Ruling from the Grave: Colonial Impact on Gender Fluidity in South Asia

Hijra. Khwajasaara. Transgender. The label may evolve but the harsh reality of discrimination remains the same. With a past and present plagued with discrimination and violence, and an uncertain future, the transgender community of South Asia trudges forward to reclaim...

Education in Trump’s America

The election of President-elect Donald Trump has made many things uncertain both in America and around the world. One area with special cause for concern is that of education. The Department of Education, districts, and schools could probably all foresee...

Women: A Tool for Economic Progress?

Recently, I came across this headline “Do you know how much money India is losing because of lack of gender parity?” This article essentially focused on the economic aspects of how gender parity would benefit the overall economic growth and...

All Girls’ School: A Solution to the STEM Problem?

When we think of all girls schools lists like these form the base of our knowledge of how women interact with one another in school. Recently, single-sex schools have acquired a renewed significance in the STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and...

Education for all: Let Girls and Boys learn?

Education has long been heralded as the "great equalizer." Most would agree that education is or should be a human right. That's why sayings like: "Knowledge is power" and "Education is the only thing that can never be taken away...