Category: Gender Sociology

  • What are different types of Feminism and their subsets

    Different Types of Feminism: Feminism is one of the most important and well-known philosophies and movements in the world, and one that has been around for centuries. There is no one definition for feminism, as it encompasses a range of movements and different perspectives. Feminist author and academic bell hooks defines feminism as “a movement…

  • Psychology of Gender: A Theoretical Overview

    Psychology of Gender: Psychologists view gender as the “condition of being male, female, or neuter. In a human context, the distinction between gender and sex reflects the usage of these terms. Sex usually refers to the biological aspects of maleness or femaleness, whereas gender implies the psychological, behavioural, social, and cultural aspects of being male…

  • Mulan: A Feminist Icon in Disney’s Princess Franchise

    Mulan: Defying and Changing Notions of Gender in Disney Disney Studios is currently one of the largest companies in the entertainment industry. One of the prominent productions is their animation studio works. Disney has been producing animation since 1937 with its debut animation, Snow White. Snow White has now become part of a long line…

  • Shakuntala Devi: Biography, Contributions and Facts

    A household name throughout our country, Shakuntala Devi – famously known as “the human computer” was someone who carved a name for herself in Indian history as a mathematical genius and writer, in a country where women in STEM research fields are underrepresented even today. She took people across the world by storm in the…

  • Feminism In India: What You Need to Know

    Feminism In India: What You Need to Know: Gender inequality has existed in societies since the primitive ages. Primitive humans gendered their labour, where men went out to hunt while women reared children. Despite the evolution of society, which has led to more fluidity among gender roles, women are still oppressed and are victims of…

  • What is a feminist perspective? – An Overview

    Feminist Perspective:  One’s worldview is formed by the experiences one has lived. It is apparent but often-overlooked fact that everyday experiences of women are not the same as men. Nevertheless, social theorists, for a very long time, continued to proffer an androcentric view of the world. No wonder why we only heard about the founding…

  • Impacts of Rainbow Capitalism on the Indian Queer Movement

    The 6th of September 2018, was a significant landmark for the queer movement in India. The decriminalisation of consensual homosexual adult intercourse was passed following an amendment in Article 377 of the Indian penal code. This resulted in a tremendous outpour of support from the media as well as large corporations. To show their solidarity…