in the Sunderbari village, roughly 385 kilometers (239 miles) … Continue reading
India: Haryana Rape Cases Prompt March Against Violence
This article originally appeared on Global Voices. In recent months, rape in the Indian state of Haryana seems to have become commonplace. In October, the Deccan Chronicle, in an article titled ‘The Haryana … Continue reading
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