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By Edwige GilbertHow old are you pretending to be today? Aging is such a painful subject and experience for many people around the world. We would rather lie or play games with ourselves and others, than admit how old we happen to be. I am a 68-year-old woman with good French family genes – my mother is 95, walking 2 hours a day, and my grandmother lived to be 100 years old. I look 15 years…

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If there’s a story about female empowerment through sport, especially when it is about breaking stereotypes or cultural barriers, you can be sure we will be covering it! Although we are big believers in the importance of policies which ensure equal rights are afforded to ALL human beings, in many parts of the world, democracy via politics isn’t always a viable option.

Thankfully there are a number of mediums where women, minorities and the marginalized are able to use their voices as a powerful tool for change in a way politics cannot. One of these areas is sports. We have covered quite a few stories about women in developing countries and across the Middle East who are turning to athletic endeavors in order to break through burdensome societal barriers.

In Egypt, a badass group of women are doing just that, with the sport of roller derby. The CaiRollers, Egypt’s first roller derby team, was formed in 2012 by Shaneikiah Bickham and Angie Malone-Kaster, two American teachers who were working in Cairo and had previously played the sport in the US. The women have since left the country (in 2014) but the team remains strong.

To date they have 25 team members (mostly Egyptian women), and have only just started participating in competitive matches in 2017. In January they hit the tracks against an Abu Dhabi team, and in April will go head-to-head with Marseilles’ league.

As CNN’s Nosmot GbadaMosi reports, these are the first significant roller derby matches to be played in the Arab world. Eventually the CaiRollers want to see a full professional league in Egypt, but for now they are focused on recruiting and spreading the word about their endeavors.

They are also focused on diversity in the team by welcoming skaters of Egyptian nationalities, dual-citizenships, and ex-pats, as well as people of different beliefs and and various professions and backgrounds.

The CNN report on the Egyptian team also mentions how the sport has seen somewhat of a recent revival around the world, especially in unlikely places. China is one of those locations where amateur teams have formed with the intent not only to raise the profile of a relatively unknown sport in the country, but also leverage it as a way to promote gender equality by showcasing events for organizations such as UN Women’s He For She.

The CaiRollers have been advertising for more team members on their Facebook Page, which attracted 24 year-old research analyst Rahma Diab. She told CNN that since joining 3 years ago, she has found a new type of confidence.

“It’s not the thing that you expect from the culture and the Arab girl so it was very interesting to try that out. No one had heard about the game before here in the region.”

One of the founding members, Susan Nour, a teacher, says the team came together during a turbulent time in Egypt’s history – the Arab Spring. Some of the initial games were held after the infamous Tahrir Square protests which ended bringing down former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak. Many girls on the team took part in the protests, and carried that powerful spirit into their involvement in roller derby.

“We definitely felt like we were in some small way a part of history. that created a real feeling of sisterhood among the founding players, and even now as the people on the league have come and gone, that sisterhood remains,” said Susan.

Each of the team members are expected to take on other responsibilities outside of the track, including fundraising, generating press coverage or managing their social media accounts, and that is on top of their regular day jobs. But it does not seem like such a huge burden from what the women say in various interviews, because the simple act of participating in sport in such a public manner is a mini-revolution in itself.

Another player, 27 year-old Lina El-Gohary, says boys in Egypt typically grow up playing soccer in the streets, whereas girls are generally forbidden. Sport is seen as a boy’s endeavor, yet women like the CaiRollers are slowly breaking down stereotypes and misconceptions about this. Thankfully, a lot of the families of the team members are supportive of their participation.

“Most of our families are supportive about us playing sport now, they just worry about us getting injured…The team is my support network. Whenever I have any problems at work or with my family, I skate it out and everything feels better,” Lina said in an interview from 2016.

NPR reports that more than half of the world’s amateur roller derby teams are from the US, but with the growing number of teams in countries like Egypt, those numbers could well change in the future. If you are based in Egypt and want to join the CaiRollers, or simply learn more about the team, visit the website.

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Social media and the internet have torn down geographic and distance barriers that previously prevented activists from sharing their thoughts. This article is a great read! Very informative.

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Out now in @girltalkhq! ✨Thank you @ashadahya for the feature on “Art4Equality x Life, Liberty & The Pursuit of Happiness” 💥 Group Show & Public Art Series “Running from September 26 – October 17, 2020, NYC-based art gallery The Untitled Space is presenting a two-part group exhibition and public art series called “Art4Equality X Life, Liberty & The Pursuit of Happiness”. A timely and urgent series that is well placed in the lead-up to the November 3rd presidential election, and in the wake of the devastating news of the death of Associate Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. The two-part exhibition features an empowering public art series of 10 billboards each by different artists launching on September 21, 2020 in a variety of locations throughout New York City, to coincide with the gallery exhibition opening on September 26 at The Untitled Space featuring the work of over 50 contemporary artists. Revolving around the theme of “Art4Equality x Life, Liberty & The Pursuit of Happiness” the public art series and group exhibition is curated by Indira Cesarine, founder of The Untitled Space and Art4Equality.” Read more ➡️ https://www.girltalkhq.com/untitled-space-gallery-reminding-us-whats-at-stake-this-election-in-new-life-liberty-the-pursuit-of-happiness-exhibition/ #art4equality #saveartspace #untitledspaceny #contemporaryart #publicart #billboardart #nyart #tribecaart #activistart #girltalkhq (at The Untitled Space) https://www.instagram.com/p/CFvcvDXjixW/?igshid=1s5kxl7r9yx95

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Art Exhibition & Auction Raising Money To Advance Gender Equality & The Female Gaze In The Arts - GirlTalkHQ

Reisha Perlmutter, “Trillium” Artwork featured in Art4Equality Benefit Exhibition + Paddle8 Auction presented by The Untitled Space, January – February 2020

You have heard it many times, from numerous sources (including us!) – women today are dramatically underrepresented in the art world – including in museums, galleries, auction houses and public art. Things have hardly shifted in the last few decades and the statistics are pretty shocking. Anyone who actually reads the reports that have been published would agree something must be done, because if the female gaze and female artists are largely invisible in the art world, what does that say about the creative arts and who they cater to, not to mention the kinds of messages that are put out in the world absent of female voices?

A new exhibition and auction event curated by a non-profit, founded by an artist and gallery owner in New York City, is looking to change the status quo by amplifying the work of female artists.

Art4Equality was founded by artist and curator Indira Cesarine, founder of The Untitled Space. Since launching gallery in 2015, she has curated over 35 feminist themed exhibitions and has exhibited artwork by more than 300 female artists. In other words, she is creating the change she wants to see. Indira launched Art4Equality in order to create more opportunities for female artists including large scale national and international exhibitions, high profile art fairs and public art that can have a greater impact on gender equality in the arts, impact social change, and make a difference for future generations of women.

“Frida” Neon Portrait of Frida Khalo by Indira Cesarine featured in Art4Equality Benefit Exhibition presented by The Untitled Space, January – February 2020

“Harriet” Neon Portrait of Harriet Tubman by Indira Cesarine featured in Art4Equality Benefit Exhibition presented by The Untitled Space, January – February 2020

“I Believe in Free Love (Victoria Woodhull)” Neon Portrait of Victoria Woodhull, first woman to run for president of the United States, by Indira Cesarine featured in Art4Equality Benefit Exhibition presented by The Untitled Space, January – February 2020

To understand why an initiative like this is relevant and important today, take a look at some of the stats around women and the art industry. The facts are clear – even in 2020, women are dramatically underrepresented in museums, galleries, auction houses and public art. These have been published in a variety of credible sources below (ranging from reports by National Endowment of The Arts to the New York Times among many others):

There are 2,500,000 professional artists in the US, as measured by the Bureau of Labor Statistics

50% of MFA graduates are women, according to Artnet News. More than 46% of total visual artists are female according to 2019 Report by National Endowment of The Arts.

Women on average earn 74¢ for every dollar made by male artists according to National Endowment of The Arts.

In the last decade, only 11% of art by female artists was acquired by top museums in the US for their permanent collections. 29,247 works by female artists were acquired by 26 top museums in the United States, chosen from 260,470 total works. (NY Times)

Elisa Garcia de la Huerta, “Queenhannasus, Poem for Patriarchy” Artwork featured in Art4Equality Benefit Exhibition + Paddle8 Auction presented by The Untitled Space, January – February 2020

Artist Anne Barlinckhoff “True Love” Artwork featured in Art4Equality Benefit Exhibition + Paddle8 Auction presented by The Untitled Space, January – February 2020

Women artists represent only 13% of artwork featured in museums and galleries. Out of over 10,000 artists in the permanent collections of 18 prominent art museums in the U.S., 87% are male (Public Library of Science). 13.7% of living female artists are represented by galleries in Europe and North America. (Artnet News)

27% of solo exhibitions in the US at major institutions are devoted to women artists compared to 73% male – out of 590 major exhibitions by nearly 70 institutions reviewed. In another study of 820,000 exhibitions across the public and commercial (gallery) sectors in 2018, only one third are by female artists. (The Art Newspaper)

Leah Schrager “The Season Of Censors” Artwork featured in Art4Equality Benefit Exhibition + Paddle8 Auction presented by The Untitled Space, January – February 2020

2% of artworks by women were sold at auction between 2008 – 2019. More than $196.6 billion has been spent on art at auction during this time frame, and only $4 billion was spent on art made by women (Artnet News).

5 of the 150 statues in the New York City outdoor public spaces honor women. City Hall has recently confirmed (in March 2019) that an additional 4 to be installed bringing the total to 6% female (New York Times).

2 works by women have ever broken into the top 100 auction sales for paintings, despite women being the subject matter for approximately half of the top 25. (Artsy, Art Market 2019 Report)

Tara Lewis “HA HA HA” Artwork featured in Art4Equality Benefit Exhibition + Paddle8 Auction presented by The Untitled Space, January – February

The Art4Equality x Paddle8 Benefit Auction will feature over 200 artworks by over 60 artists including Reisha Perlmutter, Hiba Schahbaz, Fahren Feingold, Indira Cesarine, Karen Bystedt, Kat Toronto aka Miss Meatface, Grace Graupe-Pillard, Sarah Maple, Rebecca Leveille, Tara Lewis, Tina Maria Elena Bak, Lynn Bianchi, Leah Schrager, Katie Commodore, Annika Connor, Alexandra Rubinstein, Trina Merry, Victoria Selbach, and Peter Beard, among many others.

The exhibition will run from January 30 – February 11, 2020, and you can find out more information about the artists and the auction HERE.

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You have heard it many times, from numerous sources (including us!) – women today are dramatically underrepresented in the art world – including in museums, galleries, auction houses and public art. Things have hardly shifted in the last few decades and the statistics are pretty shocking. Anyone who actually reads the reports that have been published would agree something must be done, because if the female gaze and female artists are largely invisible in the art world, what does that say about the creative arts and who they cater to, not to mention the kinds of messages that are put out in the world absent of female voices?

A new exhibition and auction event curated by a non-profit, founded by an artist and gallery owner in New York City, is looking to change the status quo by amplifying the work of female artists.

Art4Equality was founded by artist and curator Indira Cesarine, founder of The Untitled Space. Since launching gallery in 2015, she has curated over 35 feminist themed exhibitions and has exhibited artwork by more than 300 female artists. In other words, she is creating the change she wants to see. Indira launched Art4Equality in order to create more opportunities for female artists including large scale national and international exhibitions, high profile art fairs and public art that can have a greater impact on gender equality in the arts, impact social change, and make a difference for future generations of women.

To understand why an initiative like this is relevant and important today, take a look at some of the stats around women and the art industry. The facts are clear – even in 2020, women are dramatically underrepresented in museums, galleries, auction houses and public art. These have been published in a variety of credible sources below (ranging from reports by National Endowment of The Arts to the New York Times among many others):

The Art4Equality x Paddle8 Benefit Auction will feature over 200 artworks by over 60 artists including Reisha Perlmutter, Hiba Schahbaz, Fahren Feingold, Indira Cesarine, Karen Bystedt, Kat Toronto aka Miss Meatface, Grace Graupe-Pillard, Sarah Maple, Rebecca Leveille, Tara Lewis, Tina Maria Elena Bak, Lynn Bianchi, Leah Schrager, Katie Commodore, Annika Connor, Alexandra Rubinstein, Trina Merry, Victoria Selbach, and Peter Beard, among many others.

The exhibition will run from January 30 – February 11, 2020, and you can find out more information about the artists and the auction HERE.

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M.I.A.

M.I.A. is a woman of colour, rapper, pop culture icon, radical feminist, and political activist. From performing at the Grammy’s nine months pregnant to flipping off the audience at the superbowl half-time show, M.I.A has cultivated her reputation as the antithesis to the quintessential pop-star. Her body of work is an inspired kaleidoscope of rap, punk, nursery rhymes, and traditional south asian tunes that demands its own lexicon: gangsta shoegaze. M.I.A.’s music is also her primary platform for activism, she has tackled subjects like the refugee crisis (Borders), terrorism, genocide, and ethnic cleansing (Born Free), the Trump administration (P.O.W.A) and much more.

As Mathangi “Maya” Arulpragasam, she was born to a family of Tamil revolutionaries. Her family was forced to flee Sri Lanka during the civil war, they emigrated to Britain as refugees. Her first album Arular, named after her estranged father, captured the refugee experience through anecdotes about learning to say the word “banana”, her own socialist views (Pull Up The People), and an ostentatious self-referential rap track (Bucky Done Gun). Since then, Arulpragasam has established herself as an icon in an industry severely lacking in the representation of South Asian women. Her style is loud, bold, garish, and a much-needed middle finger to the stereotypes and fetishization associated with the “submissive Asian woman” archetype. Though her radical political stances have garnered outrage and criticism, M.I.A. has never failed to thrive on controversy.

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The themes of misogyny,and the exploitation of women are recurring in Arulpragasam’s craft; M.I.A. has been outspoken about inclusive intersectional feminism and her experience as an Asian woman (Boom Skit, Paper Planes) while capitalising on an international perspective that is often underrepresented in the media. “If you’re talking about feminism within America, you’ll be promoted. But if you’re an outside feminist and you’re talking about something critical of the US law, then they would see that as a threat that needs to be buried,” she says in an interview with the Guardian. Philosophical differences aside, M.I.A. is a pioneer in the whitewashed terrain that is main stream media. She plays by her own rules and refuses to be silenced. M.I.A. is the provocateur we need.

Works Cited:

“Controversy Queen M.I.A On Feminism & Using Art To Raise Awareness About Important Issues.” GirlTalkHQ, 4 Apr. 2017, girltalkhq.com/controversy-queen-m-i-a-on-feminism-using-art-to-raise-awareness-about-important-issues/.

Hattenstone, Simon. “MIA's Revolution.” The Guardian, Guardian News and Media, 19 Oct. 2013, www.theguardian.com/music/2013/oct/19/mia-interview-super-bowl-google.

Iqbal, Nosheen. “MIA: 'This Is a White Country, You Don't Have to Spell It out to Me'.”The Guardian, Guardian News and Media, 20 May 2017, www.theguardian.com/music/2017/may/20/mia-white-country-you-dont-have-to-spell-it-out#img-2.

“M.I.A. and the Real 'Bad Girls'.” Hyphen Magazine, 31 Aug. 2015, hyphenmagazine.com/blog/2012/02/mia-and-real-bad-girls.