Episode 02: Feminist Activism & Self-Care
In this episode hosted by Aruna Rao and David Kelleher, we’re joined by our associates Shawna Wakefield, Jane Real, Michel Friedman, Nina Benjamin, Lucia Jayaseelan, Srilata Batliwala, and Natalie Jeffers. Our highly engaging discussion is broadly based on a concept paper, ‘Self, Collective Care and Wellbeing’ drafted at the AWID Forum in August 2016.
Episode 01: Conversation on Patriarchy
Gender at Work’s new podcast series is part of our ongoing effort to hold intimate conversations about rethinking and regenerating our strategies and practices to transform the world, build cultures of equality and end patriarchy.
Episode 00: Women’s March on Washington
Join our bimonthly podcasts featuring diverse voices from both, within and outside the Gender at Work network. These conversations have been planned as a series of informal conversations to discuss new books/articles, ideas that ignite passion and allow us to find new ways of understanding our work, our institutions, our society and ambitiously, our ourselves.
gender at work podcast
The Gender at Work Book Club is a special initiative of Gender at Work, a transnational network of individuals and organizations which work to end discrimination against women and advance cultures of equality. The Book Club was launched with the same vision, uniting diverse voices within and outside the Gender at Work network and discussing books, articles, films and other media that challenge our assumptions, stretch our boundaries and ignite our passion.
pathways of women’s empowerment
Aruna Rao, Gender at Work Executive Director, moderated a vibrant panel on Laws, Policies and State Practices at the meeting Beyond 2015: Pathways to a Gender Just World. The meeting was held from 29 to 30 May at the Institute of Development Studies, University of Sussex, UK. It brought together feminist scholars, activists and media and communications professionals to interrogate learning from the Pathways of Women’s Empowerment Consortium (Pathways) since 2005 and consider how Pathways research could shape the Post-2015 development agenda.
sudarsana kundu, country director, Gender at Work
Gender at Work India prepared a report on the status of Gender Equality in the Non-profit Sector in India. This report examines the Status of gender equality in the non-profit sector in India. The report sought to identify key challenges, trends and good practices in order to determine the most innovative practices being adopted to promote gender equality today. The underlying assumption among non-profits that they operate on values like social justice and human rights and are thus inherently equal in their workplace practices.
where women’s truth dares to ride
In a crowd of people, that hoarse and loud voice pierced my ears from a distance.
He appeared in his Rastafarian ensemble, with a face that expressed hatred and
disgust. He stood looking at me and my four friends. A lot was going on in my mind. I
did not know what to do or say. We were making our way to a community dialogue at
the Tsakane Park so we were rushing to get refreshments for the day. Tons of
people stood there in the mall looking at us. A lot was written on their faces. In their
hearts and minds, words were forming into lines and sentences, sentences were
forming into paragraphs. Paragraphs filled with hate…love…pity…shame and the
need to express themselves.
women’s human rights storytelling
Eight-year-old Maria Elena del Valle went on a red string strike. She was angry about having to do all the household chores while her older brother got away with leaving their home a mess every day. She proposed to divide in two every space she shared with him, including the toilet seat, with a red string down the middle for two weeks – half for her and half for her brother.
new book! gender at work: theory and practice for 21st century organizations
At a time when some corporate women leaders are advocating for their aspiring sisters to ‘lean in’ for a bigger piece of the existing pie, this book puts the spotlight on the deep structures of organizational culture that hold gender inequality in place. Gender at Work: Theory and Practice for 21st Century Organizations makes a compelling case that transforming the unspoken, informal institutional norms that perpetuate gender inequality in organizations is key to achieving gender equitable outcomes for all.
panel discussion: gender equality at the workplace in india
Gender at Work in collaboration with the Institute of Social Studies Trust and Heinrich Böll Stiftung India held a panel discussion on ‘Gender Equality at the Workplace in India’ in September 2015. The panel was moderated by G@W’s Country Director for India, Sudrsana Kundu and comprised speakers from different sectors. Reiko Tsushima represented the International Labour Organisation (ILO), Harpreet Kaur represented the Business and Human Rights Resource Centre in New Delhi and Kalyani Menon-Sen spoke from the perspective of an independent feminist researcher and activist.
