“The issues we raise affect not just women, but men as well. And, that is why our band has so many male supporters. At the end of the day, gender equality is not shifting oppression from one to the other. It is about eliminating it altogether.”
To truly have gender equality, we all need to band together and fight for what’s right. And these men are doing just that, ensuring that women are not alone in their battle against gender discrimination.
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Amita Malhotra and Reema Ahmad started a platform to drive candid conversations on issues of gender, media and culture and their influence on children and young adults – which they aptly called ‘Candidly’.
Ravi Verma and Sapna Kedia explain why, while men have more privileges than women, the costs of masculine norms may be steep not only on girls and women, but also on young boys and men.
Each year on International Women’s Day there are discussions and seminars held to commemorate women achievers, to find ways to break the glass ceiling and to march forward. Honestly, all that is great but something far more important to me is ensuring that there is equality at home.