Ep. 04: An Internet For Funny Women

The internet in India is 75% men and 25% of women, making India's digital gender gap the widest in the world. It's clearly reflected by how women get portrayed in this content and what kind of opportunities really come their way. If you go on TV, the typical "Saas Bahu" show will have you believe that all women really want to do is serve their husbands or scheme against other women and if we watch the typical comedy show it will portray women as a prop for male humour. Thankfully there are some women creators online who have really taken matters in their own hands to drive a change in this mindset. In this episode, we talk to two wonderful women who are leading this charge and changing the landscape for female creators. First up, Anisha Dixit who is better known as 'Rickshawali' talks about how she became a comedy creator. We'll also talk to Tracy Dsouza, the boss lady behind Girliyapa, an all-women team that has created its own brand of very accessible humour balanced with hard-hitting satire. Tracy talks about the courage and conviction to be a woman boss in entertainment. We will also dig deeper into how they work with brands, how their teams perceive them as women leaders and what they think is going to be the future for women creators in India. Girliyapa's How I Raped Your Mother Branded content with a strong social message: Girliyapa's Controversy Top female creators in India Queens of comedy The BBC Audio Drama Awards nominates almost no women in 2019 The women leading Netflix into the streaming wars Follow Vineet Kanabar on Instagram and Twitter: @ascharyafuckit You can listen to this show and other awesome shows on the IVM Podcasts app on Android: or iOS: , or any other podcast app. You can also check out our website at

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Ep. 04: An Internet For Funny Women is an episode from Story Tellers and Story Sellers with Vineet Kanabar by IVM Podcasts.

This episode is 01:28:31 long.

This episode was published on Dec 5, 2019.

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