For a revised version of 'The Road to Solambu', please go to the Republica website.
[Link updated.]
Sunday 14 November 2010
Monday 1 November 2010
Grassroot Feminism
"Feminism... does that word have the same negative connotation in the UK as it does here in Nepal?" One very respected doctor asked me one day.
I stared back blankly, searching for the right words to respond as I swallowed back my shock.
The Oxford English Dictionary describes feminism as "the advocacy of women’s rights on the ground of the equality of the sexes," while the Cambridge English Dictionary defines it as "the belief that women should be allowed the same rights, power and opportunities as men and be treated in the same way, or the set of activities intended to achieve this state".
But I still to this day cannot define that single word in one sentence, so here's what I think is the definition of feminism in an article I wrote for Republica.
I stared back blankly, searching for the right words to respond as I swallowed back my shock.
The Oxford English Dictionary describes feminism as "the advocacy of women’s rights on the ground of the equality of the sexes," while the Cambridge English Dictionary defines it as "the belief that women should be allowed the same rights, power and opportunities as men and be treated in the same way, or the set of activities intended to achieve this state".
But I still to this day cannot define that single word in one sentence, so here's what I think is the definition of feminism in an article I wrote for Republica.
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