Mothers Holding Space | Women Uninterrupted Podcast – Episode 42
The podcast 'Women Uninterrupted' highlights the award-winning film 'Mothers of Courage,' which documents community-led efforts in Bihar, India, to keep girls in school. The film addresses systemic barriers like caste discrimination and lack of infrastructure.
Why it matters
It sheds light on grassroots social movements aimed at improving education equity and gender equality in rural India.
Women Uninterrupted went behind the scenes of Mothers of Courage, the sole Indian submission shortlisted in the Sustainable Development Goals category at Cannes Lions 2026. The subject of the film is the Shiksha Chaupal, community-led dialogue circles where women and families gather to talk about why girls are not in school.
The article focuses on social impact and storytelling without political advocacy.
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