International Women's Issues Archives - Mishty Deb Law Blog

United State of Women
posted by Mishty Deb on June 15,2016 in Inspiration, News and Current Events, Women in Business, Women in Media, Women's Rights

I am very happy that I had the opportunity to watch the first ever Annual United State of Women Summit organized by the First Lady, Michelle Obama. It was an incredible event. Had I known about it before hand I would have flown out and …
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Emojis, Google, and Calvin Klein
posted by Mishty Deb on May 13,2016 in Gender equality, Women in Media, Women's Rights

I recently came across an article discussing the fact that emojis are sexist. While I have no scientific study to back me up, I am pretty sure that adolescent girls are the most prolific users of social media and emojis. The youtube Always commercial linked …
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Beauty Products Revealing Ugly Ideas- “Just being white you will win.”
posted by Mishty Deb on January 14,2016 in Women in Media

I could not believe my eyes when I watched this commercial. It is truly horrible. It is hard to believe that such a big company could be so oblivious to the sentiment being conveyed or that anyone would believe that such a product is needed. …
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Ashley Callingbull, the first First Nation winner of Mrs. (Not Miss.) Universe
posted by Mishty Deb on August 31,2015 in Inspiration, News and Current Events

I am not a fan of beauty pageants. I feel like overall it just adds to objectification of women and reinforces that it is ok to judge a woman based on her appearance. That is just my opinion. The current political foibles of Donald Trump …
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On a personal note, why Obergefell v. Hodges means a lot to me
posted by Mishty Deb on June 27,2015 in Events, Family law, Inspiration, International Law, News and Current Events

Last month I attended the first gay marriage in my family. Make no mistake, family weddings are a BIG deal for my family. It is typically an occasion for all of my relatives, who are now spread across the globe, to come back to …
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Cosmetics- Deadly lipstick and the fight for individuality
posted by Mishty Deb on March 2,2015 in News and Current Events, Women in law

I thought it was altogether too coincidental that I came across 2 videos about the cosmetics industry, so I had to write about them. The first video from BuzzFacts discusses the fact that cosmetics from lipstick, mascara, and foundation to shampoo, deodorant, and body lotion …
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Leonard Nimoy- He lived and prospered
posted by Mishty Deb on February 27,2015 in Events, Inspiration, News and Current Events

On a personal note Leonard Nimoy was someone I greatly admired and I feel the world has lost a great human being with his passing. Though he is most famous for being Mr. Spock from Star Trek. It is what he did when interacting his …
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Dressing like a lawyer
posted by Mishty Deb on February 25,2015 in Events, News and Current Events, Women in law

A recent article in Inside Higher Ed titled, Brains Not Clothes, brings up an important point that applies to pretty much all professional women or those that live under public scrutiny. We see a congressman jogging and the comments are about how he keeps his routine …
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Meet Rockstar Shoshana Stewart, CEO in Afghanistan
posted by Mishty Deb on February 24,2015 in Inspiration, Women in Business

Meet Shoshana Stewart, CEO of Turquoise Mountain, a company based in Kabul, Afghanistan. What makes her a rockstar? Not only is she a CEO in an Afghani company, but listen to the mission of her company: “TURQUOISE MOUNTAIN WAS ESTABLISHED IN 2006 AT THE REQUEST OF …
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Rene Verma’s response to women portrayed in rap
posted by Mishty Deb on February 10,2015 in Inspiration

Amazing composure Rene Verma. I hope it inspires a new brand of rap.
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