Gender & power
Why sameness is not fairness!
Why treating everyone equally can produce unequal outcomes Few ideas sound more fair than the promise to treat everyone the same. Governments promise equal access to public serv…
Gender Equality
Tax justice & care
The state takes their taxes. Their groups feed each other
This series examines tax justice through a feminist lens. It asks who designs tax systems, who they serve, and who they erase. It has shown how women pay without being seen, how…
AI & ethics
The nobody at home
A visitor comes to the door. The call goes out. Is there anyone here? Is anyone at home? From within, a woman’s voice answers. No. Nobody. But she is there. Her daughters are th…
Gender & power
The water in your mouth: On silence, strategy, and the unspoken dynamics of power
What does it mean to hold your peace? Is silence a shield or a cage? When does a tactical pause become a permanent surrender? I carry a specific piece of wisdom from my mother,…
Gender & power
Economic violence in intimate partner relationships: Hidden threats to autonomy
What is economic violence? Economic violence, a form of intimate partner violence (IPV), often remains hidden yet is as damaging as physical abuse. In the introductory post to t…
AI & ethics
Reflecting on the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence
The 16 Days of Activism against Gender-based Violence campaign, which has been ongoing since November 25, has consistently been a part of my professional and personal landscape…
Research & methods
A corroded pipe, a polluted stream, and the quest for genuine equality
Are we addressing symptoms or root causes? The under-representation of women in pivotal areas such as leadership, decision-making, and STEM (science, technology, engineering, an…
Gender & power
The Art and Science of Working from Home
Introduction Two decades ago, my journey into working from home began quite unexpectedly. I came home one day to find my houseworker ready to leave, citing her mother's illness.…