Eesha Pandit is a writer and activist who has led policy, program, and communications work for national and international movements for human rights, reproductive justice, and ending violence against women, girls and LGBTQIA people. Currently, she is managing partner at the Center for Advancing Innovative Policy (CAIP). A firm believer in the power of feminist collectivity, Eesha is a proud member of the Crunk Feminist Collective and a cofounder of South Asian Youth in Houston Unite (SAYHU). She lives in Houston, Texas.
Reliance on the criminal justice system as the primary solution to intimate partner violence is a long-standing point of debate in the movement to end it.