अगर आप दूसरी महिलाओं के अधिकारों को सीमित करने के लिए लड़ रहे हैं, तो आप वास्तव में खुद को नारीवादी नहीं कह सकते।

If you're fighting to limit other women's rights, then you can't really call yourself a feminist.

If you're fighting to limit other women's rights, then you can't really call yourself a feminist.

अगर आपका पति आपको धोखा दे रहा है, तो इसका मतलब यह नहीं है कि आपको और सुंदर दिखने की जरूरत है - इसका मतलब सिर्फ यह है कि वह एक नीच इंसान है।

If your husband is cheating on you, it doesn't mean that you need to get prettier -- it means he's a scumbag.

If your husband is cheating on you, it doesn't mean that you need to get prettier -- it means he's a scumbag.

मैं निश्चित रूप से एक नारीवादी के रूप में बड़ी हुई, लेकिन मैंने कॉलेज में अपनी महिलाओं के अध्ययन (women's studies) की पहली कक्षा लेने से पहले खुद को नारीवादी नहीं कहा था।

I grew up definitely a feminist, but I didn't call myself a feminist until I took my first women's studies class in college.

I grew up definitely a feminist, but I didn't call myself a feminist until I took my first women's studies class in college.

मैं बहुत सी युवा महिलाओं से सुनती हूँ, कि "मैं खुद को नारीवादी नहीं कहना चाहती क्योंकि मैं किसी से बहस में नहीं पड़ना चाहती।" और यह कूल नहीं है; मतलब इससे जुड़ना कोई अच्छी बात नहीं मानी जाती।

I hear from a lot of young women, you know, I don't want to call myself a feminist because I don't want to get in an argument with someone. And it's just not cool; like it's not a cool thing to be associated with.

I hear from a lot of young women, you know, I don't want to call myself a feminist because I don't want to get in an argument with someone. And it's just not cool; like it's not a cool thing to be associated with.

मुझे उम्मीद है कि अपने जीवन, काम और रिश्तों में नारीवाद को अपनाकर, यह मेरी बेटी के जीवन का भी एक स्वाभाविक हिस्सा बन जाएगा। लेकिन मैं इस बात के लिए भी पूरी तरह तैयार हूँ कि एक किशोर के रूप में बगावत करने के लिए वह रिपब्लिकन बन जाए - यह तो बस मेरी किस्मत ही होगी!

I hope that by modeling feminism in my own life, work and relationships that it will haut become an organic part of my daughter's life. But I'm also fully prepared for her to become a Republican as a way to rebel as a teenager - that would be just my luck!

I hope that by modeling feminism in my own life, work and relationships that it will haut become an organic part of my daughter's life. But I'm also fully prepared for her to become a Republican as a way to rebel as a teenager - that would be just my luck!

मैं जानती हूँ कि अगर नारीवादी ब्लॉग जगत (blogosphere) न होता, तो मैं यकीनन किताबें नहीं लिख रही होती, और मुझे लगता है कि यह वाकई एक बहुत ही शानदार बात है। और मुझे लगता है कि लोगों तक अपनी बात पहुँचाने की ताकत अपने आप में अद्भुत है। पहले ऐसा होता था कि अगर कोई नारीवाद से जुड़ता था, तो शायद इसलिए क्योंकि उसकी इसमें पहले से ही दिलचस्पी थी। वे पहले से ही नारीवाद में दिलचस्पी रखते थे; वे पहले से ही एक कार्यकर्ता (activist) बनना चाहते थे, और वे किसी तरह 'NOW' (National Organization for Women) की किसी मीटिंग या चेतना जागृति समूह (consciousness-raising group) तक पहुँच जाते थे।

I know I certainly wouldn't be writing books if it hadn't been for the feminist blogosphere, and I think that's a really amazing thing. And just the sheer power of outreach I think is incredible. It used to be that if someone was to get involved in feminism, it was probably because they were already interested. They were already interested in feminism; they were already interested in being an activist, and they found their way to like a NOW meeting or to a consciousness-raising group or something like that.

I know I certainly wouldn't be writing books if it hadn't been for the feminist blogosphere, and I think that's a really amazing thing. And just the sheer power of outreach I think is incredible. It used to be that if someone was to get involved in feminism, it was probably because they were already interested. They were already interested in feminism; they were already interested in being an activist, and they found their way to like a NOW meeting or to a consciousness-raising group or something like that.

मुझे इस बात की खुशी है कि हमारा कोई इतिहास है और हम नारीवादी इतिहास के बारे में बात कर सकते हैं। लेकिन मुझे यह भी लगता है कि यह नारीवादी सोच की जटिलता और उसकी बारीकियों पर पूरा ध्यान नहीं देता।

I'm glad that we have a history at all and that we can talk about feminist history. But I do think that it doesn't really pay attention to the complexity and the nuance that is feminist thought.

I'm glad that we have a history at all and that we can talk about feminist history. But I do think that it doesn't really pay attention to the complexity and the nuance that is feminist thought.

मैं इस बात को लेकर बहुत सचेत हूँ कि कैसे दक्षिणपंथी ताकतों ने नारीवाद और नारीवादी भाषा को अपने हिसाब से ढाल लिया है (हड़प लिया है)।

I'm really aware of how feminism and feminist rhetoric has been appropriated by the right.

I'm really aware of how feminism and feminist rhetoric has been appropriated by the right.

1986 में, ग्लोरिया स्टीनम ने लिखा था कि अगर पुरुषों को पीरियड्स (मासिक धर्म) आते, तो वे "इस बात की शेखी बघारते कि यह कितनी लंबी अवधि का होता है और इससे कितना खून बहता है": कि लड़के अपने मासिक धर्म को अपने मर्द बनने की शुरुआत के रूप में बात करते, वहां "उपहार और धार्मिक समारोह" होते और सैनिटाइज़र उत्पादों को "सरकारी फंड से मुफ्त में" उपलब्ध कराया जाता। पीरियड्स की शेखी बघारे बिना भी मैं रह सकती हूँ - हालांकि मेरा वाला काफी प्रभावशाली है - और समारोह वाली पार्टियों के बिना भी, लेकिन गंभीरता से सोचें: टैम्पोन मुफ्त क्यों नहीं हैं?

In 1986, Gloria Steinem wrote that if men got periods, they 'would brag about how long and how much': that boys would talk about their menstruation as the beginning of their manhood, that there would be 'gifts, religious ceremonies' and sanitary supplies would be 'federally funded and free'. I could live without the menstrual bragging - though mine is particularly impressive - and ceremonial parties, but seriously: Why aren't tampons free?

In 1986, Gloria Steinem wrote that if men got periods, they 'would brag about how long and how much': that boys would talk about their menstruation as the beginning of their manhood, that there would be 'gifts, religious ceremonies' and sanitary supplies would be 'federally funded and free'. I could live without the menstrual bragging - though mine is particularly impressive - and ceremonial parties, but seriously: Why aren't tampons free?

2008 में, मैं उन युवा नारीवादी उत्साही लोगों में से एक थी जिन्होंने डेमोक्रेटिक प्राइमरी में हिलेरी क्लिंटन के मुकाबले बराक ओबामा को वोट दिया था - या जैसा कि उस समय मेरे कई उम्र में बड़े साथी मुझे कहा करते थे, एक गद्दार।

In 2008, I was one of the young feminist whippersnappers who voted for Barack Obama over Hillary Clinton in the Democratic primaries - or as many of my older counterparts called me at the time, a traitor.

In 2008, I was one of the young feminist whippersnappers who voted for Barack Obama over Hillary Clinton in the Democratic primaries - or as many of my older counterparts called me at the time, a traitor.

पुरुषों पर ध्यान देने और यह सोचने के बजाय कि हम उनकी मदद कैसे कर सकते हैं, लोगों का सारा ध्यान इस बात पर है कि महिलाएं अच्छा कर रही हैं और शायद यह कोई अच्छी बात नहीं है।

Instead of focusing on men and focusing on what we can do to prop them up, people seem really incredibly focused on the fact that women are doing well and maybe that's not such a good thing.

Instead of focusing on men and focusing on what we can do to prop them up, people seem really incredibly focused on the fact that women are doing well and maybe that's not such a good thing.

मुझे याद है कि Feministing.com शुरू करने से ठीक पहले मैंने गूगल पर "यंग फेमिनिज्म" और "यंग फेमिनिस्ट" शब्दों को सर्च किया था, और सबसे पहले नेशनल ऑर्गनाइजेशन फॉर वुमन का एक पेज सामने आया जो करीब 10 या 15 साल पुराना था। मुझे यह बात बेहद अजीब लगी कि एक तरफ तो युवा नारीवादी सक्रियता इतनी हो रही थी, लेकिन ऑनलाइन उसका कोई खास प्रतिनिधित्व नहीं था। गूगल सर्च में जो सबसे पहले आ रहा था, वह बहुत पुराना था। मुझे लगता है कि हमने एक हद तक एक बड़ी कमी को पूरा किया, और इसीलिए हमारे पाठकों की संख्या इतनी अधिक हो गई।

I remember at the time - right before we started Feministing.com - doing a Google search for the term "young feminism" and the term "young feminist," and the first thing that came up was a page from the National Organization for Women that was about 10 or 15 years old. And it just struck me as so odd that there was all of this young feminist activism going on, but that it wasn't necessarily being represented online, that the first things in a Google search to come up were really, really old. I think to a certain degree we really filled a gap, and that's why we got such a large readership.

I remember at the time - right before we started Feministing.com - doing a Google search for the term "young feminism" and the term "young feminist," and the first thing that came up was a page from the National Organization for Women that was about 10 or 15 years old. And it just struck me as so odd that there was all of this young feminist activism going on, but that it wasn't necessarily being represented online, that the first things in a Google search to come up were really, really old. I think to a certain degree we really filled a gap, and that's why we got such a large readership.

जब मैं बोर होती हूँ, तो 'बफी' और 'बैटलस्टार गैलेक्टिका' जैसे अपने पुराने पसंदीदा शो दोबारा देखती हूँ। मुझे 'स्कैंडल' शो बहुत पसंद है। मुझे टीवी देखना बहुत पसंद है।

I revisit old favorites like 'Buffy' and 'Battlestar Galactica' when I'm bored. I am obsessed with 'Scandal.' I love TV.

I revisit old favorites like 'Buffy' and 'Battlestar Galactica' when I'm bored. I am obsessed with 'Scandal.' I love TV.

मैंने एक लेख पढ़ा जिसमें 'पुसीकैट डॉल्स' (जो एक तरह का स्ट्रिपटीज़ और गर्ल बैंड है) के मैनेजर ने कहा कि अरे, ये लड़कियां पूरी तरह से थर्ड-वेव फेमिनिस्ट हैं। थर्ड-वेव फेमिनिज्म यही तो है। मतलब आप इस शब्द का इस तरह इस्तेमाल नहीं कर सकते। आप यह नहीं कह सकते कि कोई चीज़ नारीवादी है, और उसका मक़सद महिलाओं को वापस से सेक्सिज़्म बेचना या उपभोक्तावादी विचारों को बढ़ावा देना हो।

I saw an article where the manager of the Pussycat Dolls, which is kind of this like striptease band, girl band, said, oh well, the girls are totally third-wave feminist. This is what third-wave feminism is about. Like you don't get to use that word. You don't get to say that something is feminist as a way to sell back sexism to women, as a way to further consumerist ideas.

I saw an article where the manager of the Pussycat Dolls, which is kind of this like striptease band, girl band, said, oh well, the girls are totally third-wave feminist. This is what third-wave feminism is about. Like you don't get to use that word. You don't get to say that something is feminist as a way to sell back sexism to women, as a way to further consumerist ideas.

मुझे लगता है कि जो कोई भी महिलाओं के लिए सामाजिक, राजनीतिक और आर्थिक समानता चाहता है, वह खुद को नारीवादी कह सकता है। यह तब थोड़ा मुश्किल हो जाता है, जब आप महिला-विरोधी राजनेताओं या विचारकों को नारीवादी होने का दावा करते हुए देखते हैं, जबकि वे खुद नारीवादी उपलब्धियों को नष्ट करने में लगे रहते हैं।

I think anyone who wants the social, political and economic equality for women can call themselves a feminist. It does get trickier, of course, when you see anti-woman politicians or pundits claiming the feminist label while working hard to dismantle feminist gains.

I think anyone who wants the social, political and economic equality for women can call themselves a feminist. It does get trickier, of course, when you see anti-woman politicians or pundits claiming the feminist label while working hard to dismantle feminist gains.

मुझे डे केयर बहुत पसंद है। बच्चों को दूसरे बच्चों के साथ रहने का मौका मिलता है, वे खेलते हैं और एक-दूसरे को सिखाते हैं। जब मैं कॉलेज में थी, तो गर्मियों की छुट्टियों में मैं एक प्री-स्कूल टीचर के रूप में काम करती थी। मुझे वह बहुत पसंद आया, और उस अनुभव के बाद मैंने कहा कि मैं अपने बच्चे को डे केयर में भेजने का इंतज़ार नहीं कर सकती, क्योंकि मैं देख सकती थी कि बच्चों को वह कितना पसंद आता है।

I think day care is terrific. Kids get to be around other kids, and they're playing, and they're teaching each other. When I was in college, my summer job was being a preschool teacher. I loved it, and after that experience, I said I can't wait to put my kid in day care because I could see how much they loved it.

I think day care is terrific. Kids get to be around other kids, and they're playing, and they're teaching each other. When I was in college, my summer job was being a preschool teacher. I loved it, and after that experience, I said I can't wait to put my kid in day care because I could see how much they loved it.

मुझे लगता है कि नारीवाद हमेशा से वैश्विक रहा है। मुझे लगता है कि दुनिया भर में हर जगह नारीवाद मौजूद है।

I think feminism has always been global. I think there's feminism everywhere throughout the world.

I think feminism has always been global. I think there's feminism everywhere throughout the world.

मुझे लगता है कि नारीवाद हमेशा से वैश्विक रहा है। मुझे लगता है कि दुनिया भर में हर जगह नारीवाद मौजूद है। हालाँकि, मुझे लगता है कि पश्चिमी और अमेरिकी नारीवाद में, आश्चर्य की बात नहीं है कि ध्यान का केंद्र पश्चिमी और अमेरिकी नारीवाद ही रहता है। और मुझे लगता है कि वैश्विक नज़रिया अपनाने में अमेरिकी नारीवादियों के सामने सबसे बड़ी बाधा यह है कि जब भी आप अमेरिकी नारीवादियों को अंतरराष्ट्रीय नारीवाद या दूसरे देशों की महिलाओं के बारे में बात करते हुए सुनते हैं, तो उसमें अक्सर एक ऐसा अहंकार झलकता है मानो हमें फलाँ देश की महिलाओं को बचाना है; हमें उनकी मदद करनी है।

I think feminism has always been global. I think there's feminism everywhere throughout the world. I think, though, for Western feminism and for American feminism, it not so surprisingly continues to center Western feminism and American feminism. And I think the biggest hurdle American feminists have in terms of taking a more global approach is that too often when you hear American feminists talk about international feminism or women in other countries, it kind of goes along with this condescending point of view like we have to save the women of such-and-such country; we have to help them.

I think feminism has always been global. I think there's feminism everywhere throughout the world. I think, though, for Western feminism and for American feminism, it not so surprisingly continues to center Western feminism and American feminism. And I think the biggest hurdle American feminists have in terms of taking a more global approach is that too often when you hear American feminists talk about international feminism or women in other countries, it kind of goes along with this condescending point of view like we have to save the women of such-and-such country; we have to help them.

मुझे लगता है कि नारीवाद तेज़ी से आगे बढ़ रहा है। बस यह उस तरह से दिखाई नहीं देता जैसा हम चाहते हैं।

I think feminism is taking off. It's just not visible in the way that we would like it to be.

I think feminism is taking off. It's just not visible in the way that we would like it to be.

मुझे लगता है कि जब कार्यकर्ता हाशिए से काम करते हैं, तो वह ज़्यादा असरदार होता है, और मुझे लगता है कि आगे बढ़ने का यही सबसे अच्छा तरीका है। और मुझे सच में लगता है कि ऑनलाइन हो रहे कामों की वजह से यह तेज़ी से ज़्यादा असरदार होता जा रहा है, यह थोड़ा ज़्यादा लोकतांत्रिक हो गया है, यानी किसी भी तरह की सक्रियता अब किसी एक केंद्रीय जगह से संचालित नहीं होती।

I think it is effective when activists work from the margins, and I think that's the best way to go about it. And I do think that it's increasingly being more effective with the work that's being done online, that it is a bit more democratized, that whatever kind of activism is being done, it's not necessarily coming from one centralized place.

I think it is effective when activists work from the margins, and I think that's the best way to go about it. And I do think that it's increasingly being more effective with the work that's being done online, that it is a bit more democratized, that whatever kind of activism is being done, it's not necessarily coming from one centralized place.

मुझे लगता है कि बच्चों को बच्चा ही रहने देना ज़रूरी है और बहुत जल्दी बड़े होने के दबाव या कम उम्र में सेक्स के प्रति आकर्षण को लेकर सतर्क रहना चाहिए। जब मैं किसी शिक्षक को बच्चों को ऐसा महसूस कराते देखती हूँ कि वे बड़े, खास या समझदार हैं, तो मेरे रोंगटे खड़े हो जाते हैं। बच्चों को बच्चों की तरह ही रहने दें।

I think it's important to let kids be kids and be cautious about accelerated sexuality as pressure to mature too quickly. My hackles go up when I see a teacher making kids feel like they are older, special, mature. Let kids be kids.

I think it's important to let kids be kids and be cautious about accelerated sexuality as pressure to mature too quickly. My hackles go up when I see a teacher making kids feel like they are older, special, mature. Let kids be kids.

मुझे लगता है कि मैं तब शायद हाई स्कूल में थी, और किसी काउंसलर या किसी ने मुझसे कहा था, जानती हो, तुम बहुत बोलती हो; तुम्हें इस तरह ज़्यादा बात करना बंद कर देना चाहिए और अपनी राय रखना बंद कर देना चाहिए; कोई तुम्हारी बात नहीं सुनना चाहता क्योंकि तुम बहुत इरिटेटिंग हो। और मुझे इस बात की खुशी है कि मैंने अपनी जुबान बंद नहीं की, क्योंकि अब लगता है कि लोग मेरी बात सुन रहे हैं।

I think I was in high school, actually, and it was a guidance counselor or someone said, you know, you're just too loud; like you need to just stop talking so much and stop being so opinionated; like no one wants to listen to you because you're really annoying. And I'm glad that I didn't shut up, because it seems like people are listening.

I think I was in high school, actually, and it was a guidance counselor or someone said, you know, you're just too loud; like you need to just stop talking so much and stop being so opinionated; like no one wants to listen to you because you're really annoying. And I'm glad that I didn't shut up, because it seems like people are listening.

मुझे लगता है कि मातृत्व ने तमाम मुद्दों को पहले से कहीं अधिक महत्वपूर्ण बना दिया है। इसलिए इसने ज़रूरी नहीं कि कुछ खास चीज़ों के प्रति मेरे नज़रिया को बदला हो - इसने तो मुझे अपनी बेटी के लिए और भी ज़्यादा सक्रिय होने के लिए प्रेरित किया है।

I think motherhood has made issues all feel much more urgent than they did before. So it didn't necessarily change how I feel about certain things - it just fired me up to be even more active on behalf of my daughter.

I think motherhood has made issues all feel much more urgent than they did before. So it didn't necessarily change how I feel about certain things - it just fired me up to be even more active on behalf of my daughter.

मुझे लगता है कि मेरे करियर की सबसे बड़ी गलती बहुत सारी चीज़ें एक साथ अपने हाथ में लेना रही है। और मुझे लगता है कि यह कहीं न कहीं इंटरनेट की दुनिया से जुड़ा है, जहाँ आप हमेशा मल्टीटास्किंग कर रहे होते हैं, आपकी लाखों विंडोज़ खुली होती हैं और आपको लगता है कि आप एक साथ बहुत कुछ कर सकते हैं।

I think my biggest career mistake has been taking on too much. And I think this is kind of - I think it's related to the Internet world, where you're always multitasking and you have a million windows open and you feel like you can do a lot at the same time.

I think my biggest career mistake has been taking on too much. And I think this is kind of - I think it's related to the Internet world, where you're always multitasking and you have a million windows open and you feel like you can do a lot at the same time.

मुझे लगता है कि लोग नारीवाद का विरोध इसलिए करते हैं क्योंकि वे डरे हुए हैं। महिलाओं के मामले में, मुझे लगता है कि वे ताने सुनने या सबके सामने पहचाने जाने और निशाना बनाए जाने से डरती हैं।

I think people resist feminism because they're scared. I think for women, they're scared of being picked on or of being called out.

I think people resist feminism because they're scared. I think for women, they're scared of being picked on or of being called out.

मुझे लगता है कि लोग नारीवाद का विरोध इसलिए करते हैं क्योंकि वे डरे हुए हैं। महिलाओं के मामले में, मुझे लगता है कि वे ताने सुनने या सबके सामने निशाना बनाए जाने से डरती हैं। बहुत सी युवतियाँ मुझसे कहती हैं, जानती हो, मैं खुद को नारीवादी नहीं कहना चाहती क्योंकि मैं किसी से बहस में नहीं पड़ना चाहती। और यह कोई कूल चीज़ नहीं है; इसके साथ जुड़ना कोई अच्छी बात नहीं है। खुद को नारीवादी कहने का कोई फायदा नहीं है।

I think people resist feminism because they're scared. I think for women, they're scared of being picked on or of being called out. I hear from a lot of young women, you know, I don't want to call myself a feminist because I don't want to get in an argument with someone. And it's just not cool; like it's not a cool thing to be associated with. There's no benefit to saying that you're a feminist.

I think people resist feminism because they're scared. I think for women, they're scared of being picked on or of being called out. I hear from a lot of young women, you know, I don't want to call myself a feminist because I don't want to get in an argument with someone. And it's just not cool; like it's not a cool thing to be associated with. There's no benefit to saying that you're a feminist.

मुझे लगता है कि लगभग सभी पारंपरिक संस्थाएँ सेक्सिस्ट हैं, और वे शायद नस्लवादी और होमोफोबिक भी हैं, और वे ये सब हैं। लेकिन उनमें से कई, जैसे कि शादी, संस्कृति में इतनी गहराई से रची-बसी हैं कि उन्हें छोड़ा नहीं जा सकता।

I think that almost all traditional institutions are sexist, and they're probably racist and homophobic, and they're all of these things. But a lot of them, like marriage, are too embedded into the culture to give up.

I think that almost all traditional institutions are sexist, and they're probably racist and homophobic, and they're all of these things. But a lot of them, like marriage, are too embedded into the culture to give up.

मुझे लगता है कि ब्लॉगिंग और इंटरनेट ने हमेशा के लिए नारीवाद को पूरी तरह से बदल दिया है।

I think that blogging and the Internet has completely changed feminism for ever, I think.

I think that blogging and the Internet has completely changed feminism for ever, I think.

मुझे लगता है कि ब्लॉगिंग और इंटरनेट ने हमेशा के लिए नारीवाद को पूरी तरह से बदल दिया है। देखिए, 10 साल पहले अगर आप नारीवादी आंदोलन में एक मजबूत और प्रभावशाली आवाज़ बनना चाहते थे, तो आपको वास्तव में न्यूयॉर्क या डी.सी. के संभ्रांत नारीवादियों के समूह का हिस्सा होना पड़ता था, या किसी मुख्यधारा के नारीवादी संगठन से जुड़े होना पड़ना था। और अब यह कितनी अद्भुत बात है कि आप सिर्फ एक ब्लॉग शुरू कर सकते हैं और अपनी आवाज़ दुनिया तक पहुँचा सकते हैं और अपने पाठक तैयार कर सकते हैं।

I think that blogging and the Internet has completely changed feminism for ever, I think. You know, it used to be, 10 years ago, if you wanted to have a strong, influential voice in the feminist movement, you really needed to be part of this New York/D.C. elite group of feminists, or part of a mainstream feminist organization. And now it's kind of an amazing thing that you can just start a blog and put your voice out there and build your readership.

I think that blogging and the Internet has completely changed feminism for ever, I think. You know, it used to be, 10 years ago, if you wanted to have a strong, influential voice in the feminist movement, you really needed to be part of this New York/D.C. elite group of feminists, or part of a mainstream feminist organization. And now it's kind of an amazing thing that you can just start a blog and put your voice out there and build your readership.

मुझे लगता है कि यह बेहद महत्वपूर्ण है कि हम वास्तव में इस बात पर ध्यान दें कि अलग-अलग देशों में ज़मीनी स्तर पर किस तरह का नारीवाद चल रहा है, और यह देखें कि हम पहले से हो रहे काम का समर्थन करने के लिए क्या कर सकते हैं, बजाए इसके यह मान लेने के कि हम दूसरे क्षेत्रों की महिलाओं के लिए सबसे अच्छा क्या है, यह बात सबसे बेहतर जानते हैं।

I think that it's incredibly important that we're actually paying attention to the feminism that's going on on the ground in different countries and see what we can do to support the work that's already going on, as opposed to kind of assuming that we know best for women in other areas.

I think that it's incredibly important that we're actually paying attention to the feminism that's going on on the ground in different countries and see what we can do to support the work that's already going on, as opposed to kind of assuming that we know best for women in other areas.

मुझे लगता है कि इंटरनेट पर ऑनलाइन उत्पीड़न इतना आम हो गया है कि बहुत सी महिलाओं को उन जगहों पर ज़्यादा सुरक्षित महसूस होता है, जो भी इसका मतलब हो, जहाँ उन्हें पता होता है कि लोग उन्हें इस तरह से परेशान नहीं करेंगे।

I think that online harassment has become so ubiquitous on the Internet that a lot of women do feel safer, whatever that means, in spaces where they know like people are not going to bother them in that kind of way.

I think that online harassment has become so ubiquitous on the Internet that a lot of women do feel safer, whatever that means, in spaces where they know like people are not going to bother them in that kind of way.

मुझे लगता है कि पेरेंटिंग का यह आदर्श लोगों को दुखी कर सकता है। समाज द्वारा उन्हें जो यह झूठ परोसा जाता है कि पेरेंटिंग बस एक ही तरह की होती है - और जब असलियत में पेरेंटिंग उससे बिल्कुल अलग होती है - तो यही बात उन्हें दुखी करती है।

I think that the ideal of parenting can make people unhappy. It's that this lie that they're being told by society that parenting is one thing - and when parenting is something completely different - that's what makes them unhappy.

I think that the ideal of parenting can make people unhappy. It's that this lie that they're being told by society that parenting is one thing - and when parenting is something completely different - that's what makes them unhappy.

मुझे लगता है कि पॉप संस्कृति में युवा नारीत्व का जो आदर्श दिखाया जाता है, वह वास्तव में बहुत छिछोरा, अहंकारी, पैसे और दिखावे से जुड़ा होता है जैसा कि आप कई रियलिटी शो में देखते हैं। और मुझे लगता है कि यह वाकई बहुत नुकसानदेह है, सिर्फ इसलिए नहीं कि यह पेश करने के लिए एक बहुत खराब रोल मॉडल है, बल्कि इसलिए भी कि यह अमेरिकी जनता के मन में यह विचार पैदा करता है कि युवा लड़कियां ऐसी ही होती हैं, कि अमेरिका की सभी युवतियाँ ऐसी ही होती हैं।

I think that the ideal of young womanhood as it's seen in pop culture specifically is a really kind of vapid, conceited, concerned with money and looks kind of thing that you'll see in a lot of reality shows. And I think that's really damaging, not just because it's a terrible role model to put forth, but that it also puts across this idea to the American public that this is what young women are like, that this is what all young women in America are like.

I think that the ideal of young womanhood as it's seen in pop culture specifically is a really kind of vapid, conceited, concerned with money and looks kind of thing that you'll see in a lot of reality shows. And I think that's really damaging, not just because it's a terrible role model to put forth, but that it also puts across this idea to the American public that this is what young women are like, that this is what all young women in America are like.

मुझे लगता है कि कई मायनों में हम खुद ही अपने सबसे बड़े दुश्मन हैं, खासकर तब जब हम ऐसा काम कर रहे होते हैं जहाँ हमारी बहुत आलोचना होती है या जहाँ हमारे खिलाफ बहुत नफरत फैलाई जाती है; और हमें लगातार खुद पर शक करने से बचना चाहिए।

I think that we're our own worst enemies in a lot of ways, especially when it comes to doing work where you're criticized a lot or doing work where there's a lot of hater directed at you; and to not constantly second-guess yourself.

I think that we're our own worst enemies in a lot of ways, especially when it comes to doing work where you're criticized a lot or doing work where there's a lot of hater directed at you; and to not constantly second-guess yourself.

मुझे लगता है कि वैश्विक नज़रिया अपनाने में अमेरिकी नारीवादियों के सामने सबसे बड़ी बाधा यह है कि जब भी आप अमेरिकी नारीवादियों को अंतरराष्ट्रीय नारीवाद या दूसरे देशों की महिलाओं के बारे में बात करते हुए सुनते हैं, तो उसमें अक्सर एक ऐसा अहंकार झलकता है मानो हमें फलाँ देश की महिलाओं को बचाना है; हमें उनकी मदद करनी है।

I think the biggest hurdle American feminists have in terms of taking a more global approach is that too often when you hear American feminists talk about international feminism or women in other countries, it kind of goes along with this condescending point of view like we have to save the women of such-and-such country; we have to help them.

I think the biggest hurdle American feminists have in terms of taking a more global approach is that too often when you hear American feminists talk about international feminism or women in other countries, it kind of goes along with this condescending point of view like we have to save the women of such-and-such country; we have to help them.

मुझे लगता है कि जिस सबसे बड़ी बाधा को मुझे अभी भी पार करना है, वह मैं खुद हूँ, और बस इस बात को लेकर रोज़ाना संघर्ष करना है कि इस काम के साथ क्या किया जाए और आगे कहाँ, किस दिशा में बढ़ा जाए।

I think the biggest obstacle I still have to overcome is myself, and just kind of struggling every day with what to do with the work and where to go next.

I think the biggest obstacle I still have to overcome is myself, and just kind of struggling every day with what to do with the work and where to go next.

मुझे लगता है कि यह विचार कि नारीवाद अब खत्म हो चुका है, बहुत खतरनाक है क्योंकि इससे महिलाओं और पुरुषों को यह विश्वास हो जाता है कि (1) उन्हें कुछ करने की ज़रूरत नहीं है; सारा काम हो चुका है, और अब सब ठीक है; और (2) इससे वे संघर्ष के बीच में खुद को अकेला महसूस करते हैं, और यह चीज़ मैंने कई बार तब देखी है जब मैं कॉलेजों में जाती हूँ और युवा महिलाओं से बात करती हूँ।

I think the idea that feminism is dead is dangerous because it leads women and men to believe that (1) they don't have to do anything; the work has been done, and that everything is okay now; and (2) it leaves them kind of alone, I think, in a struggle, and that's something I've seen a lot when I go to colleges and I speak to young women.

I think the idea that feminism is dead is dangerous because it leads women and men to believe that (1) they don't have to do anything; the work has been done, and that everything is okay now; and (2) it leaves them kind of alone, I think, in a struggle, and that's something I've seen a lot when I go to colleges and I speak to young women.

मुझे लगता है कि कौमार्य (virginity) बिल्कुल ठीक है, बिल्कुल वैसे ही जैसे सेक्स करना ठीक है। महिलाएं सेक्स के मामले में क्या करती हैं, इससे मुझे कोई फर्क नहीं पड़ता, और आपको भी नहीं पड़ना चाहिए। असल में, बात यही है। मेरा मानना है कि किसी युवती का सेक्स करने या न करने का फैसला इस बात को प्रभावित नहीं करना चाहिए कि उसे एक नैतिक इंसान के रूप में कैसे देखा जाता है।

I think virginity is fine, just as I think having sex is fine. I don't really care what women do sexually, and neither should you. In fact, that's the point. I believe that a young woman's decision to have sex, or not, shouldn't impact how she's seen as a moral actor.

I think virginity is fine, just as I think having sex is fine. I don't really care what women do sexually, and neither should you. In fact, that's the point. I believe that a young woman's decision to have sex, or not, shouldn't impact how she's seen as a moral actor.

हम एक बहुत ही खतरनाक दायरे में प्रवेश कर जाते हैं जब हम यह तय करने लगते हैं कि कौन नारीवादी हो सकता है और कौन नहीं। यह एक बहुत ही फिसलन भरा रास्ता है, और 'फेमिनिस्ट पुलिस' बनने में मेरी कोई दिलचस्पी नहीं है!

I think we get into very dangerous territory when we start to define who can and cannot be a feminist. It's such a slippery slope, and I have no interest in being the feminist police!

I think we get into very dangerous territory when we start to define who can and cannot be a feminist. It's such a slippery slope, and I have no interest in being the feminist police!

मुझे यह बात सचमुच बहुत अजीब लगी कि युवा महिलाएं आजकल क्या कर रही हैं, इस पर इतनी सारी बातें हो रही थीं। क्या युवा महिलाएं ज़रूरत से ज़्यादा सेक्स कर रही हैं? क्या युवा महिलाएं राजनीतिक रूप से उदासीन हैं? क्या युवा महिलाएं सामाजिक रूप से जुड़ी हुई हैं या नहीं? और जब भी ये चर्चाएँ हो रही थीं, तो वे ज़्यादातर बड़ी महिलाओं और बड़ी नारीवादियों द्वारा की जा रही थीं। और शायद कभी-कभार किसी युवा महिला का कोई बयान भी उद्धृत कर लिया जाता था, लेकिन हम वास्तव में उस बातचीत का मुख्य हिस्सा नहीं थे। हमें वास्तव में अपनी बात खुद कहने की अनुमति नहीं मिल रही थी।

It just struck me as really odd that there were all of these conversations going on about what young women were up to. Were young women having too much sex? Were young women politically apathetic? Are young women socially engaged or not? And whenever these conversations were happening, they were mostly happening by older women and by older feminists. And maybe there would be a younger woman quoted every once in a while, but we weren't really a central part of that conversation. We weren't really being allowed to speak on our own behalf.

It just struck me as really odd that there were all of these conversations going on about what young women were up to. Were young women having too much sex? Were young women politically apathetic? Are young women socially engaged or not? And whenever these conversations were happening, they were mostly happening by older women and by older feminists. And maybe there would be a younger woman quoted every once in a while, but we weren't really a central part of that conversation. We weren't really being allowed to speak on our own behalf.

आजकल ज़्यादातर बेहतरीन टेलीविज़न शो का मज़ा लेना नामुमकिन सा हो गया है, क्योंकि उनमें बार-बार यह दिखाया जाता है कि महिलाएँ या तो आहत हैं या ख़तरे में हैं।

It's become impossible to enjoy most quality television shows because the hurt or endangered women device is so frequently used.

It's become impossible to enjoy most quality television shows because the hurt or endangered women device is so frequently used.

यह बात अजीब लगती है कि हम यौन दुराचार के आरोपी पुरुषों की प्रतिष्ठा को लेकर आज भी फ़िक्रमंद रहते हैं।

It seems odd that we continue to worry about the reputations of men who are accused of sexual wrong-doings.

It seems odd that we continue to worry about the reputations of men who are accused of sexual wrong-doings.

अब समय आ गया है कि हम अपनी बेटियों को सिखाएँ कि उनका एक अच्छा इंसान होना इस बात पर निर्भर करता है कि वे वाक़ई कितनी अच्छी इंसान हैं, न कि इस बात पर कि उनका यौन जीवन कैसा है या वे सेक्सुअली एक्टिव हैं या नहीं।

It's time to teach our daughters that their ability to be good people depends on their being good people, not on whether or not they're sexually active.

It's time to teach our daughters that their ability to be good people depends on their being good people, not on whether or not they're sexually active.

पहले ऐसा होता था कि अगर नारीवादी आंदोलन में आपकी एक मज़बूत और प्रभावशाली आवाज़ होनी चाहिए, तो इसके लिए न्यूयॉर्क या वाशिंगटन के नारीवादियों के कुलीन वर्ग या किसी मुख्यधारा के नारीवादी संगठन का हिस्सा होना बेहद ज़रूरी था। और आज यह बात वाकई कमाल की है कि आप महज़ एक ब्लॉग शुरू करके अपनी आवाज़ को दुनिया तक पहुँचा सकती हैं और अपने पढ़ने वालों का दायरा खुद तैयार कर सकती हैं।

It used to be, if you wanted to have a strong, influential voice in the feminist movement, you really needed to be part of this New York/D.C. elite group of feminists, or part of a mainstream feminist organization. And now it's kind of an amazing thing that you can just start a blog and put your voice out there and build your readership.

It used to be, if you wanted to have a strong, influential voice in the feminist movement, you really needed to be part of this New York/D.C. elite group of feminists, or part of a mainstream feminist organization. And now it's kind of an amazing thing that you can just start a blog and put your voice out there and build your readership.

पहले अगर कोई नारीवाद से जुड़ता था, तो शायद इसलिए क्योंकि उसकी इसमें पहले से ही दिलचस्पी होती थी। वे पहले से ही नारीवाद में दिलचस्पी रखते थे; वे पहले से ही एक एक्टिविस्ट बनना चाहते थे, और फिर वे किसी 'NOW' की मीटिंग या किसी चेतना-जागृति समूह या इस तरह के किसी मंच तक पहुँच जाते थे।

It used to be that if someone was to get involved in feminism, it was probably because they were already interested. They were already interested in feminism; they were already interested in being an activist, and they found their way to like a NOW meeting or to a consciousness-raising group or something like that.

It used to be that if someone was to get involved in feminism, it was probably because they were already interested. They were already interested in feminism; they were already interested in being an activist, and they found their way to like a NOW meeting or to a consciousness-raising group or something like that.

मैं इन दिनों लेडी गागा और नारीवाद के लिए उनके क्या मायने हैं, इस बारे में बहुत सोच रही हूँ। मुझे वह बेहद दिलचस्प लगती हैं और वह जो कहती हैं, वह मुझे वाकई बहुत पसंद है।

I've been thinking a lot about Lady Gaga and what she means for feminism. I think - I find her completely fascinating, and I really like what she has to say.

I've been thinking a lot about Lady Gaga and what she means for feminism. I think - I find her completely fascinating, and I really like what she has to say.

इन दिनों अपनी पेरेंटिंग और लेखन में, मैं इस बात पर बहुत विचार कर रही हूँ कि सेक्सिज़्म (लैंगिक भेदभाव) पर ऐसी भाषा कैसे गढ़ी जाए जो इस उम्र के बच्चों को आकर्षित करे और उन्हें आसानी से समझ आ सके। मैं अपनी बेटी को अजनबियों से बात न करना तो सिखा सकती हूँ, लेकिन मैं उसे यह नहीं सिखा सकती कि इस लैंगिक रूप से भेदभाव भरी दुनिया में कैसे सफल होना है, या यहाँ तक कि इस भेदभाव भरी दुनिया में एक शरीर के रूप में अपना वजूद कैसे बनाए रखना है। मैं शुरुआत यह पूछकर करना चाहती हूँ कि लड़कियाँ क्या चाहती हैं और क्यों चाहती हैं? इस बात की थाह लेना चाहती हूँ। अगर यह वह सेक्स लाइफ है जो आप चाहती हैं, तो आपको ऐसा क्यों लगता है कि आप यही चाहती हैं? मुझे लगता है कि सेक्सुअलिटी की गहराई तक प्रामाणिक रूप से पहुँचने का एकमात्र तरीका यही सवाल पूछना है।

Lately, I'm thinking a lot about, in parenting and in my writing, how to create a language about sexism in a way that is attractive and approachable to this age group. I can teach my daughter about not talking to strangers but I can't teach her about how to succeed in a sexist world or even how to exist as a body in a sexist world. I want to begin by asking girls what they want and why they want it? Interrogating that. If this is the sex life you want, what makes you think you want that? I imagine the only way to authentically get at sexuality is by asking those questions.

Lately, I'm thinking a lot about, in parenting and in my writing, how to create a language about sexism in a way that is attractive and approachable to this age group. I can teach my daughter about not talking to strangers but I can't teach her about how to succeed in a sexist world or even how to exist as a body in a sexist world. I want to begin by asking girls what they want and why they want it? Interrogating that. If this is the sex life you want, what makes you think you want that? I imagine the only way to authentically get at sexuality is by asking those questions.

ज़िंदगी उलझनों से भरी होती है, और अगर आप भी ऐसी हैं तो इसमें कोई बुराई नहीं है! हम सब गलतियाँ करते हैं, इसका मतलब यह नहीं कि वही हमारी पहचान बन जाए।

Life is messy, and it's okay if you are too! We all screw up, that doesn't have to define us.

Life is messy, and it's okay if you are too! We all screw up, that doesn't have to define us.

महिलाओं को सेक्स के मामले में द्वारपाल (गेटकीपर) बना देना और पुरुषों से यह कहना कि वे खुद पर काबू नहीं रख सकते, न केवल इस बात को पुख्ता करता है कि महिलाओं की सेक्सुअलिटी कोई अप्राकृतिक चीज़ है, बल्कि यह एक बेहद परेशान करने वाली स्थिति भी पैदा करता है जहाँ यह उम्मीद की जाती है कि पुरुष के यौन व्यवहार की ज़िम्मेदारी भी औरतें ही उठाएंगी।

Making women the sexual gatekeepers and telling men they just can't help themselves not only drives home the point that women's sexuality is unnatural, but also sets up a disturbing dynamic in which women are expected to be responsible for men's sexual behavior.

Making women the sexual gatekeepers and telling men they just can't help themselves not only drives home the point that women's sexuality is unnatural, but also sets up a disturbing dynamic in which women are expected to be responsible for men's sexual behavior.

पुरुष दिल से औरतों से नफरत करते हैं। इससे कोई फर्क नहीं पड़ता कि हम उनसे कितना प्यार करते हैं। वे हमसे नफरत करते हैं।

Men in their hearts hate women. It doesn’t matter how much we love them. They hate us”

Men in their hearts hate women. It doesn’t matter how much we love them. They hate us”

पुरुष वही चीज़ें लेते हैं जिन्हें औरतें बनाती हैं और फिर उन पर अपना हक जताते हैं। पुरुष बच्चों से प्यार नहीं करते। वे किसी औरत को चोट पहुँचाने के लिए पलक झपकते ही उनकी जान ले सकते हैं।

Men take what women make and claim it as their own.Men don’t love childrenThey kill them in a heartbeat to hurt a woman

Men take what women make and claim it as their own.Men don’t love childrenThey kill them in a heartbeat to hurt a woman

मेरी अनौपचारिक लेखन शैली एक राजनीतिक चुनाव है, क्योंकि मैं चाहती हूँ कि नारीवाद ज़्यादा से ज़्यादा लोगों तक पहुँचे।

My informal writing style is a political choice, because I want feminism to be more accessible.

My informal writing style is a political choice, because I want feminism to be more accessible.

मेरे माता-पिता की शादीशुदा ज़िंदगी बहुत अच्छी है, लेकिन वे तब से साथ हैं जब मेरी माँ की उम्र महज़ 12 साल थी, वे बहुत कम उम्र में ही किशोर अवस्था में शादी के बंधन में बंध गए थे और शायद ही कभी एक-दूसरे से अलग होते हैं। वे साथ में काम भी करते हैं। यही वजह है कि मैंने हमेशा से शादी को एक निश्चित हद तक अपनी आज़ादी और स्वायत्तता खोने के रूप में देखा है।

My parents have a wonderful marriage, but they have been together since my mother was 12, married when they were just teenagers and are barely ever separated. They even work together. As a result, I have always thought of marriage as involving the loss of a certain amount of autonomy.

My parents have a wonderful marriage, but they have been together since my mother was 12, married when they were just teenagers and are barely ever separated. They even work together. As a result, I have always thought of marriage as involving the loss of a certain amount of autonomy.

वेडिंग इंडस्ट्री (शादी के उद्योग) से मेरी परेशानी तब शुरू हुई जब मैं कॉलेज में पढ़ती थी और बैकग्राउंड में टीवी चालू रखती थी, और टीएलसी चैनल पर 'ए वेडिंग Story' शो अक्सर आता रहता था। मुझे इस बात पर बहुत झुंझलाहट होती थी कि दो लोगों द्वारा एक-दूसरे से जीवन भर बंधे रहने के वादे की पूरी कहानी को महज़ आधे घंटे के उस शो में समेट दिया जाता था, जो सिर्फ उस पार्टी के बारे में होता है जो वे करते हैं।

My problem with the wedding industry started when I studied in college and liked to have the television on in the background, and 'A Wedding Story' on TLC always came on, and I'd get irritated that the story of two people making a lifelong commitment to each other could be encapsulated in a half-hour show about the party they throw.

My problem with the wedding industry started when I studied in college and liked to have the television on in the background, and 'A Wedding Story' on TLC always came on, and I'd get irritated that the story of two people making a lifelong commitment to each other could be encapsulated in a half-hour show about the party they throw.

अब सवाल यह है कि क्या हमें महिलाओं को अपने लिए ज़िम्मेदार, स्वतंत्र एजेंट के रूप में देखना चाहिए? बिल्कुल। लेकिन ज़िम्मेदार होने का बलात्कार से दूर-दूर तक कोई लेना-देना नहीं है। महिलाओं का बलात्कार इसलिए नहीं होता क्योंकि उन्होंने शराब पी थी या ड्रग्स लिए थे। महिलाओं का बलात्कार इसलिए नहीं होता क्योंकि वे काफ़ी सावधान नहीं थीं। महिलाओं का बलात्कार इसलिए होता है क्योंकि किसी ने उनके साथ बलात्कार किया।

Now, should we treat women as independent agents, responsible for themselves? Of course. But being responsible has nothing to do with being raped. Women don’t get raped because they were drinking or took drugs. Women do not get raped because they weren’t careful enough. Women get raped because someone raped them.

Now, should we treat women as independent agents, responsible for themselves? Of course. But being responsible has nothing to do with being raped. Women don’t get raped because they were drinking or took drugs. Women do not get raped because they weren’t careful enough. Women get raped because someone raped them.

ज़ाहिर है 'फेमिनिस्टिंग' एक तरह से महिलाओं की ही जगह है, भले ही हमारे पास बहुत से ऐसे पाठक हैं जो पुरुष हैं या जो खुद को महिला के रूप में नहीं पहचानते।

Obviously Feministing is kind of a women's space in a certain way, even though we have a lot of male readership and people who don't identify as women.

Obviously Feministing is kind of a women's space in a certain way, even though we have a lot of male readership and people who don't identify as women.

शादी के बाद भी, महिलाओं से अनकहे तौर पर यह उम्मीद की जाती है कि वे ज़्यादातर घर का काम करेंगी और भविष्य में होने वाले बच्चों की देखभाल भी वही करेंगी।

Once you get married, women are still implicitly expected to do the majority of the housework and take care of any future children.

Once you get married, women are still implicitly expected to do the majority of the housework and take care of any future children.

ऑनलाइन काम करने की जो बात मुझे सचमुच बहुत पसंद है, और जो बात मुझे अपने मौजूदा काम में अच्छी लगती है, वह यह है कि मुझे हर समय नारीवादियों से मिलने का मौक़ा मिलता है और मैं ब्लॉग जगत (ब्लॉगस्फ़ीयर) में हर रोज़ नए नारीवादियों को पढ़ पाती हूँ।

One of the things I really like about doing work online, and the thing I like about the work I'm doing now, is that I get to meet feminists all the time and I get to read new feminists every day on the blogosphere.

One of the things I really like about doing work online, and the thing I like about the work I'm doing now, is that I get to meet feminists all the time and I get to read new feminists every day on the blogosphere.

ऑनलाइन काम करने की जो बात मुझे सचमुच बहुत पसंद है, और जो बात मुझे अपने मौजूदा काम में अच्छी लगती है, वह ये है कि मुझे हर वक़्त नारीवादियों से मिलने का मौक़ा मिलता है और मैं ब्लॉग जगत में हर रोज़ नए नारीवादियों को पढ़ पाती हूँ। और आज के समय में विचारों की यही विविधता मुझे किसी भी चीज़ से ज़्यादा प्रभावित करती है। बात बस इतनी है कि आप हर वक़्त कुछ नया सीख रही होती हैं। और मुझे यह बात बहुत पसंद है कि नारीवाद का कोई तयशुदा दायरा या सिद्धांत नहीं है; या शायद है भी, लेकिन वह बदल रहा है, कि नारीवादी ब्लॉग जगत में यह दायरा लगातार बदल रहा है। मुझे यह बात बहुत अच्छी लगती है।

One of the things I really like about doing work online, and the thing I like about the work I'm doing now, is that I get to meet feminists all the time and I get to read new feminists every day on the blogosphere. And it's really that kind of diversity of thought that informs me more than anything else these days. It's just kind of learning something new all the time. And I kind of love that there's not really a feminist canon; or maybe there is, but it's being changed, that it's a constantly moving canon in the feminist blogosphere. I love that.

One of the things I really like about doing work online, and the thing I like about the work I'm doing now, is that I get to meet feminists all the time and I get to read new feminists every day on the blogosphere. And it's really that kind of diversity of thought that informs me more than anything else these days. It's just kind of learning something new all the time. And I kind of love that there's not really a feminist canon; or maybe there is, but it's being changed, that it's a constantly moving canon in the feminist blogosphere. I love that.

लोग शादी करना कभी बंद नहीं करेंगे। लेकिन हम इसे ज़्यादा निष्पक्ष बनाने की कोशिश तो कर ही सकते हैं। हम इस संस्था को बदलने और इसे ज़्यादा बराबरी वाला बनाने की कोशिश कर सकते हैं।

People are not going to give up marriage. But we can try to make it more fair. We can try to change that institution and make it more equal.

People are not going to give up marriage. But we can try to make it more fair. We can try to change that institution and make it more equal.

लोगों को महिलाओं को एक इंसान के रूप में देखना रास नहीं आता। जैसे कि हम इंसान नहीं, महज़ औरतें हैं, और जब आपके पास ताक़त होती है, तो इस बात के बिल्कुल अलग ही मायने निकाल लिए जाते हैं।

People aren't comfortable thinking of women as people. Like we're not people, we're women, and that means something completely different, especially when you have power.

People aren't comfortable thinking of women as people. Like we're not people, we're women, and that means something completely different, especially when you have power.

मीडिया ने जिस तरह से थर्ड-वेब फेमिनिज़्म (तीसरी लहर के नारीवाद) या युवा नारीवाद को पेश किया है, उसे देखकर लोगों को लगता है कि युवा नारीवाद का मतलब महज़ पोल डांसिंग, 'गर्ल्स गन वाइल्ड' और यह दिखाना है कि यह सब कितना सशक्त करने वाला है। जैसे वे किसी भी बात को नारीवादी कहना शुरू कर देते हैं।

People seem to think, because of the way that the media has appropriated third-wave feminism or young feminism, that all young feminists are about is like pole dancing and girls gone wild and how empowering it is. Like they'll start calling anything feminist.

People seem to think, because of the way that the media has appropriated third-wave feminism or young feminism, that all young feminists are about is like pole dancing and girls gone wild and how empowering it is. Like they'll start calling anything feminist.

आज का अमेरिकी समाज—चाहे वह पॉप कल्चर के ज़रिए हो, धर्म के ज़रिए हो या संस्थाओं के ज़रिए—लगातार सेक्सुअलिटी और नैतिकता को एक ही तराजू में तोलता रहता है। महिलाओं की नैतिकता के मानक के रूप में कौमार्य (virginity) को पूजने का मतलब यह है कि बाकी किसी चीज़ से कोई फ़र्क नहीं पड़ता—न इस बात से कि हमने क्या हासिल किया, न इससे कि हम क्या सोचते हैं, और न ही इससे कि हम किस चीज़ की परवाह करते हैं और किसके लिए मेहनत करते हैं। मायने रखती है तो बस यह बात कि हम किसके साथ, कब और कैसे सेक्स करते हैं। बस इतना ही।

Present-day American society-whether through pop culture, religion, or institutions-conflates sexuality and morality constantly. Idolizing virginity as a stand-in for women’s morality means that nothing else matters-not what we accomplish, not what we think, not what we care about and work for. Just if/how/whom we have sex with. That’s all.

Present-day American society-whether through pop culture, religion, or institutions-conflates sexuality and morality constantly. Idolizing virginity as a stand-in for women’s morality means that nothing else matters-not what we accomplish, not what we think, not what we care about and work for. Just if/how/whom we have sex with. That’s all.

मज़े के लिए, आनंद के लिए, या यहाँ तक कि रिश्ते बनाने के लिए सेक्स, हमारे राष्ट्रीय संवाद से पूरी तरह ग़ायब है। इसके बावजूद, सेक्सुअलिटी से इस आनंद को छीन लेना यह सुनिश्चित करने का सबसे पक्का तरीका है कि युवा महिलाएँ सेक्स करना बंद तो नहीं करेंगी, बल्कि वे इसे बिना किसी आनंद के करने के लिए मजबूर होंगी।

Sex for pleasure, for fun, or even for building relationships is completely absent from our national conversation. Yet taking the joy out of sexuality is a surefire way to ensure not that young women won't have sex, but rather that they'll have it without pleasure.

Sex for pleasure, for fun, or even for building relationships is completely absent from our national conversation. Yet taking the joy out of sexuality is a surefire way to ensure not that young women won't have sex, but rather that they'll have it without pleasure.

छोटे-छोटे ब्लॉग अब बड़े-बड़े अभियानों की शुरुआत कर रहे हैं।

Small blogs are starting up big campaigns.

Small blogs are starting up big campaigns.

सोशल मीडिया केवल नारीवादी और विद्रोही आवाज़ों को आपस में जोड़ने का एक और ज़रिया नहीं है — यह हमारे संदेशों को और ज़्यादा बुलंद भी करता है।

Social media is not just another way to connect feminist and activist voices - it amplifies our messages as well.

Social media is not just another way to connect feminist and activist voices - it amplifies our messages as well.

नारीवाद-विरोधी रूढ़ियों (स्टीरियोटाइप्स) के बारे में मैं अक्सर यह कहती हूँ कि वे बिना किसी वजह के वजूद में नहीं आतीं।

Something I say a lot when it comes to anti-feminist stereotypes is that they exist for a reason.

Something I say a lot when it comes to anti-feminist stereotypes is that they exist for a reason.

नारीवाद-विरोधी रूढ़ियों के बारे में मैं अक्सर यह कहती हूँ कि वे बिना किसी वजह के वजूद में नहीं आतीं। नारीवादियों को बदसूरत, आदमखोर या पुरुषों से नफ़रत करने वाली, या जो भी हो, के रूप में देखना—यह सब बहुत सोची-समझी रणनीति के तहत किया जाता है। युवा महिलाओं को नारीवाद से दूर रखने का यह एक बहुत ही शातिर तरीका है, जिसके तहत यह विचार फैलाया जाता है कि सभी नारीवादी पुरुषों से नफ़रत करती हैं, या वे सभी बदसूरत होती हैं; और ये सारी बातें असल में एक छिपे हुए डर से पैदा होती हैं। अगर नारीवाद शक्तिशाली न होता, अगर नारीवाद प्रभावशाली न होता, तो लोग इसे नीचा दिखाने में अपना इतना वक़्त ज़ाया नहीं करते।

Something I say a lot when it comes to anti-feminist stereotypes is that they exist for a reason. The stereotypes of feminists as ugly, or man-haters, or hairy, or whatever it is - that's really strategic. That's a really smart way to keep young women away from feminism, is to kind of put out this idea that all feminists hate men, or all feminists are ugly; and that they really come from a place of fear. If feminism wasn't powerful, if feminism wasn't influential, people wouldn't spend so much time putting it down.

Something I say a lot when it comes to anti-feminist stereotypes is that they exist for a reason. The stereotypes of feminists as ugly, or man-haters, or hairy, or whatever it is - that's really strategic. That's a really smart way to keep young women away from feminism, is to kind of put out this idea that all feminists hate men, or all feminists are ugly; and that they really come from a place of fear. If feminism wasn't powerful, if feminism wasn't influential, people wouldn't spend so much time putting it down.

आप अक्सर यह सुनते होंगे कि नारीवाद अब ख़त्म हो चुका है। लेकिन अगर नारीवाद ख़त्म हो चुका है, तो लोग इसे दफ़नाने के लिए इतनी कोशिशें क्यों कर रहे हैं?

Something you hear a lot is that feminism dead. But if feminism is dead, why do people try so hard to kill it?

Something you hear a lot is that feminism dead. But if feminism is dead, why do people try so hard to kill it?

आप अक्सर यह सुनते होंगे कि नारीवाद अब ख़त्म हो चुका है। लेकिन अगर नारीवाद ख़त्म हो चुका है, तो लोग इसे ख़त्म करने के लिए इतनी कोशिशें क्यों कर रहे हैं? यहाँ कुछ तो है जो मेल नहीं खाता। इसलिए मुझे लगता है कि जब युवा महिलाएँ यह सुनती हैं कि कोई उनके साथ चालाकी कर रहा है, यानी कोई जानबूझकर उन्हें उस आंदोलन से दूर रखना चाहता है जो उनकी ज़िंदगी को बेहतर बना सकता है, तो यह बात उनके दिल को सीधे छू जाती है।

Something you hear a lot is that feminism dead. But if feminism is dead, why do people try so hard to kill it? Something just isn't making sense there. So I think when young women hear like, hey, someone's trying to get something over on me, you know, someone's trying to deliberately keep me away from a movement that could make my life better, I think that really resonates with them.

Something you hear a lot is that feminism dead. But if feminism is dead, why do people try so hard to kill it? Something just isn't making sense there. So I think when young women hear like, hey, someone's trying to get something over on me, you know, someone's trying to deliberately keep me away from a movement that could make my life better, I think that really resonates with them.

ब्लॉगिंग की चिंता मुझे रात भर सोने नहीं देती।

Stress from blogging keeps me up at night.

Stress from blogging keeps me up at night.

मेरे नारीवाद को सबसे ज्यादा प्रभावित करने वाले विचारक निश्चित तौर पर बेल हुक्स हैं, जो एक नारीवादी सांस्कृतिक आलोचक हैं। उनकी बातें आसानी से समझ आती हैं और साथ ही वे एक जीनियस हैं।

The biggest thinker that's influenced my feminism is definitely Bell Hooks, who's a feminist cultural critic, because of her accessibility but also just because she's a genius.

The biggest thinker that's influenced my feminism is definitely Bell Hooks, who's a feminist cultural critic, because of her accessibility but also just because she's a genius.

यह सांस्कृतिक जिद कि बच्चों की परवरिश करना दुनिया की 'सबसे महत्वपूर्ण' नौकरी है, उन महिलाओं को चुप कराने का एक शातिर तरीका है जिन्हें उनके काम का कोई श्रेय नहीं मिलता, और वह भी बिना महिलाओं के लिए कुछ भी किए।

The cultural insistence that parenting is the 'most important' job in the world is a smart way to satiate unappreciated women without doing a damn thing for them.

The cultural insistence that parenting is the 'most important' job in the world is a smart way to satiate unappreciated women without doing a damn thing for them.

इच्छुक और आदर्श कुंवारी लड़की सेक्सी होती है लेकिन सेक्सुअल नहीं। वह युवा, गोरी और दुबली-पतली होती है। वह चीयरलीडर या बेबीसिटर्स जैसी होती है; वह आसानी से उपलब्ध होती है और हर हाल में खुश करने को उत्सुक रहती है (निष्क्रियता के उन उसूलों को याद कीजिए!)। वह कभी भी अश्वेत महिला नहीं होती। वह कभी गरीब या मोटी लड़की नहीं होती। वह कभी विकलांग नहीं होती। "कुंवारी" उस सांचे का नाम है जो यह तय करता है कि महिलाओं, खासकर युवा महिलाओं को दिखने में कैसा होना चाहिए। जहाँ तक इन युवा लड़कियों के आचरण की बात है? तो बिल्कुल कोरा कागज़ (ब्लैंक स्लैट) होना सबसे सही माना जाता है।

The desirable virgin is sexy but not sexual. She's young, white, and skinny. She's a cheerleader, a babysitter; she's accessible and eager to please (remember those ethics of passivity!). She's never a woman of color. SHe's never a low-income girl or a fat girl. She's never disabled. "Virgin" is a designation for those who meet a certain standard of what women, especially young women, are supposed to look like. As for how these young women are supposed to act? A blank slate is best.

The desirable virgin is sexy but not sexual. She's young, white, and skinny. She's a cheerleader, a babysitter; she's accessible and eager to please (remember those ethics of passivity!). She's never a woman of color. SHe's never a low-income girl or a fat girl. She's never disabled. "Virgin" is a designation for those who meet a certain standard of what women, especially young women, are supposed to look like. As for how these young women are supposed to act? A blank slate is best.

इंटरनेट ही नया सार्वजनिक स्थान है। और चूंकि महिलाएं इस सार्वजनिक जगह पर मौजूद हैं, इसलिए लोगों को यह रास नहीं आता; ठीक वैसे ही जैसे आप सड़क पर चलें तो आपको परेशान किया जाता है। मुझे लगता है कि ऑनलाइन भी यही सब होता है, और यही वजह है कि बहुत सी महिलाएं खुलकर अपनी बात रखने से हिचकिचाती हैं।

The Internet is the new public space. And because women are out in public, people don't like that in much the same way that if you're walking down the street you get harassed. I think the same kind of thing happens online, and I think that's why a lot of women are hesitant to put their voice out there.

The Internet is the new public space. And because women are out in public, people don't like that in much the same way that if you're walking down the street you get harassed. I think the same kind of thing happens online, and I think that's why a lot of women are hesitant to put their voice out there.

कम नजर आने वाली बाधा यह है कि माता-पिता को मानसिक रूप से तैयार किया जाए और पितृत्व तथा मातृत्व की वास्तविक तस्वीर पेश की जाए। इस बात को भी स्वीकार करने की जरूरत है कि हर किसी को माता-पिता नहीं बनना चाहिए - जब बच्चे पैदा करना एक लाजिमी बात मान ली जाती है, तो इस पर पूरी तरह से विचार नहीं किया जाता, जिससे आगे चलकर माता-पिता में असमंजस और नाखुशी पैदा होने लगती है।

The less obvious hurdle is that of preparing parents emotionally and putting forward realistic images of parenthood and motherhood. There also needs to be some sort of acknowledgement that not everyone should parent - when parenting is a given, it's not fully considered or thought out, and it gives way too easily to parental ambivalence and unhappiness.

The less obvious hurdle is that of preparing parents emotionally and putting forward realistic images of parenthood and motherhood. There also needs to be some sort of acknowledgement that not everyone should parent - when parenting is a given, it's not fully considered or thought out, and it gives way too easily to parental ambivalence and unhappiness.

सगाई की अंगूठी का एकमात्र उद्देश्य यह दिखाना होता है कि आप किसी की 'जागीर' हैं, और आपके पार्टनर के पास अकूत पैसा है।

The only purpose of an engagement ring is to show you 'belong' to someone, and your man makes bank.

The only purpose of an engagement ring is to show you 'belong' to someone, and your man makes bank.

कुछ ऐसी महिलाएं भी थीं जो किसी अजीबोगरीब गूगल सर्च या किसी और जरिए से इत्तेफाक से 'फेमिनिस्टिंग' पर आ गईं, और उन्हें पता ही नहीं था कि नारीवाद क्या होता है। वे सोचती थीं कि यह बूढ़ी औरतों का काम है, या वे बाल नोंचने वाली और मर्दों से नफरत करने वाली उस रूढ़िवादी छवि पर सौ फीसदी यकीन करती थीं। जब उन्हें इससे हटकर कुछ अलग मिलता है, तो वे बहुत रोमांचित होती हैं।

There have been women who stumbled across Feministing randomly, through a bizarre Google search or something, and had no idea what feminism was. They thought it was something older women do, or bought into the hairy bra-burning man-hating stereotype 100 percent. Anything that deviates from that is very exciting for them.

There have been women who stumbled across Feministing randomly, through a bizarre Google search or something, and had no idea what feminism was. They thought it was something older women do, or bought into the hairy bra-burning man-hating stereotype 100 percent. Anything that deviates from that is very exciting for them.

प्रतिष्ठित पदों की ताकत को नकारा नहीं जा सकता। हिलेरी क्लिंटन के विदेश मंत्री बनने के बाद, रिकॉर्ड संख्या में देशों ने अमेरिका में महिला राजदूतों को नियुक्त किया - जिनमें से कुछ ने इसे 'हिलेरी प्रभाव' का नाम दिया है।

There is something to be said for the power of figureheads. After Hillary Clinton became secretary of state, a record number of countries posted female ambassadors to the U.S. - some of whom have dubbed this 'the Hillary effect.'

There is something to be said for the power of figureheads. After Hillary Clinton became secretary of state, a record number of countries posted female ambassadors to the U.S. - some of whom have dubbed this 'the Hillary effect.'

लिंगों के बीच जैविक अंतर तो होंगे ही। दो महिलाओं या दो पुरुषों के बीच भी जैविक अंतर होते हैं। हम सब के बीच जैविक अंतर मौजूद हैं। मेरी चिंता यह है कि हम इस बात को लेकर इतने परेशान क्यों हैं?

There's going to be biological differences between the genders. There's going to be biological differences between two women or two men. There's biological differences between all of us. My concern is, why are we so concerned about it?

There's going to be biological differences between the genders. There's going to be biological differences between two women or two men. There's biological differences between all of us. My concern is, why are we so concerned about it?

लिंगों के बीच जैविक अंतर तो होंगे ही। दो महिलाओं या दो पुरुषों के बीच भी जैविक अंतर होते हैं। हम सब के बीच जैविक अंतर मौजूद हैं। मेरी चिंता यह है कि हम इस बात को लेकर इतने परेशान क्यों हैं? हम इतने चिंतित क्यों हैं? क्यों, जब भी कोई ऐसा अध्ययन सामने आता है कि पुरुष इस तरह से काम करते हैं और महिलाएं उस तरह से, या पुरुषों के दिमाग और महिलाओं के दिमाग को लेकर - तो हम इसमें इतनी दिलचस्पी क्यों लेते हैं? आप जानते ही हैं, कि आखिर किस चीज से हम लिंगों के बीच के अंतर को लेकर इतने सम्मोहित हो जाते हैं? और मुझे लगता है कि अक्सर यह रुचि गहराई से यौनवाद (सेक्सिज्म) में डूबी होती है।

There's going to be biological differences between the genders. There's going to be biological differences between two women or two men. There's biological differences between all of us. My concern is, why are we so concerned about it? Why are we so worried about it? Why, whenever a study comes out about men do this one way and women do this one way, or men's brains and women's brains - why are we so interested in that? You know, what makes us so fascinated by differences between the sexes? And I think more often than not that interest is deeply embedded in sexism.

There's going to be biological differences between the genders. There's going to be biological differences between two women or two men. There's biological differences between all of us. My concern is, why are we so concerned about it? Why are we so worried about it? Why, whenever a study comes out about men do this one way and women do this one way, or men's brains and women's brains - why are we so interested in that? You know, what makes us so fascinated by differences between the sexes? And I think more often than not that interest is deeply embedded in sexism.

यह कहने से कोई फायदा नहीं है कि आप नारीवादी हैं। लेकिन अगर आप यह कह दें कि, ओह, मैं वैसी नहीं हूँ, मतलब मैं उन पागल फेमिनिस्टों में से नहीं हूँ, तो आपको पितृसत्ता की तरफ से पीठ थपथपाने जैसी शाबाशी जरूर मिल जाती है। ऐसा अक्सर होता है, जहाँ युवा महिलाएँ या पुरुष कुछ नारीवादी विचारों का समर्थन तो करते हैं, जैसे कि वे कहेंगे, वालमार्ट द्वारा आपातकालीन गर्भनिरोधक न देना गलत है, लेकिन साथ ही वे यह भी जोड़ देते हैं कि "लेकिन मैं उन पागल फेमिनिस्टों में से नहीं हूँ।"

There's no benefit to saying that you're a feminist. But you do kind of get a nice patriarchal pat on the head if you say, oh, I'm not like that, like I'm not one of those crazy feminists, which is something that happens a lot, where young women or young men will express some sort of feminist ideal, will say, you know, I think it's crap that Wal-Mart won't give out emergency contraception, but I'm not one of those crazy feminists.

There's no benefit to saying that you're a feminist. But you do kind of get a nice patriarchal pat on the head if you say, oh, I'm not like that, like I'm not one of those crazy feminists, which is something that happens a lot, where young women or young men will express some sort of feminist ideal, will say, you know, I think it's crap that Wal-Mart won't give out emergency contraception, but I'm not one of those crazy feminists.

बिस्तर के पास ब्लैकबेरी फोन रखना या किसी से बात करते वक्त लिविंग रूम में लैपटॉप खुला रखना बहुत डरावनी बात है। मेरी जिंदगी में तनाव का सबसे बड़ा कारण स्क्रीन और ब्लॉगिंग है।

There's something really terrible about having your BlackBerry next to your bed or having your laptop in the living room when you're talking to someone. The biggest source of stress in my life is the screen, the blogging.

There's something really terrible about having your BlackBerry next to your bed or having your laptop in the living room when you're talking to someone. The biggest source of stress in my life is the screen, the blogging.

संपादकीय टोन को लेकर कोई खास रणनीतिक फैसला नहीं लिया गया था। यह कुछ ऐसा था कि जो मन करे लिखो, देखते हैं क्या होता है। मुझे लगता है कि हम बहुत किस्मत वाले थे कि फेमिनिस्टिंग डॉट कॉम पर लिखने वाली सभी महिलाएं वाकई बहुत मजाकिया थीं, और मुझे नहीं लगता कि लोग नारीवाद के बारे में पढ़ते वक्त ऐसी भाषा देखने या सुनने के आदी हैं। आप जानते हैं, जब आप नारीवाद के बारे में सोचते हैं तो आपके दिमाग में अकादमिक, वीमेंस स्टडीज, नीरस और बेस्वाद होने की बातें आती हैं; नारीवादी सोच और लेखन के साथ इस तरह के कई पूर्वाग्रह जुड़े हुए हैं।

There was no real strategic decision about editorial tone. It was kind of a write whatever you want to write, and we'll see how it goes. I think that we lucked out in that all of the women who started writing at Feministing.com were really funny, and I don't think that's something people are used to seeing or hearing when they read feminism. You know, you think feminism and you kind of think academic, women's studies, dry, humorless; there are all of these stereotypes that go along with what feminist thought is and what feminist writing is.

There was no real strategic decision about editorial tone. It was kind of a write whatever you want to write, and we'll see how it goes. I think that we lucked out in that all of the women who started writing at Feministing.com were really funny, and I don't think that's something people are used to seeing or hearing when they read feminism. You know, you think feminism and you kind of think academic, women's studies, dry, humorless; there are all of these stereotypes that go along with what feminist thought is and what feminist writing is.

हार्वर्ड में हममें से बहुत सारे लोग ऐसे थे जो सेक्स नहीं कर रहे थे... लेकिन हम में से किसी को भी यह बात इतनी खास नहीं लगी कि इसके लिए कोई क्लब बना दिया जाए, भगवान के लिए!

There were a WHOLE LOTTA us not having sex at Harvard . . . but none of us thought that that was special enough to start a club about it, for pete’s sake.

There were a WHOLE LOTTA us not having sex at Harvard . . . but none of us thought that that was special enough to start a club about it, for pete’s sake.

नारीवादियों को बदसूरत, मर्दों से नफरत करने वाली, बालों वाली या जो भी कहा जाता है - वह एक सोची-समझी रणनीति है। युवा महिलाओं को नारीवाद से दूर रखने का यह एक बहुत ही शातिर तरीका है कि उनके मन में यह धारणा बैठा दी जाए कि सभी फेमिनिस्ट मर्दों से नफरत करती हैं, या सभी फेमिनिस्ट बदसूरत होती हैं; और यह सब उनके अंदर के डर से उपजता है।

The stereotypes of feminists as ugly, or man-haters, or hairy, or whatever it is - that's really strategic. That's a really smart way to keep young women away from feminism, is to kind of put out this idea that all feminists hate men, or all feminists are ugly; and that they really come from a place of fear.

The stereotypes of feminists as ugly, or man-haters, or hairy, or whatever it is - that's really strategic. That's a really smart way to keep young women away from feminism, is to kind of put out this idea that all feminists hate men, or all feminists are ugly; and that they really come from a place of fear.

लिंगों के बीच के अंतर को लेकर मीडिया में जो अध्ययन दिखाए या उछाले जाते हैं, वे अक्सर किसी न किसी रूप में औरों से कम आंकते हुए महिलाओं को नीचा दिखाते हैं, और यह साबित करते हैं कि महिलाओं में दिशा का कोई ज्ञान नहीं होता, और इसीलिए वे ठीक से गाड़ी पार्क नहीं कर पातीं।

The studies about differences between the sexes that you see kind of get propped up in the media are more often than not denigrating women in some way, saying that women really don't have any spatial understanding, and that's why they can't park.

The studies about differences between the sexes that you see kind of get propped up in the media are more often than not denigrating women in some way, saying that women really don't have any spatial understanding, and that's why they can't park.

बच्चों की परवरिश के बारे में सच यही है कि हमारी जिंदगी की असलियत ही हमारे लिए काफी होनी चाहिए।

The truth about parenting is that the reality of our lives needs to be enough.

The truth about parenting is that the reality of our lives needs to be enough.

खुद को उस चीज के लिए सराहिए जिसकी तारीफ मीडिया नहीं करता - आपकी बुद्धिमत्ता, आपकी व्यावहारिक समझ, एक बेहतरीन पूल गेम खेलने की आपकी काबिलियत, जो भी हो। जब तक आप खुद को सिर्फ बिकिनी में हॉट दिखने और पुरुषों के लिए उपलब्ध रहने की काबिलियत के आधार पर नहीं आंकतीं, तब तक यह एक सुधार ही है।

Value yourself for what the media doesn't - your intelligence, your street smarts, your ability to play a kick-ass game of pool, whatever. So long as it's not just valuing yourself for your ability to look hot in a bikini and be available to men, it's an improvement.

Value yourself for what the media doesn't - your intelligence, your street smarts, your ability to play a kick-ass game of pool, whatever. So long as it's not just valuing yourself for your ability to look hot in a bikini and be available to men, it's an improvement.

[कौमार्य] एक ऐसी सांस्कृतिक विचारधारा है जो निष्क्रियता (सेक्स न करने के कृत्य) को बेहतर नैतिकता के साथ जोड़ देती है।

[Virginity is] a cultural ideology that conflates passivity - the act of not having sex - with superior morality.

[Virginity is] a cultural ideology that conflates passivity - the act of not having sex - with superior morality.

पसंद किए जाने की चाहत का मतलब है अपनी ही जिंदगी में एक सह-कलाकार (सपोर्टिंग कैरेक्टर) बनकर रह जाना, और अपनी खुद की स्क्रिप्ट लिखने के बजाय अपने आसपास के कलाकारों के इशारों पर अपना अगला संवाद तय करना। इसका मतलब यह है कि आपकी आत्म-कीर्त हमेशा इस बात से जुड़ी रहेगी कि कोई दूसरा आपके बारे में क्या सोचता है, जो हमेशा आपके नियंत्रण से बाहर होगा।

Wanting to be liked means being a supporting character in your own life, using the cues of the actors around you to determine your next line rather than your own script. It means that your self-worth will always be tied to what someone else thinks about you, forever out of your control.

Wanting to be liked means being a supporting character in your own life, using the cues of the actors around you to determine your next line rather than your own script. It means that your self-worth will always be tied to what someone else thinks about you, forever out of your control.

शादी का बुखार मैंने जितनी भी बीमारियाँ देखी हैं, उनमें से सबसे डरावनी बीमारियों में से एक है।

Wedding fever is one of the scariest diseases I have ever seen.

Wedding fever is one of the scariest diseases I have ever seen.

हमारे पाठकों की संख्या हर महीने बढ़ रही है, और हम सोचते थे कि ये सब कहाँ से आ रहे हैं? यह तो कमाल है! और मुझे लगता है कि सबसे अच्छे सरप्राइज में से एक यह था कि अक्सर यह सुनने को मिलता है कि युवा महिलाओं को नारीवाद से कोई लेना-देना नहीं है, कि युवा महिलाएं खुद को फेमिनिस्ट नहीं मानतीं। लेकिन असल में, हमारे अधिकांश पाठक युवा महिलाएं ही हैं। इसलिए इतने सारे युवाओं को आगे आते और फेमिनिस्टिंग डॉट कॉम से जुड़ते देखना एक बेहद रोमांचक अनुभव था।

We've been growing our readership every month, and we're kind of like, where are they all coming from? This is wonderful! And I think one of the best surprises was that you hear so often that young women don't care about feminism, that young women don't identify as feminists. But really, the majority of our readers are young women. So to see so many young people kind of get involved and really take to Feministing.com was a really exciting thing.

We've been growing our readership every month, and we're kind of like, where are they all coming from? This is wonderful! And I think one of the best surprises was that you hear so often that young women don't care about feminism, that young women don't identify as feminists. But really, the majority of our readers are young women. So to see so many young people kind of get involved and really take to Feministing.com was a really exciting thing.

लोग जिस तरह से नारीवादी भाषा का अपने फायदे के लिए इस्तेमाल करते हैं, उसमें मुझे सबसे ज्यादा बात यह परेशान करती है कि वे वही लोग हैं - जो नारीवाद विरोधी हैं - वे वही लोग हैं जो कहते हैं कि नारीवाद परिवार को बर्बाद कर रहा है, फिर भी जब उन्हें फायदा नजर आता है, तो वे सारालीन को फेमिनिस्ट बता देते हैं - जब अचानक यह उनके पक्ष में काम करता है।

What bothers me the most about the way that people appropriate feminist language is that they are the same people who are - you know, anti-feminists - they're the same people who say that feminism is ruining the family, yet when it behooves them to, they'll say Sara Palin's a feminist - when all of a sudden it works in their favor.

What bothers me the most about the way that people appropriate feminist language is that they are the same people who are - you know, anti-feminists - they're the same people who say that feminism is ruining the family, yet when it behooves them to, they'll say Sara Palin's a feminist - when all of a sudden it works in their favor.

हमें यह बात कब समझ आएगी कि दूसरी महिलाओं से नफरत करना - चाहे उनके पास कितना भी पैसा क्यों न हो या वे कितनी भी नीचे क्यों न गिर गई हों - हमारे खुद के लिए उतना ही नुकसानदेह है जितना कि किसी और के लिए?

When are we going to realize that hating other women - no matter how much money they have or how far they've fallen - is just as bad for ourselves as it is for anyone else?

When are we going to realize that hating other women - no matter how much money they have or how far they've fallen - is just as bad for ourselves as it is for anyone else?

जब मेरी शादी हुई, और खासकर मेरी शादी के बाद जब 'न्यू यॉर्क टाइम्स' के स्टाइल सेक्शन ने मेरे विवाह को अपने 'वोव्स' कॉलम में जगह दी, जिसे पारंपरिक रूप से अभिजात वर्ग (एलीट) का कॉलम माना जाता है, और वह है भी, लेकिन मैं उसमें आकर बहुत खुश थी। मुझे लगा यह अच्छी बात है कि वे एक नारीवादी शादी को कवर कर रहे हैं।

When I did get married, and specifically after I got married and the New York Times style section featured my wedding in the vows column, which is really traditionally kind of seen as an elitist column, and it is, but I was happy to be in it. I thought it was good that they were covering a feminist wedding.

When I did get married, and specifically after I got married and the New York Times style section featured my wedding in the vows column, which is really traditionally kind of seen as an elitist column, and it is, but I was happy to be in it. I thought it was good that they were covering a feminist wedding.

जब ऑनलाइन बहुत चरम या अतिवादी बातें कहने वाले लोगों की बात आती है, तो हमारी प्रवृत्ति यह सोचने की होती है कि वे सिर्फ सनकी हैं, या फिर हमें उन पर ध्यान नहीं देना चाहिए, उन्हें गंभीरता से नहीं लेना चाहिए।

When it comes to people who are saying really extreme things online, we have the tendency to think that they are just kooks, or that you shouldn't pay attention to them, you shouldn't take them seriously.

When it comes to people who are saying really extreme things online, we have the tendency to think that they are just kooks, or that you shouldn't pay attention to them, you shouldn't take them seriously.

जब महिलाओं की कामुकता को निष्क्रिय या "गंदा" माना जाता है, तो इसका यह भी मतलब होता है कि पुरुषों की कामुकता को स्वतः ही आक्रामक और सही मान लिया जाता है - चाहे उसका रूप कोई भी हो। और जब मर्द होने की शर्तों में से एक शर्त यह हो - एक ऐसी धारणा जो पुरुषों के मन में पहले से ही बहुत नाजुक होती है - कि पुरुषों को महिलाओं से दूरी बनानी चाहिए और आक्रामकता के जरिए अपनी मर्दानगी साबित करनी चाहिए, तो हम एक ऐसी हिंसा और कामुकता की संस्कृति को बढ़ावा दे रहे हैं जो पुरुषों और महिलाओं दोनों के लिए हानिकारक है।

When women's sexuality is imagined to be passive or "dirty," it also means that men's sexuality is automatically positioned as aggressive and right-no matter what form it takes. And when one of the conditions of masculinity, a concept that is already so fragile in men's minds, is that men dissociate from women and prove their manliness through aggression, we're encouraging a culture of violence and sexuality that's detrimental to both men and women.

When women's sexuality is imagined to be passive or "dirty," it also means that men's sexuality is automatically positioned as aggressive and right-no matter what form it takes. And when one of the conditions of masculinity, a concept that is already so fragile in men's minds, is that men dissociate from women and prove their manliness through aggression, we're encouraging a culture of violence and sexuality that's detrimental to both men and women.

चाहे वह प्रजनन अधिकार हों, महिलाओं के खिलाफ हिंसा हो, या फिर सीधा-साधा पुराना यौनवाद (सेक्सिज्म) हो, महिलाओं को प्रभावित करने वाले अधिकांश मुद्दों में एक बात समान होती है - वे महिलाओं को 'उनकी औकात में' (काबू में) रखने के लिए होते हैं। यह सुनिश्चित करने के लिए कि हम 'उचित' तरीके से व्यवहार कर रहे हैं, चाहे इसका जो भी मतलब हो।

Whether it's repro rights, violence against women, or just plain old vanilla sexism, most issues affecting women have one thing in common - they exist to keep women 'in their place.' To make sure that we're acting 'appropriately,' whatever that means.

Whether it's repro rights, violence against women, or just plain old vanilla sexism, most issues affecting women have one thing in common - they exist to keep women 'in their place.' To make sure that we're acting 'appropriately,' whatever that means.

लोग खुद को फेमिनिस्ट मानें या न मानें, अगर वे ऐसा काम कर रहे हैं जो नारीवादी उद्देश्य को आगे बढ़ाता है, तो मुझे लगता है कि यह बहुत बढ़िया है, यानी अगर यह मेरे लिए काम करता है, ठीक है, तो यह आंदोलन के लिए भी काम करता है।

Whether people identify as feminists or not, if they're doing work that furthers a feminist cause, I think that's wonderful, like if it works for me, right, it works for the movement.

Whether people identify as feminists or not, if they're doing work that furthers a feminist cause, I think that's wonderful, like if it works for me, right, it works for the movement.

चाहे लोग खुद को नारीवादी कहें या न कहें, अगर वे नारीवाद के हक़ में काम कर रहे हैं, तो मुझे लगता है कि यह बहुत बढ़िया बात है—जैसे अगर यह मेरे लिए काम करता है, तो यह इस आंदोलन के लिए भी काम करता है। पर व्यक्तिगत रूप से मुझे लगता है कि वे बहुत कुछ खो रहे हैं। अगर आप खुद को नारीवादी नहीं मानते, तो आप उस पूरे समुदाय से वंचित रह जाते हैं जो आपके काम में, आपकी निजी ज़िंदगी में वास्तव में आपकी मदद कर सकता है और आपको संबल दे सकता है।

Whether people identify as feminists or not, if they're doing work that furthers a feminist cause, I think that's wonderful, like if it works for me, right, it works for the movement. But I do think that personally they're missing out. If you don't identify as a feminist, you're missing out on this whole community that's out there that could really help you with your work, help you with your personal life, and just give you support.

Whether people identify as feminists or not, if they're doing work that furthers a feminist cause, I think that's wonderful, like if it works for me, right, it works for the movement. But I do think that personally they're missing out. If you don't identify as a feminist, you're missing out on this whole community that's out there that could really help you with your work, help you with your personal life, and just give you support.

प्यार में पड़ना अच्छा है, लेकिन यही सब कुछ नहीं है और न ही यह किसी अधूरी ज़िंदगी का कोई इलाज है, भले ही रीज़ विदस्पून की फ़िल्में आपको कुछ और ही बताती हों।

While falling in love is fun, it's not everything, and it's not the antidote to an unfulfilled life, despite what Reese Witherspoon movies may tell you.

While falling in love is fun, it's not everything, and it's not the antidote to an unfulfilled life, despite what Reese Witherspoon movies may tell you.

महिलाओं के साथ बलात्कार इसलिए नहीं होता क्योंकि वे काफ़ी सतर्क नहीं थीं। महिलाओं के साथ बलात्कार इसलिए होता है क्योंकि किसी ने उनके साथ बलात्कार किया।

Women do not get raped because they weren’t careful enough. Women get raped because someone raped them.

Women do not get raped because they weren’t careful enough. Women get raped because someone raped them.

हाँ, आप जितने ज़्यादा सफल होंगे—या जितने ज़्यादा मज़दूरी, जितने ज़्यादा बेबाक—आम तौर पर लोग आपको उतना ही कम पसंद करेंगे। अचानक ही लोगों को लगने लगेगा कि आप कुछ ज़्यादा ही डींगें हाँकते हैं, बहुत ज़्यादा बोलते हैं, या कुछ अजीब हैं। लेकिन इसके बदले में जो मिलता है, वह वाकई इसके लायक है। ताक़त और अपनी असलियत के साथ जीना इसके काबिल है।

Yes, the more successful you are—or the stronger, the more opinionated—the less you will be generally liked. All of a sudden people will think you’re too braggy, too loud, too something. But the trade-off is undoubtedly worth it. Power and authenticity are worth it.

Yes, the more successful you are—or the stronger, the more opinionated—the less you will be generally liked. All of a sudden people will think you’re too braggy, too loud, too something. But the trade-off is undoubtedly worth it. Power and authenticity are worth it.

आप एक ऐसे मोड़ पर आ जाते हैं जहाँ आप खुद को एक आदर्श नारीवादी के सांचे में ढालने की कोशिश से तंग आ जाते हैं—यह सब बहुत घुटन भरा लगने लगता है।

You come to a point where you give up on holding yourself to a perfect feminist ideal — it just feels stifling.

You come to a point where you give up on holding yourself to a perfect feminist ideal — it just feels stifling.

आपकी अपनी निजी ज़िंदगी भी होनी चाहिए, और दिन के अंत में मुझे लगता है कि लोग यह भूल जाते हैं—खासकर ऑनलाइन की दुनिया में—कि आप भी एक इंसान हैं, और यह कि आप नारीवाद का कोई जीता-जागता आदर्श नहीं हैं, और आप जो कुछ भी करते हैं, उससे कोई नारीवादी क्रांति नहीं शुरू हो जाती।

You have to have your personal life, and at the end of the day I think what people forget, especially when you're online, is that you're a person too, right, and that you're not this ideal of feminism, that everything you do like feminism just like falls in your wake.

You have to have your personal life, and at the end of the day I think what people forget, especially when you're online, is that you're a person too, right, and that you're not this ideal of feminism, that everything you do like feminism just like falls in your wake.

जानते हैं, लोग अक्सर मुझसे पूछते हैं कि क्या कोई गर्भ-समर्थक (प्रो-लाइफ़) होते हुए भी नारीवादी हो सकता है? क्या कोई रूढ़िवादी होकर नारीवादी हो सकता है? और मुझे लगता है कि हाँ, शायद व्यक्तिगत तौर पर आप ये दोनों चीज़ें हो सकते हैं। लेकिन अगर आप ऐसे किसी कानून की वकालत कर रहे हैं, या अन्य महिलाओं के अधिकारों को सीमित करने के लिए संघर्ष कर रहे हैं, तो आप वास्तव में खुद को नारीवादी नहीं कह सकते।

You know, people ask me a lot, well, can you be pro-life and be feminist? Can you be conservative and be feminist? And I think that yeah, maybe personally you can be those things. But I think if you're advocating for legislation, or if you're fighting to limit other women's rights, then you can't really call yourself a feminist.

You know, people ask me a lot, well, can you be pro-life and be feminist? Can you be conservative and be feminist? And I think that yeah, maybe personally you can be those things. But I think if you're advocating for legislation, or if you're fighting to limit other women's rights, then you can't really call yourself a feminist.

युवतियाँ जानती हैं कि कुछ तो गड़बड़ है; वे जानती हैं कि यह दुनिया एक बुरी जगह है। वे जानती हैं कि यह दुनिया एक लिंग-भेद वाली दुनिया है क्योंकि उन्होंने खुद अपनी ज़िंदगी में ऐसे अनुभव किए हैं; वे अपनी सहेलियों और अपने माता-पिता के साथ ऐसा होते देखती हैं। लेकिन चूँकि नारीवाद को व्यापक रूप से स्वीकार नहीं किया जाता, क्योंकि ज़रूरी नहीं कि उन्हें नारीवादी विचारों या समूहों तक पहुँच मिले, इसलिए उनके पास अपनी उन भावनाओं और विचारों को बयां करने के लिए शब्द नहीं होते। और निश्चित रूप से उनके पास ऐसा कोई सपोर्ट सिस्टम नहीं होता जो उन्हें यह बता सके कि—अरे, कोई बात नहीं; तुम सही हो, वाकई यहाँ सब कुछ बहुत गलत चल रहा है।

Young women know that something is off; they know that the world is a messed-up place. They know that the world is a sexist place because they've had experiences in their own life; they see things happening to their friends, to their parents. But because feminism isn't widely accepted, because they don't necessarily have access to feminist thought or to feminist groups, they don't necessarily have a language to put behind the feelings and the thoughts that they're having. And they certainly don't have a support system to let them know like, hey, that's okay; you're right, that is screwed up.

Young women know that something is off; they know that the world is a messed-up place. They know that the world is a sexist place because they've had experiences in their own life; they see things happening to their friends, to their parents. But because feminism isn't widely accepted, because they don't necessarily have access to feminist thought or to feminist groups, they don't necessarily have a language to put behind the feelings and the thoughts that they're having. And they certainly don't have a support system to let them know like, hey, that's okay; you're right, that is screwed up.

आप ज़रूरत से ज़्यादा मोटी नहीं हैं। आप ज़रूरत से ज़्यादा नहीं बोलतीं। आप बहुत ज़्यादा समझदार नहीं हैं। आप अनैतिक या गैर-स्त्रीवादी नहीं हैं। आपमें कुछ भी गलत नहीं है।

You're not too fat. You're not too loud. You're not too smart. You're not unladylike. There is nothing wrong with you.

You're not too fat. You're not too loud. You're not too smart. You're not unladylike. There is nothing wrong with you.

कौमार्य आंदोलन के अनुसार, यौन मामलों में पुरुषों का अपने ऊपर कोई नियंत्रण नहीं होता।

According to the virginity movement, men have no self-control when it comes to anything sexual.

According to the virginity movement, men have no self-control when it comes to anything sexual.

और सच कहें तो, यह सुझाव देना कितना अपमानजनक है कि महिलाओं के लिए सबसे अच्छा काम यह है कि वे दूसरों को महान काम करने के योग्य बनाएँ? मुझे यकीन है कि उनमें से कुछ महिलाएं खुद भी महान काम करना चाहूंगी।

And really, how insulting is it that to suggest that the best thing women can do is raise other people to do incredible things? I'm betting some of those women would like to do great things of their own.

And really, how insulting is it that to suggest that the best thing women can do is raise other people to do incredible things? I'm betting some of those women would like to do great things of their own.

जैसे-जैसे मैं बड़ी हुई और मैंने खुद को एक नारीवादी के रूप में देखना शुरू किया, ऐसे कई मुद्दे थे जिन्होंने मुझे विवाह पर सवाल उठाने पर मजबूर कर दिया: पिता द्वारा दुल्हन को "सौंपना", महिलाओं द्वारा अपने पति का उपनाम अपनाना, सफ़ेद जोड़ा, और दूल्हे की "आज्ञा मानने" की कसम खाना। और यह तो सिर्फ शादी की रस्मों की बात है।

As I grew up and began identifying myself as a feminist, there were plenty of issues that continued to make me question marriage: the father "giving" the bride away, women taking their husband's last name, the white dress, the vows promising to "obey" the groom. And that only covers the wedding.

As I grew up and began identifying myself as a feminist, there were plenty of issues that continued to make me question marriage: the father "giving" the bride away, women taking their husband's last name, the white dress, the vows promising to "obey" the groom. And that only covers the wedding.

2010 में मातृ मृत्यु दर में हुई वृद्धि से जैसा कि स्पष्ट है, वर्तमान में कुवैत या बोस्निया की तुलना में कैलिफ़ोर्निया में बच्चे को जन्म देना अधिक खतरनाक है। एमनेस्टी इंटरनेशनल की रिपोर्ट के अनुसार, [संयुक्त राज्य अमेरिका] में महिलाओं को अन्य उनचास देशों की तुलना में गर्भावस्था की जटिलताओं के कारण मरने का जोखिम अधिक है (श्वेत महिलाओं की तुलना में अश्वेत महिलाओं के मरने की संभावना लगभग चार गुना अधिक है)। संयुक्त राज्य अमेरिका मातृ स्वास्थ्य देखभाल पर किसी भी अन्य देश से अधिक खर्च करता है, फिर भी गर्भावस्था के दौरान या प्रसव के समय मरने या मौत के करीब पहुँचने का हमारा जोखिम अनुचित रूप से उच्च बना हुआ है।

As indicated by the increase in maternal mortality in 2010, right now it's more dangerous to give birth in California than in Kuwait or Bosnia. Amnesty International reports that women in [the United States] have a higher risk of dying due to pregnancy complications than women in forty-nine other countries (black women are almost four times as likely to die as white women). The United States spends more than any other country on maternal health care, yet our risk of dying or coming close to death during pregnancy or in childbirth remains unreasonably high.

As indicated by the increase in maternal mortality in 2010, right now it's more dangerous to give birth in California than in Kuwait or Bosnia. Amnesty International reports that women in [the United States] have a higher risk of dying due to pregnancy complications than women in forty-nine other countries (black women are almost four times as likely to die as white women). The United States spends more than any other country on maternal health care, yet our risk of dying or coming close to death during pregnancy or in childbirth remains unreasonably high.

भले ही सारा पॉलिन से मेरी कितनी भी असहमति क्यों न हो, इस बात से इनकार नहीं किया जा सकता कि वह सेक्सिज़्म (लैंगिक भेदभाव) की शिकार थीं।

As much as I disagree with Sarah Palin, there's no denying that she was the victim of sexism.

As much as I disagree with Sarah Palin, there's no denying that she was the victim of sexism.

दिन के अंत में, सहमति के कानूनों का पूरा आधार ही समझ से परे है। हम यह तय करने के लिए पर्याप्त उम्र के नहीं हैं कि हमें बच्चा नहीं चाहिए, लेकिन क्या हम बच्चा पैदा करने के लिए काफी बड़े हैं?

At the end of the day, though, the entire basis for consent laws doesn't make sense. We're not old enough to decide if we don't want a baby, but we are old enough to have one?

At the end of the day, though, the entire basis for consent laws doesn't make sense. We're not old enough to decide if we don't want a baby, but we are old enough to have one?

आप जितने चाहें गुस्से में हो सकते हैं। खुद को रोकिए मत यह सोचकर कि यह किसी महिला के अनुकूल नहीं है या ऐसी ही कोई बकवास बात। हमें अपने गुस्से के लिए शर्मिंदा नहीं होना चाहिए। हमें इसका उपयोग करना चाहिए। अपने जीवन में बदलाव लाने के लिए इसका उपयोग करना चाहिए, और अपने आस-पास के जीवन में बदलाव लाने के लिए इसका उपयोग करना चाहिए। (मैं जानती हूँ, यह बात थोड़ी फिल्मी लगती है।) इसलिए अगली बार जब कोई आपको भावुक कहे, या पूछे कि क्या आपको पीरियड (पीएमएस) के दिन चल रहे हैं, तो उनकी इस बकवास की पोल खोल दीजिए।

Be as pissed off as you want to be. Don’t hold back because you think it’s unladylike or some such nonsense. We shouldn’t be shamed out of our anger. We should be using it. Using it to make change in our own lives, and using it to make change in the lives around us. (I know, I’m cheesy.) So the next time someone calls you emotional, or asks if you’re PMSing, call them on their bullshit.

Be as pissed off as you want to be. Don’t hold back because you think it’s unladylike or some such nonsense. We shouldn’t be shamed out of our anger. We should be using it. Using it to make change in our own lives, and using it to make change in the lives around us. (I know, I’m cheesy.) So the next time someone calls you emotional, or asks if you’re PMSing, call them on their bullshit.

चूँकि ऑनलाइन वैसी जवाबदेही नहीं होती जैसी वास्तविक जीवन में होती है, इसलिए अचानक आप ऐसा कह सकते हैं जैसे, हाँ, मैं महिलाओं से नफरत करता हूँ; मैं महिलाओं को मारना चाहता हूँ। और आप इसे ऑनलाइन कह सकते हैं, और न केवल आपको इसे कहने के लिए एक मंच मिल जाएगा, बल्कि आपको ऐसी जगह भी मिल जाएगी जहाँ लोग कहेंगे, हाँ, मैं भी।

Because there's no accountability on line in the same way there is in real life, all of a sudden you can say like, yeah, I hate women; I want to kill women. And you can say that online, and not only will you find a place to say it, but you'll find a place to say it where people are like, yeah, me too.

Because there's no accountability on line in the same way there is in real life, all of a sudden you can say like, yeah, I hate women; I want to kill women. And you can say that online, and not only will you find a place to say it, but you'll find a place to say it where people are like, yeah, me too.

ब्रा-जलाने की घटना कभी हुई ही नहीं थी। यह पूरी तरह से मीडिया द्वारा गढ़ी गई थी। मिस अमेरिका प्रतियोगिता का विरोध कर रही कुछ महिलाओं ने कुछ ब्रा को कचरे के डिब्बे में फेंक दिया था, और किसी तरह वह बात नारीवादियों की पहचान 'ब्रा जलाने वालों' के रूप में हमेशा के लिए बैठ गई।

Bra-burning never happened. It was completely made up by the media. A couple of women protesting a Miss America pageant threw some bras into a garbage can, and somehow that became this longstanding idea of feminists as bra-burners.

Bra-burning never happened. It was completely made up by the media. A couple of women protesting a Miss America pageant threw some bras into a garbage can, and somehow that became this longstanding idea of feminists as bra-burners.

बच्चों की परवरिश करना एक थकाऊ और अहसान फरामोश काम हो सकता है।

Child-rearing can be a tedious and thankless undertaking.

Child-rearing can be a tedious and thankless undertaking.

'प्राकृतिक' होने के दावों का उपयोग लंबे समय से पारंपरिक लैंगिक भूमिकाओं और मूल्यों को बढ़ावा देने के लिए किया जाता रहा है। ... यहाँ तक कि यह विचार कि महिलाओं को बच्चे पैदा करने ही चाहिए, इस सोच पर आधारित है कि एक महिला की जन्मजात और सबसे महत्वपूर्ण भूमिका एक माँ की होती है। हैरानी की बात यह है कि पुरुषों की 'जन्मजात' भूमिकाएँ महिलाओं पर थोपी गई भूमिकाओं की तुलना में कहीं अधिक मजेदार होती हैं।

claims about what's 'natural' have long been used to reinforce traditional gender roles and values. ... Even the notion that women should have children at all is based on the idea that a woman's inherent and most important role is that of mother. Shockingly, men's 'innate' roles are a lot more fun than the ones bestowed on women.

claims about what's 'natural' have long been used to reinforce traditional gender roles and values. ... Even the notion that women should have children at all is based on the idea that a woman's inherent and most important role is that of mother. Shockingly, men's 'innate' roles are a lot more fun than the ones bestowed on women.

नारीवाद का मतलब सिर्फ किसी ताकतवर पद पर बैठी महिला होना नहीं है। यह व्यवस्थागत असमानताओं के खिलाफ लड़ाई है; यह एक ऐसा सामाजिक न्याय आंदोलन है जो यह मानता है कि सेक्सिज़्म (लैंगिक भेदभाव), नस्लवाद और वर्गभेद आपस में जुड़े हुए हैं और इनका लगातार विरोध किया जाना चाहिए।

Feminism isn't simply about being a woman in a position of power. It's battling systemic inequities; it's a social justice movement that believes sexism, racism and classism exist and interconnect, and that they should be consistently challenged.

Feminism isn't simply about being a woman in a position of power. It's battling systemic inequities; it's a social justice movement that believes sexism, racism and classism exist and interconnect, and that they should be consistently challenged.

बहुत सी ऐसी महिलाएं हैं जो कॉलेज नहीं जातीं, या जो न्यूयॉर्क, डी.सी. या ऐसी किसी जगह पर नहीं रहतीं जहां कोई बड़ा नारीवादी संगठन हो जिससे वे जुड़ सकें। हो सकता है वे अपने स्तर पर स्थानीय रूप से, किसी जमीनी स्तर के संगठन के साथ, या अपनी निजी जिंदगी में नारीवादी काम कर रही हों, लेकिन अगर उनके पास वह सपोर्ट सिस्टम नहीं है और नारीवादी भाषा तक उनकी पहुंच नहीं है, तो मुझे लगता है कि हम किसी बहुत जरूरी चीज से चूक रहे हैं।

For a lot of women who don't go to college, or for a lot of women who aren't in New York or D.C. or someplace where there's like a large feminist organization they can get involved in, they may be doing feminist work, right, like locally or with a grassroots organization or in their own lives, but if they don't have that support system and if they don't have that availability to feminist language, I think we're missing out on something.

For a lot of women who don't go to college, or for a lot of women who aren't in New York or D.C. or someplace where there's like a large feminist organization they can get involved in, they may be doing feminist work, right, like locally or with a grassroots organization or in their own lives, but if they don't have that support system and if they don't have that availability to feminist language, I think we're missing out on something.

अनचाहे माता-पिता बनने और माता-पिता के रूप में नाखुश रहने की सच्चाई को देखते हुए, कोई भी यही सोचेगा कि जो महिलाएं और पुरुष बच्चे पैदा न करने का फैसला करते हैं - जो इस दुनिया में एक नए इंसान को लाने के फैसले को लेकर बहुत सोच-समझकर कदम उठाते हैं - उन्हें उन लोगों की तुलना में कम स्वार्थी माना जाना चाहिए जो बिना सोचे-समझे बच्चे पैदा कर लेते हैं। फिर भी, यह सामाजिक कलंक बना हुआ है।

Given the reality of unintended parenthood and parental unhappiness, one would think that women and men who make the decision not to have children - who are deliberate and thoughtful about the choice to bring another person into the world - would be seen as less selfish than those who unthinkingly have children. Yet the stigma remains.

Given the reality of unintended parenthood and parental unhappiness, one would think that women and men who make the decision not to have children - who are deliberate and thoughtful about the choice to bring another person into the world - would be seen as less selfish than those who unthinkingly have children. Yet the stigma remains.

बीस्टी बॉयज़ (Beastie Boys) को सेक्सिज़्म के खिलाफ बोलते हुए सुनकर मुझे ऐसा लगा कि अगर ये पुरुष, जिन्होंने कभी लड़कियों से 'कपड़े धोने' और 'मेरा कमरा साफ करने' पर गाने गाए थे, इस बात को समझ सकते हैं, तो शायद बाकी दुनिया भी उनका अनुसरण करेगी। इससे मुझे एक बेहतरीन उम्मीद बंधी।

Hearing the Beastie Boys speak out against sexism made me feel like if these men who had once sung about getting girls to 'do the laundry' and 'clean up my room' could understand, maybe the rest of the world would follow suit. It made me hopeful in the best way.

Hearing the Beastie Boys speak out against sexism made me feel like if these men who had once sung about getting girls to 'do the laundry' and 'clean up my room' could understand, maybe the rest of the world would follow suit. It made me hopeful in the best way.

मैं हमेशा नारीवाद की उस परिभाषा पर चलती हूं जो डिक्शनरी में दी गई है, जिसका मतलब सिर्फ महिलाओं के लिए सामाजिक, राजनीतिक और आर्थिक समानता है।

I always go with the dictionary definition of feminism, which is just social, political and economic equality for women.

I always go with the dictionary definition of feminism, which is just social, political and economic equality for women.

मैं हमेशा नारीवाद की उस परिभाषा पर चलती हूं जो डिक्शनरी में दी गई है, जिसका मतलब सिर्फ महिलाओं के लिए सामाजिक, राजनीतिक और आर्थिक समानता है। और यह एक तरह से मेरी सोची-समझी रणनीति है, क्योंकि मुझे लगता है कि इस परिभाषा का खंडन करना सबसे मुश्किल है। आप ही बताइए, कौन यह नहीं चाहेगा? हर कोई महिलाओं के लिए समानता चाहता है।

I always go with the dictionary definition of feminism, which is just social, political and economic equality for women. And that's kind of a strategic thing on my part, because I think that it's the hardest definition to argue with. You know, who doesn't want that? Everyone wants equality for women.

I always go with the dictionary definition of feminism, which is just social, political and economic equality for women. And that's kind of a strategic thing on my part, because I think that it's the hardest definition to argue with. You know, who doesn't want that? Everyone wants equality for women.

मैं अक्सर खुद से यह सवाल करती हूँ कि अन्य महिलाएं उस विचारधारा के खिलाफ कैसे हो सकती हैं जिसका संबंध महिलाओं को सशक्त बनाने से है। जो महिलाएं सत्ता के करीब पहुँचने, यथास्थिति (status-quo) को बनाए रखने और अपनी एक खास जगह बनाने के लिए यह सोच अपना लेती हैं कि: "मैं उन औरतों जैसी नहीं हूँ।" उदाहरण के लिए, जब यौन उत्पीड़न जैसी घटनाओं की बात आती है, तो शायद यह सोच उन्हें खुद को ज्यादा सुरक्षित महसूस कराती है। यह एक तरह का इंकार है: "मैं ठीक हूँ। मेरे साथ ऐसा नहीं होगा।" यह स्वीकार करना कि यह दुनिया महिलाओं के लिए बेहद असुरक्षित है, एक डरावना विचार है।

I ask myself a lot how other women can be against the ideology that has to do with women empowering other women. Going along with the access of power and the status quo and forging a special position and the thought process that goes: I am not like those women. When it comes to things like assault, for example, perhaps it makes them feel safer. It's the denial: I'm okay. This won't happen to me. Acknowledging that the world is a profoundly unsafe for women is a scary thought.

I ask myself a lot how other women can be against the ideology that has to do with women empowering other women. Going along with the access of power and the status quo and forging a special position and the thought process that goes: I am not like those women. When it comes to things like assault, for example, perhaps it makes them feel safer. It's the denial: I'm okay. This won't happen to me. Acknowledging that the world is a profoundly unsafe for women is a scary thought.

अगर नारीवादी ब्लॉग जगत (blogosphere) न होता, तो मैं शायद कभी किताबें नहीं लिखती, और मुझे लगता है कि यह वाकई एक बहुत ही शानदार बात है।

I certainly wouldn't be writing books if it hadn't been for the feminist blogosphere, and I think that's a really amazing thing.

I certainly wouldn't be writing books if it hadn't been for the feminist blogosphere, and I think that's a really amazing thing.

यहाँ जिस मुख्य विचार पर बात हो रही है, वह है “नैतिकता” (morality)। जब युवा लड़कियों को नैतिकता के बारे में सिखाया जाता है, तो उसमें अक्सर करुणा, दया, साहस या সততা की बात नहीं की जाती। इसके बजाय, हाइमन (कौमार्य झिल्ली) के बारे में बहुत सारी बातें की जाती हैं।

...idea at play here is that of “morality.” When young women are taught about morality, there’s not often talk of compassion, kindness, courage, or integrity. There is, however, a lot of talk about hymens

...idea at play here is that of “morality.” When young women are taught about morality, there’s not often talk of compassion, kindness, courage, or integrity. There is, however, a lot of talk about hymens

मुझे यह 'वेव' (लहर) वाला मॉडल बहुत ज्यादा असरदार नहीं लगता, क्योंकि मुझे लगता है कि यह एक तरह से पीढ़ियों के बीच के तनाव को हवा देने का काम करता है, या ऐसा दिखाता है कि पीढ़ियों में असलियत से कहीं ज्यादा तनाव है।

I don't find the wave model very productive, because I think it kind of serves to fan the flames of generational tension, or make it seem like there's more generational tension than there actually is.

I don't find the wave model very productive, because I think it kind of serves to fan the flames of generational tension, or make it seem like there's more generational tension than there actually is.

मुझे अपने करियर को लेकर ज्यादा सलाह नहीं मिलती, जबकि मैं कुछ सलाह चाहती हूँ।

I don't get much career advice at all, and I would like some.

I don't get much career advice at all, and I would like some.

मुझे ऐसा नहीं लगता कि हर अखबार के डेस्क के पीछे कोई ऐसा आदमी बैठा है जो कहता हो "नहीं, किसी महिला की नहीं छपेगी" और उसे वापस भेज देता हो, लेकिन यही बात इस व्यवस्था की कमजोरी है, है ना? जैसे लोगों को शायद यह अहसास ही नहीं होता कि वे किसी पुरुष के ओप-इन्ड (लेख) की तरफ ज्यादा आकर्षित होते हैं बजाय किसी महिला के, या फिर नेटवर्किंग के कारण वे किसी पुरुष को इसलिए जानते हैं क्योंकि वे उसके साथ कभी बार में घूमने गए थे।

I don't think that there's a guy behind the desk at every newspaper saying "No, woman" and sending her on her way, but that's what's systemic about it, right, like that people don't quite realize that maybe they're attracted to a male op-ed more than a female op-ed, or because of networking they know this person from going out to a bar with them.

I don't think that there's a guy behind the desk at every newspaper saying "No, woman" and sending her on her way, but that's what's systemic about it, right, like that people don't quite realize that maybe they're attracted to a male op-ed more than a female op-ed, or because of networking they know this person from going out to a bar with them.

मैं सच में मानती हूँ कि जितने लोग खुद को नारीवादी मानते हैं, असल में उससे कहीं ज्यादा लोग नारीवादी हैं।

I do think that more people are feminists than they realize.

I do think that more people are feminists than they realize.

मैं सच में मानتی हूँ कि अमेरिका में मर्दवादी सोच (masculinity) का एक गंभीर संकट चल रहा है। मुझे लगता है कि समस्या यह है - इसे इस तरह से पेश किया जा रहा है कि मर्दवाद के साथ समस्या इसलिए है क्योंकि महिलाएं बहुत शक्तिशाली हो गई हैं, या महिलाएं बहुत ज्यादा जगह घेर रही हैं।

I do think that there is a real crisis of masculinity that's happening in America. I think the problem is - the way it's being framed is that there's a problem with masculinity because women are too powerful, or women are taking up too much space.

I do think that there is a real crisis of masculinity that's happening in America. I think the problem is - the way it's being framed is that there's a problem with masculinity because women are too powerful, or women are taking up too much space.

मैं सच में मानती हूँ कि हमारे पास यह एक शानदार मौका है, क्योंकि इंटरनेट एक अपेक्षाकृत नई जगह है, इसलिए हमारे पास इस ढांचे को बदलने का यह अद्भुत अवसर है। हम यह सुनिश्चित कर सकते हैं कि महिलाएं केवल महिलाओं के लिए आरक्षित जगहों पर ही नहीं, बल्कि हर तरह की जगहों पर मौजूद रहें।

I do think that we have this incredible opportunity because being on-line - the Internet is a relatively new space - we do have this incredible opportunity to change that dynamic, to make sure that women are present in all sorts of spaces, not just women-only spaces.

I do think that we have this incredible opportunity because being on-line - the Internet is a relatively new space - we do have this incredible opportunity to change that dynamic, to make sure that women are present in all sorts of spaces, not just women-only spaces.

अगर नारीवाद ताकतवर न होता, अगर नारीवाद का प्रभाव न होता, तो लोग इसकी आलोचना करने में अपना इतना समय बर्बाद नहीं करते।

If feminism wasn't powerful, if feminism wasn't influential, people wouldn't spend so much time putting it down.

If feminism wasn't powerful, if feminism wasn't influential, people wouldn't spend so much time putting it down.

अगर यौन उत्पीड़न पर कोई लेख हो, या यूट्यूब पर नारीवाद के बारे में कोई वीडियो हो, तो आपको वहां अब तक की सबसे भयानक और घटिया टिप्पणियां देखने को मिलेंगी। और कभी-कभी ये टिप्पणियां अश्लील होती हैं और कभी-कभी इनमें बहुत ज्यादा परेशान (harass) किया जाता है। इसलिए मुझे लगता है कि कभी-कभी महिलाओं के लिए लिखना एक मुश्किल माहौल बन जाता है।

If there's an article about sexual assault, if there's a video about feminism on YouTube, you're going to get the most horrible, disgusting comments ever. And sometimes the comments are pornographic, and sometimes the comments are really harassing. So I think that it's kind of a difficult place for women to write sometimes.

If there's an article about sexual assault, if there's a video about feminism on YouTube, you're going to get the most horrible, disgusting comments ever. And sometimes the comments are pornographic, and sometimes the comments are really harassing. So I think that it's kind of a difficult place for women to write sometimes.

अगर आप खुद को नारीवादी नहीं मानते, तो आप एक ऐसे पूरे समुदाय से वंचित रह जाते हैं जो बाहर मौजूद है और जो आपके काम में, आपकी निजी जिंदगी में आपकी सचमुच मदद कर सकता है और आपको पूरा समर्थन दे सकता है।

If you don't identify as a feminist, you're missing out on this whole community that's out there that could really help you with your work, help you with your personal life, and just give you support.

If you don't identify as a feminist, you're missing out on this whole community that's out there that could really help you with your work, help you with your personal life, and just give you support.

अगर आप यूट्यूब जैसी जगहों पर जाएं, तो वह गंदगी का एक अड्डा है, और वहां की बहुत सारी टिप्पणियां वाकई भयानक, महिला-विरोधी और परेशान करने वाली होती हैं।

If you go to places like YouTube, it's a cesspool, and a lot of the comments are really horrifying and misogynist and harassing.

If you go to places like YouTube, it's a cesspool, and a lot of the comments are really horrifying and misogynist and harassing.