Tag: Women Empowerment

• Reproductive governance in the Tibetan community in exile- Discrepancies and digressions

  

  This piece originally appeared in December 2015 edition of hystericalfeminisms.com REPRODUCTIVE GOVERNANCE IN THE TIBETAN COMMUNITY IN EXILE — DISCREPANCIES AND DIGRESSIONS Introduction – Reproductive Governance This paper analyzes reproductive governance in public policy and how it applies to the exile Tibetan discourse surrounding women’s reproductive responsibilities. Drawing heavily on Lynn Morgan and Elizabeth Robert’s…

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  April 6, 2016

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  China Family Planning policy, Dhardon Sharling, Gender, Reproductive rights, Tibet, Tibetan Women, Women Empowerment

• 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