Exhibitions
HomeSpun: Indian American Heritage Project
for the Smithsonian Institution
Economica: Women & the Global Economy
for the International Museum of Women
Women, Power and Politics
for the International Museum of Women
Podcasts
- Who’s Bailing out Whom?
- Economic justice advocate Meizhu Lui explains how the global economic crisis is impacting women in the US.
- Asserting Worth
- Social economist Naila Kabeer talks about the relationship between social justice and economic growth.
- Land Rights for Women
- Ugandan researcher Peace Musiimenta discusses why women need to own land more than ever before.
- Rigging in Pakistan’s Elections
- Journalist Fatima Bhutto unpacks Benazir Bhutto’s legacy and challenges to women’s political participation in Pakistan.
- Living Between Worlds
- Hadil El-Khouly, Egyptian women’s rights activist, explores the complexities of being a devout Muslim and a Feminist.
- The Cost of Care
- Feminist economist Nancy Folbre explains why putting a price tag on care will make the economy work better.
Articles
- Gender Equality Indices: Numbers Don’t Lie, and They Also Don’t Tell the Whole Story
- I explore why statistical indicators for gender equality convey powerful circumstances women face and also raise questions about why rights differ on paper and in reality.
- Is Google violating women’s rights?
- Google Inc.’s restrictions on ads for abortion services raise questions about whether search engine providers can guarantee freedom of information. I ask, in withholding this information, are women’s rights being violated?
- Can ‘Feminine’ Leadership Mend the Economic Crisis in Iceland?
- I look at how Iceland’s banking and financial sectors are the latest testing grounds for whether women’s leadership makes a difference.
- The United Arab Emirates: Women’s Rights in Progress?
- These days, the world is watching the economic crisis unfold in Dubai and the United Arab Emirates (UAE). I look at another unfolding to watch there: women’s rights.
- Miss Landmine Cambodia Pageant: Provocative Art or Pejorative ‘Project’?
- I ask, “did Miss Landmine Cambodia — a beauty pageant for women who lost limbs in landmine explosions — mock, exploit and unjustly sexualize women with disabilities there?”