Recently Wikigender and the Land Portal had organized an online discussion on ways to secure women’s rights to own land [for more click here]. Women may constitute approximately 50% of the human society (not counting India and China that are trying to push that percentage to zero!), however they own less than 2% of the [...]
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Why Can’t Women Own Land?
Posted by Rita Banerji on February 16, 2012
http://ritabanerjisblog.wordpress.com/2012/02/16/why-cant-women-own-land/
My Six-Yard Green Scarf For Afghan Women
A feminist friend, who I told about the Afghan women’s Green Scarf movement, said, “I don’t support the veil!” And I suddenly realized that probably she’s not the only one with the wrong idea about what this is all about. To support this movement all one needs to do is: 1) Put on a green [...]
Posted by Rita Banerji on November 10, 2011
http://ritabanerjisblog.wordpress.com/2011/11/10/292/
It’s Really Not About Women’s Rights To Remove Their Clothes!
This picture was taken in May this year. That’s me in the center with some local guys on the streets of Calcutta. There are 2 things I’d like to point out about this photo: 1) If you walk down any street in India, it is not at all uncommon to find men partly clad like [...]
Posted by Rita Banerji on October 20, 2011
http://ritabanerjisblog.wordpress.com/2011/10/20/its-really-not-about-womens-rights-to-remove-their-clothes/
Celine Dion Facing The Chinese Dream
Last night, on the T.V., I was amused to see Canadian singer, Celine Dion facing what appeared to be a party of Chinese big-wigs: politicians and businessmen. One of politicians commented on the fact that her songs were all about aspirations, dreams and the power of love. So he suggested that she speak a bit [...]
Posted by Rita Banerji on March 26, 2011
http://ritabanerjisblog.wordpress.com/2011/03/26/celine-dion-facing-the-chinese-dream/
The Indian Girl in the movie ‘Eat Pray Love’
‘Eat Pray Love’ was showing in theaters in India about two weeks ago, and I have to admit, that like most here, I too went to see it just to see how the country looks on the big screen. But the one question that’s been nagging at me since is, “Why did they have to [...]
Posted by Rita Banerji on November 12, 2010
http://ritabanerjisblog.wordpress.com/2010/11/12/the-indian-girl-in-the-movie-eat-pray-love/
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