Point of View wins Laadli Media Award: “An encouragement to keep fighting for gender equality”
Rohini's essay titled "The trouble with being a woman in FOSS" shines a light on women's experiences of facing sexism and abuse in the FOSS domain.
URL: https://deepdives.in/the-trouble-with-being-a-woman-in-foss-75181981bfdd
The series contributors, who Point of View congratulated as “the real stars of this award”, are:
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Neha Mathews, for a piece on the lives of gamer girls in India
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Nishita Jha, who reported behind the lens of women’s nudies
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Nadika Nadja, for a personal essay on dating as a transwoman
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Priya-Alika Elias, for a heartbreaking poem on young love and revenge porn
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Sheena D’Lima, who explored what schoolgirls use social media for
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P. Mani, for an essay on the joys of Literotica
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Rohini Lakshane, who took a hard look at what it means to be a woman in FOSS
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Afrah Shafiq, for an illustrated piece on lesbian women finding love online
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Amba Salelkar, for a piece on asking Google sex questions
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Shreya Ila Anasuya, for a report on India’s kinky social networks.
Read more about the award and the series on APC website
