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How have you broken gender stereotypes? The most important part of what I do is feeling empowered to say what I need to say with my work. This is not always easy. As an artist Read more

Growing up in a predominately female home, you can say I’ve been an ally to women my entire life, the same way they have been for me.  From being raised by the strongest women I Read more

What an honour to be chosen as woman of the week! 5 years ago I would have never imagined myself to be in the position I am today! Being a turban-girl has not only made me realize that Read more

I am an ally because I am sick and tired of the way women are treated in society. Being raised by a single mother who was also raised by a single mother, my family was Read more

I do not have another minute to spare for individuals in our community who treat women as if they are somehow lesser than others. Though I was born in Canada my parents wished for my Read more

My name is Harleen Singh and I’m the founder of ‘The Lost Heer Project’. Growing up in a rigid patriarchal society in India, I had shamelessly enjoyed the privilege of being a male child. Though Read more

Working towards being an ally has been a lifelong journey for me and I am still learning how to be a meaningful ally for the women in my life. I haven’t always been aware of Read more

My name is Gurkaran Lail and I used to be one of the summer interns for Laadliyan last year. Growing up in a household full of women taught me a lot of what struggles and Read more

I never really considered myself to be an “ally” per se, I would say I’m more of an advocate or a driver of equality. It is with no question that there is a large discrepancy Read more

In a previous post, I discussed the results of a survey we ran in which we asked South Asian women (mostly in Canada) about feeling undervalued compared to the men in their lives. In this Read more