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Bearing witness
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 06/03/2020
» Cindy Bishop is no stranger to the human-rights-protection circle in Thailand. The campaign she set up two years ago called #DontTellMeHowToDress has helped raise awareness of sexual harassment and gender inequality in Thailand, sparking dialogue on victim-blaming, among other issues.
Sex as violence
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 17/03/2017
» The raw urgency of award-winning Indian-Canadian filmmaker Deepa Mehta's film Anatomy Of Violence, which examines the 2012 shocking assault and rape of medical student Jyoti Singh by six men aboard a moving bus in New Delhi, drives home the need to address gender inequality at the root.
Paving paths, changing lives
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 11/10/2013
» The Help is a 2011 American drama film about race and reconciliation based on the 2009 novel by Kathryn Stockett. This best-seller became an instant hit with book clubs, one reason being it was written by a woman, herself raised by nannies, and who happens to be white.