Fearless Women

Artwork: Caitlin Fooks

Hold up your head high

That nobody can deny,

Our dresses are short or long

Nobody has the right to say it’s wrong,

Red lipstick or short hair

Don’t look here and there,

We are the Fearless Women,

We are no less, if not more

Hold up your head high

That nobody can deny,

We are females, we masturbate

So what if you can’t relate,

We are the Fearless Women,

We will not tolerate abuse

We are not made for your use,

Hold up your head high

That nobody can deny.      

Priyanka Savita is a film and gender studies researcher. She is a PhD student currently researching about the very vilest aspects of cinema: vulnerability, gender discrimination, female representation and the feminist enigma in Hindi Bollywood cinema. She’s a writer, a fearless femme, a poet and a believer in gender equality.

Caitlin is currently studying cognitive science at Edinburgh University. She is passionate about understanding the human mind, and spreading that understanding to counteract misconceptions most people hold about their own minds. When she’s not at uni she can be found swing dancing, drawing, writing, reading and watching endless movies.