https://padlet.com/wgdc_tiss/Bookmarks Welcome! It has taken the efforts of many people in making our world more equitable and fair. There is however, an uneven record of the struggles of those in our part of the Earth. The Feminist Calendar exercise by the WGDC, through the Gender Advocates, is an attempt to bridge this information gap and collate as many dates and events that have improved our lives. So if you know any date or event in your home town, home state, home country or home continent that deserves attention, let us know, won't you?! We are excited to get together with the students of TISS to discuss events and dates that have made an impact on feminism and therefore, our lives. Feel free to add dates and events that are hidden from the mainstream, in the comments section. Our Sub-Continent has a rich history of struggles and successes and it's time we know about it. en-us 2020-10-25 15:06:36 UTC 2026-02-12 18:12:17 UTC hello@padlet.com WGDC_TISS https://padlet.com/wgdc_tiss/Bookmarks/wish/877840294 Ms. Kabeer was a Bangladeshi academic and feminist who founded the Saptagram Nari Swanirbhar Parishad and the Shoptogram Silk Production Centre to empower women in rural Bangladesh. Noted academic Naila Kabeer is her daughter.  ]]> 2020-10-30 20:34:27 UTC https://padlet.com/wgdc_tiss/Bookmarks/wish/877840294 WGDC_TISS https://padlet.com/wgdc_tiss/Bookmarks/wish/877861647 The impact of Ishwar Chandra Bidyasagar's sustained awareness campaign through opinion pieces in dailies and book titled,'Bidhoba Bibaha Uchit Kina Etodbishayak Prostab'(1855) (A discourse on the question whether widow marriage is permissible or not) led to the passage of the Widow Remarriage Act in 1856.]]> 2020-10-30 20:44:33 UTC https://padlet.com/wgdc_tiss/Bookmarks/wish/877861647 WGDC_TISS https://padlet.com/wgdc_tiss/Bookmarks/wish/877885706 Nupi Lan/Lal which means Women’s War (in Manipuri) first started in 1904 against an unfair British order in Manipur. Almost 5,000 women participated in the movement and it lasted for a week. The British later suppressed the movement, but the order had to be withdrawn. ]]> 2020-10-30 20:56:41 UTC https://padlet.com/wgdc_tiss/Bookmarks/wish/877885706 WGDC_TISS https://padlet.com/wgdc_tiss/Bookmarks/wish/877962187 Pakistan’s parliament has unanimously passed legislation against “honour killings” – mandating life imprisonment, 25 years in prison, for convicted murderers even if the victim’s relatives forgive them. ]]> 2020-10-30 21:42:22 UTC https://padlet.com/wgdc_tiss/Bookmarks/wish/877962187 WGDC_TISS https://padlet.com/wgdc_tiss/Bookmarks/wish/877965404 Celebrating the courage of Gauri Lankesh showed in her journalism and fight for human rights in India and of Gulalai Ismail, a Pakistani women's rights and peace activist. ]]> 2020-10-30 21:44:39 UTC https://padlet.com/wgdc_tiss/Bookmarks/wish/877965404 WGDC_TISS https://padlet.com/wgdc_tiss/Bookmarks/wish/877968179 2020-10-30 21:46:46 UTC https://padlet.com/wgdc_tiss/Bookmarks/wish/877968179 WGDC_TISS https://padlet.com/wgdc_tiss/Bookmarks/wish/878006310 Before submitting their petition to the Delhi Commission for Women, Pinjra Tod organized a protest march in the North Campus of Delhi University to symbolically reclaim the night.

]]> 2020-10-30 22:15:41 UTC https://padlet.com/wgdc_tiss/Bookmarks/wish/878006310 WGDC_TISS https://padlet.com/wgdc_tiss/Bookmarks/wish/878089568 Following her sensational TEDx Talk with the same title, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's essay has been published in book format by 4th Estate publishers.]]> 2020-10-30 23:31:35 UTC https://padlet.com/wgdc_tiss/Bookmarks/wish/878089568 WGDC_TISS https://padlet.com/wgdc_tiss/Bookmarks/wish/878091869 The Constitution of India provides for equal justice and free legal aid. The Act tries to ensure delivery of justice expeditiously on the basis of equal opportunity and provide free legal aid so that justice is not denied to any citizens by reasons of economic or other disabilities. ]]> 2020-10-30 23:34:11 UTC https://padlet.com/wgdc_tiss/Bookmarks/wish/878091869 WGDC_TISS https://padlet.com/wgdc_tiss/Bookmarks/wish/878163537 Ms. Banu was a was a Bangladeshi politician, social activist, and feminist.]]> 2020-10-31 00:56:18 UTC https://padlet.com/wgdc_tiss/Bookmarks/wish/878163537 WGDC_TISS https://padlet.com/wgdc_tiss/Bookmarks/wish/878165351 UN Women and the Bangladeshi National Women Lawyers Association (BNWLA) initiated a project in four universities in Bangladesh to encourage students and teachers to challenge gender stereotypes and speak out against sexual harassment. ]]> 2020-10-31 00:58:34 UTC https://padlet.com/wgdc_tiss/Bookmarks/wish/878165351 WGDC_TISS https://padlet.com/wgdc_tiss/Bookmarks/wish/878169778 Ms. Riazuddin a Pakistani feminist activist who is also the first modern Urdu-travelogue writer  ]]> 2020-10-31 01:04:32 UTC https://padlet.com/wgdc_tiss/Bookmarks/wish/878169778 WGDC_TISS https://padlet.com/wgdc_tiss/Bookmarks/wish/878445358 Ms. Nepram is a humanitarian, author, and female activist for the advocacy of gender rights and women-led disarmament movements with the objective of arresting gun culture and bringing about peace for her home state of Manipur in particular and northeast India in general.]]> 2020-10-31 09:29:36 UTC https://padlet.com/wgdc_tiss/Bookmarks/wish/878445358 WGDC_TISS https://padlet.com/wgdc_tiss/Bookmarks/wish/878454959 Ms. Saadawi  is an Egyptian feminist writer, activist, physician, and psychiatrist. Her works have been translated into multiple languages and have led to her facing significant persecution from right-wing groups. She presided over the Arab Women's Solidarity Association while it was facing government crackdown. ]]> 2020-10-31 09:47:14 UTC https://padlet.com/wgdc_tiss/Bookmarks/wish/878454959 WGDC_TISS https://padlet.com/wgdc_tiss/Bookmarks/wish/878457179 The resolution acknowledged the disproportionate and unique impact of armed conflict on women and girls and called for the adoption of a gender perspective to consider the special needs of women and girls during conflict, repatriation and resettlement, rehabilitation, reintegration, and post-conflict reconstruction. ]]> 2020-10-31 09:51:07 UTC https://padlet.com/wgdc_tiss/Bookmarks/wish/878457179 WGDC_TISS https://padlet.com/wgdc_tiss/Bookmarks/wish/1022220023 This landmark law affirms the right of women to live in a violence free home, and goes beyond physical violence to include emotional/verbal, sexual, and economic abuse.]]> 2020-12-15 23:04:55 UTC https://padlet.com/wgdc_tiss/Bookmarks/wish/1022220023