Since this study was conducted when participants had few, if any, opportunities to help others due to COVID19 restrictions, I wonder if others-growth and self-growth types of purpose will be more relevant to academic success once these restrictions are eased.

Even in spaces exclusive to women; like your BFF WhatsApp group or the one with all your female batchmates from school or college, do you feel comfortable enough to speak your mind on any and every issue?

When even celebrities are embracing their greys, when wrinkles and creases imply natural ageing – a thing to be proud of, is looking “young” a relevant compliment?

You are, indeed, free to make your own decisions in life. But, for me seeking affirmation was natural because I have to live with the decision I make.

I remember the sheltered life you had led till Baba was alive but your real grit came forward when you had to live alone after Baba.

Dr Dorothy Horstmann, epidemiologist, virologist, clinician, and educator, was the first woman appointed as a professor at the Yale School of Medicine. A brilliant researcher, Dr. Isabel Morgan was an unsung hero in the race of finding the polio vaccine. Her team was the first to innoculate monkeys with a killed-virus vaccine. 

After the lockdown ends and the country is back on its normal routine, will the short span of partial women’s safety end too? Will the daily struggle of a woman to ensure her safety resume?

How do the authorities expect women to file a complaint when their perpetrator is in the house regulating their movement round the clock?

There’s nothing wrong with buying a pretty lacy bra just because you want to wear something you like even if it is not visible as such.

Among the many interesting topics that we touched on were Women in History: Narratives, Writings, Revival with authors in the genre of history, Aanchal Malhotra and Ira Mukhoty Jayal. The session was moderated by the founder Shaili Chopra.