Lady in the Ivory Tower post by Lakshmi Sarah on April 2, 2013 – 4:27pm; tagged academia, college, feminism,presidents, university, women. Women make up a majority of college students, … More
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Emerging powers and the Indian elephant
This article originally appeared on Al Jazeera opinion India is in the red colour zone with a ranking of 105 in … More
The Best Conference You’ve Never Heard of: Empowering Women of Color Conference
This post is part of a guest blog series on women in academia for Bitch Magazine. I don’t exactly remember how … More
How Can Harvard Help End Rape in India?
This post is part of a guest blog series on women in academia for Bitch Magazine. Today, six men accused of … More
Queering the Academy: Four Signs Queer Studies is Still Fighting for a Place in Academia
When do you know your academic field of study gains mainstream support? One sign: When you do notneed to have … More
Do We Still Need Women’s Colleges? Yes and No.
Women’s colleges were born out of institutionalized sexism. So, do we still need them? In mid-December the Huffington Post published … More
Hollywood vs. Bollywood: An Interview With Filmmaker James Kicklighter
Growing up in California, I was raised with a substantial Hollywood influence, but the Hollywood that was part of my … More
Six Tips From Women Working Male-Dominated Engineering Fields
One of my greatest high school regrets is that I never took an auto shop class. I would have had … More
Is there an “Adobe Ceiling” for Latina Women in Academia?
In India, the roof is used as an economic indicator. Whether your roof is made of thatch, tin, or tiles sends … More
How to Check if Your Syllabus Reinforces Patriarchy
When I received the course guidelines for the first year of my Master’s here in Denmark and Germany, I immediately … More
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