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All articles filed in women together

women togetherJune 26, 2019July 31, 2019

Channeling the rage: an interview with Meena Kandasamy

‘I think that the creation of an equal, just society is impossible under capitalism, which is why we need to learn from the mistakes of the past and imagine other ways of living. I think understanding caste, class, race inequalities is fundamental to any understanding of women’s struggle.’

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women togetherJune 26, 2019July 31, 2019

#PICTURE MY LIFE

In Zimbabwe, in this patriarchal society, women are still equated to children. The sacredness of rape culture is a notion that needs to be shattered. We need to stop beating about the bush and labelling it a female problem.

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women togetherJune 26, 2019July 31, 2019

From Despair to Consciousness

What I can disobey now, what we all disobey in our tragic and inconsistent and collective logic, is patriarchy’s pact of silence. We can also disobey the rush of social media, which demands that we act quickly and sometimes in ways that are neglectful of ourselves and others.

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women togetherJune 26, 2019July 31, 2019

Editorial: women together are legion

The writers in this issue aim to amplify the voices of those not heard within wider society. They call out power structures, whether they be sexist, racist, imperialist or – all of those things

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women togetherJune 26, 2019June 26, 2019

Towards the female gaze

What would happen if, in a novel, a woman became a subject instead of a sexual object? What would happen if she was given the freedom to act without explanation, accorded the independence and power of action reserved for men for so long?

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