Tag: Gender equality

• Vital Underpinnings of Tibetan Feminism

  

    Decoding Feminism: The general notion of feminism in the Tibetan community is that it is a western import.   It is therefore scoffed at as “white feminism” – one that is unwelcome and struggling to find its footing on the Asian turf. In the general Tibetan discourse, feminism is seen as women coming together to…

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  August 1, 2015

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  Buddhism, Dalai Lama, Dhardon Sharling, exile Tibetans, Feminism, Gender, Gender equality, Karmapa Rinpoche, Tibet, Tibetan, Tibetan Feminism, Tibetan Women, Women Empowerment

• Tibetan Women: off field, on field….

  

  This topic gained visual depiction when I sat watching the fitting finale of ‘Dhasa Women’s Basketball Tournament’ on the evening of October 27 this year. Two reasons why I accepted this genial invitation to be the chief guest at the final series are-firstly, my dear friend Tseyang [1], backed by her devout friends had taken…

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  January 26, 2014

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  Central Tibetan Administration, Dharamsala, Dhardon Sharling, Gender, Gender equality, Tibetan Women, Women Empowerment