As a Bengali woman who’s lived in Bangladesh, I feel as though my country gets an unfair reputation in the media. In VICE, we are portrayed as a patriarchal Muslim society which either rapes women on the streets, or traps them into sex slavery in dingy brothels. But in reality, Bangladesh is far more feminist…
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Here’s What You Need to Know About the #PayUp Hashtag Campaign Trending on Instagram
The fast fashion industry that we are so reliant upon is a result of economic manipulation and a legacy of colonialism. For many years, women in Bangladesh have been working in unsafe and dangerous conditions with little to no pay. They have sacrificed their lives simply for our summer trends and fast fashion. Many have…