Gender Play

Why women were not allowed to act in William Shakespeare’s plays until 1660

Young men and boys performed all the women’s parts.

Elizabeth Steinway, The Conversation
· Mar 31, 2022 · 05:30 pm
What Bhisham Sahni’s ‘Madhavi’ tells us about female agency (or the lack of it) in the Mahabharata

Choices and desire are not granted to women in the original episode from the epic.

Pratiti
· Jan 04, 2020 · 08:30 am
An Indian app is using blockchain to transform the way women talk about sexual abuse

Smashboard is building a secure network of survivors, therapists, journalists and lawyers. Also a possibility: a feminist cryptocurrency.

Manavi Kapur, qz.com
· Dec 05, 2019 · 01:30 pm

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The Reel

David Bowie and gender transgression – what a drag

Bowie has long confounded us with enigmatic acts of gender transgression, with gestures and personas drawn from Hollywood stars, literature and avant-garde art. That flame still burns brightly.

Lisa Perrott, The Conversation
· Jul 20, 2015 · 02:30 pm