Women and Gender

The Hidden Toll of War on Women
Women and Gender

The Hidden Toll of War on Women: History, Violence, and the Myth of Liberation

War has long been framed through the language of heroism, sacrifice, and national glory, yet for women its realities are often far removed from the battlefield. From sexual violence and displacement to the collapse of healthcare and the burden of survival, women have historically endured some of conflict’s most intimate and devastating consequences. This article explores the hidden toll of war on women throughout history and examines why the promise of “liberation” so often fails to reflect the lived reality of women in war zones.

April 9, 2026
Gender Apartheid in Afghanistan: How the Taliban Systematically Erased Women
Women and Gender

Gender Apartheid in Afghanistan: How the Taliban Systematically Erased Women

Since the Taliban returned to power in 2021, Afghanistan has undergone one of the most extreme rollbacks of women’s rights in modern history. Girls are barred from secondary school, women are excluded from universities and most employment, and public space has been redefined as male territory.

But what exists today is not merely discrimination. Increasingly, legal scholars and UN experts are calling it something more precise: gender apartheid — a system of institutionalised domination that may meet the structural threshold of a crime against humanity.

This article examines how Afghanistan’s new legal framework, including the revised criminal code, has reshaped both public and private life for women — and what this means for future generations.

February 26, 2026
Matriarchy vs Patriarchy: Why It Was Never About Women Ruling Men
Gender Equality

Matriarchy vs Patriarchy: Why It Was Never About Women Ruling Men

Matriarchy is usually imagined as the female version of patriarchy – women ruling over men. But anthropology tells a very different story. Drawing on matrilineal and matrifocal societies from around the world, this article shows how matriarchy is centred on social regeneration, kinship and moral authority, rather than domination. Understanding this difference radically changes how we think about feminism, power and governance.

February 9, 2026
Stolen Generations: How Denmark Is Still Taking Indigenous Children
Social Justice

Stolen Generations: How Denmark Is Still Taking Indigenous Children

A newborn taken within the first hour. A mother told she failed a culturally biased test. Decades after the Little Danes experiment, Greenlandic children are still being removed by the Danish state. This article exposes how Europe’s newest Stolen Generation is being created — and why the world must pay attention.

November 25, 2025
Deep Analysis: The Way of the Superior Man by David Deida
My Bookshelf

Deep Analysis: The Way of the Superior Man by David Deida

When The Way of the Superior Man was first published in 1997, it offered men a spiritual roadmap to purpose, love, and sexual integrity. But over time, it has divided readers — hailed by some as timeless wisdom, dismissed by others as poetic patriarchy. This essay explores both the brilliance and the blind spots of David Deida’s work, tracing its origins in the 1990s men’s movement, its tantric underpinnings, and its enduring influence on modern masculinity.

October 27, 2025
How Carrington Changed My View on Love and LGBTQ+ Acceptance
My Activism

The Heart Wants What It Wants: How Carrington Changed My View on Love and LGBTQ+ Acceptance

Based on a true story, the film Carrington profoundly changed how I understand love, identity, and LGBTQ+ acceptance. Through the unconventional bond between Dora Carrington and Lytton Strachey, I came to realise that love doesn’t follow rules — it simply finds the soul it recognises. This reflection explores how one film helped me walk in another’s shoes and redefined what it means to love and be loved.

October 13, 2025
Come Up and See Me Sometime: Mae West and the Making of a Feminist Icon
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Come Up and See Me Sometime: Mae West and the Making of a Feminist Icon

Before Madonna struck a pose, Mae West struck a match.

She was the original provocateur — arrested for writing about sex, banned from Broadway for celebrating desire, and censored by Hollywood for refusing to play nice. Yet through wit, glamour, and sheer audacity, she rewrote the rules of womanhood on screen and off.

Come Up and See Me Sometime: Mae West and the Making of a Feminist Icon traces how one woman’s defiance shaped modern feminism, queer aesthetics, and the art of female self-invention.

October 9, 2025
Discover the story of Assata Shakur and life as resistance—from the Turnpike shooting to exile in Cuba, she remains a symbol of freedom.
Social Justice

Nothing to Lose but Our Chains: Assata Shakur and Life as Resistance

Assata Shakur’s life was one of survival, exile, and defiance. From the bloodied asphalt of the New Jersey Turnpike to political asylum in Cuba, her story is more than history—it is a lesson in resistance. Branded a terrorist by the U.S. yet celebrated worldwide as a freedom fighter, Assata reminds us that a woman’s place is in the struggle, with nothing to lose but our chains.

September 29, 2025
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