Ep 3: Asha Kowtal | COURAGE TO QUESTION VR

While Dalit women face oppression, Asha Kowtal leads a powerful movement for change.

The Courage to Question series takes you up close and personal with women’s rights activists across the globe as they fight for a world where women and girls can live free and equal.

Join the fight for gender equality and watch the virtual reality film series: http://unwomen.org/GoogleVR

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At least 250 million people worldwide face discrimination on the basis of caste and systems of inherited status. Dalit women and girls sit at the bottom of the caste, color and gender hierarchies—they are systematically denied opportunities and enjoyment of basic human rights from access to adequate food, education and labor to the denial of their human dignity. As the General Secretary of the All India Dalit Women’s Rights Platform, Asha Kowtal leads the fight against oppression of Dalit women and girls. In the face of resistance, Kowtal continues to give voice to Dalit women and their aspiration for equality.

Director: Megan Sullivan
Producer: Thea Hardy
Director Photography VR: Jenn Duong
Director Photography Traditional: Even Cohen
Drone Operator & Sound: Danielle de Leon
Photographer: Ruhani Kaur
Post Production: Therapy Studios
Editor: Shannon Albrink
Post Producer: Margaret Ward
Production company: Novus Select
UN Women
Vital Voices
Supported by Google

Special thanks to the production teams, organizations, friends and family in each location who invited us into their communities and helped guide these women in the field.

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