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Nike’s Plus Size Mannequins Finally Makes Exercise Inclusive
Ever passed a sportswear shop and decided not to enter it, because the mannequins in display look the kind of…
Stop Asking Women To Hide Their Wrinkles With Botox
Beauty and ageing are two words which seldom go hand in hand, especially in a culture which strongly correlates the…Share Your Stories
Rape Can’t Be Classified On Basis Of Age, Gender Or Marital Status
Uttar Pradesh Water Resources, Forest and Environment Minister Upendra Tiwari has opined that rape of a minor is different from…
Behind Every Sincere Employee Is A Homemaker Who Has Their Back
Karnataka chief secretary TM Vijay Bhaskar is in news for setting exemplary standards of sincerity by opting to take only…
Straight Pride Flag Celebrates Homophobia, And Not Heterosexuality
While the month of June is celebrated as the LGBT Pride month, some straight folks in Boston have planned a…
NEET Results: Why Isn’t Failure An Option For Students?
The news of three female students from Tamil Nadu committing suicide, as they failed to clear NEET has yet again…
Women Share Fitness Goals, And They Aren’t About Being Size Zero
We all have our own perception of what being fit means. To some, it is about having an active lifestyle.…
Is It Women Who Hold Other Women Down At Workplace, Or A Mindset?
An argument we often hear when we question the bias that women face from men at the workplace is that…
Holding On To A Dead Relationship: Love Or Arrogance?
A youth from West Bengal recently sat on a dharna outside his girlfriend’s house, after she broke off her relationship…
Why The Sight Of Mic Being Snatched From Kamal Harris Hurt Us
US Senator Kamala Harris was recently speaking at MoveOn Big Ideas Forum when the discussion veered towards gender pay gap…
Why You Should Reconnect With Old Friends Offline
I still remember when social networking was still very new, a friend of mine tried to pitch this platform called…
How the new ‘Aladdin’ stacks up against a century of Hollywood stereotyping
Though critically acclaimed and widely beloved, the 1992 animated feature “Aladdin” had some serious issues with stereotyping. Evelyn Alsultany, Associate…
Five good reasons why free Delhi metro rides will benefit women across society
The Delhi government announced plans to make metro and bus trips free for women in the city "to encourage them…
I Need A ‘Space’ Of My Own To Breathe And Simmer Down
After everyone has settled down for the night, I stay back, every day for half-an-hour to an hour. Just to…
Free Public Transport: Give It On Basis Of Low Income Not Gender
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has said that his government has proposed to make public transport free for women. This…
Is Tamil Nadu Government’s New Dress Code Subtly Policing Women?
Tamil Nadu state government has advised employees in the Secretariat to avoid casual attire while on duty, reports The Hindu.…
Seven Keys To Unlock Total Well Being For Young Adults
Today we are a collective witness to a striking, yet disturbing paradox: the youth comprising the teens/tweens, adolescents have such…
Meryl Streep Says Women Are Toxic Too And She Isn’t Wrong
Actor Meryl Streep recently said that women can be as toxic as men, and it wasn’t fair to our boys,…
Why Sushma Swaraj’s Exit From Union Cabinet Made Us Sad
As the Union Cabinet swore in yesterday, along with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the outgoing Minister of External Affairs, Sushma…
Have Miss India Contestants Been Cloned This Year?
Social media is flummoxed at the eerie similarity in appearance of this year's Miss India pageant contestants. A photo of…
Why I Will Not Send My Kid To A Summer Camp Again!
It’s almost end of May, half way through the summer vacations and I’ve learnt my lesson “I will not send…
What Women Leaders Wear To Parliament Is The Least Of Our Concerns
Freshly elected MPs Mimi Chakraborty and Nusrat Jahan got trolled on social media for wearing “inappropriate clothes” to the Parliament…
Thank You Virat Kohli For Saying That Marriage Improved Your Captaincy
Cricketer and Team India captain Virat Kohli has won hearts on the Internet by saying that marriage to actor Anushka…
Hey Salman Khan, Marriage And Motherhood Aren’t Alternative Careers
Whenever Salman Khan is out to promote his upcoming movies, he imparts nuggets of wisdom which are as intellectually sound…
Back to School Quotes: So That It Doesn’t Seem That Bad!
As our summer vacations are nearing its end, most children have started finishing homework, buying books and getting ready for…
With Renewed Hindutva Resurgence, Are Women More Vulnerable?
Now that the dust is settling on social media polemic and disassembling of the election results, let’s take a look…
Population Control: Won’t Incentives Work Better Than Punishments?
Yoga guru Baba Ramdev has said that in order to control population growth, the government should bring in a law…
The Zoya Factor: Why Did Sonam K Ahuja Even Have To Ask For Spotlight
When a website called The Zoya Factor actor Dulquer Salmaan’s film, it didn’t go down well with Sonam K Ahuja…
Salman Khan Says He Wants Children, But Not Their Mother
Trust Salman Khan to set new bench marks for making causally sexist remarks. In his latest hit (on our sensibilities)…
Sadhvi Pragya Has Won: Why Are We Even Surprised?
The left-leaning junta in India is astonished that Sadhvi Pragya Thakur has won from the constituency of Bhopal. Thakur, after all, is…
Are We Looking For Hope Through A Nationalistic Lens?
This is the story of an election and of two women who stood for it. Let’s begin with the first.…
Smriti Irani Wins Amethi, Her Sheer Audacity Is Admirable
One woman politician is subtly emerging as the voice of dissent against dynasty politics in India today. Smriti Zubin Irani, the…
The conspicuous absence of women in India’s labour force
India’s rapid economic growth has been accompanied by falling fertility rates and higher educational attainment among women. These advances often lead to…
2019 India Election Mandate Belongs To Women As Much As It Does To Men
India's political fate for the next five years is sealed. The BJP will retain power at the centre, that too…
Meditation Happens. The More You Chase It, The More Elusive It Becomes
Ever experienced this? You are drinking your first cup of tea in the morning. There is a nip in the…
Why Indian Politics Needs A Sisterhood, By Angellica Aribam
Jacinda Ardern has recently been named as the world's second best leader by Fortune Magazine. The Prime Minister of New…
Depression Doesn’t Need Justification, It Needs Help
This month, as May is designated as Mental Health Awareness Month, is very special for me because of personal reasons.…
Simply Having A Balanced Diet Can Lead To Astonishing Weight Loss
Losing weight is tough. So often people try and fail, and try again. More so, it is even more difficult…
Vivek Oberoi’s Tweet: Taking A Dig At Your Ex Is Never Funny
Vivek Oberoi is in news again, and for all the wrong reasons possible, again. The Saathiya actor is being lambasted…
Why Priyanka Chopra-Nick Jonas Relationship Divides Us
Priyanka Chopra graced the red carpet at 72nd Cannes Film Festival on Saturday, co-ordinating outfits with her husband Nick Jonas. As…
Opinion: Speak Up, Ladies! Bust The Sati Savitri Myth
What is worse than realising the truth and being forced to move on with lies? Every single day thousands of…
Gender Neutral Parenting: A Trend Which Needs To Catch Up In India
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have chosen to get a gender neutral nursery designed for their new-born son Archie. The…
Higher Cut-Off: Are Girls Paying The Price For Being Better Students?
With board exam results out, students are busy applying for colleges across various fields, as per their liking. However some…
Now What? A Bill To Force Women Into Caring For Unwanted Children?
The Governor of Alabama has signed the most restrictive abortion bill in the US into law, after the state's Senate…
Big Budget Movies Are Tanking Because Film Makers Are Cutting Corners
The Federation Of Western India Cine Employees has written a letter to film critics, requesting them to “take time to…
Alyssa Milano’s Call For A Sex Strike Makes No Sense
Actor Alyssa Milano has proposed that women go on a sex strike to protest the anti-abortion laws being passed at…
Sexism Has Taken Over The Narrative Of Politics This Election Season
Atishi Marlena has joined the rapidly growing list of female politicians who have been at the receiving end of sexism…
Poetry on SheThePeople : Motherhood – to thee I bow
A transnational sentiment, a wordless language, An ethos free of creeds and cultures, an emotion defying barrier of age. Motherhood…
It’s Not Okay To Erase Or Snuff Out Parts Of Us, Till We Are Free Again
It is a special feeling to be needed by your child for everything from a hug to brushing their teeth…
We need to reclaim the original intent of Mother’s Day
I vividly recall the first time my kids made me breakfast for Mother’s Day. I lay in bed patiently listening…
This Mother’s Day, Let’s Embrace Our Post Partum Bodies
The new mum in news, Meghan Markle was recently seen is royal baby photos, quite comfortable with her body, which…
Air India Plane Landed In Ditch: Could It Be Due To Gender Gap?
An Air India Express plane reportedly landed into a ditch in 2017 because the Pilot In Command refused to pay…
Pamphlet On Atishi Marlena Shows How Easy It Is To Slander Women
The smear pamphlet that AAP claims is circulating in Delhi about their East Delhi candidate Atishi Marlena has sent political…
Flawless Eye-liner and Flawed Feminism: Where are you on this debate?
I was listening (and zealously nodding along) to Alessia Cara's Scars To Your Beautiful on my way to work this morning while…
Law And Her: Let us be the women who know our legal rights
“Domestic violence, it does not happen in well to do families, right?” I am generally asked by people outside my…
Game of Thrones: Arya Stark is a very modern femme fatale
Warning: this article contains spoilers about Game of Thrones, series eight, episode three… The climactic ending to the most recent…
Georgia’s Foetal Heart Beat Bill Shows No Regard For Women’s Agency
It is chilling, the speed with which women in the USA are losing their reproductive rights, as pro-life lobbyists are…
CJI Ranjan Gogoi Clean Chit: Where Are All the Angry Men?
Over the past few weeks, we have seen the Supreme Court undermine the principles of natural justice and due process…
Dear Married Mothers, Don’t Feel Guilty To Put Your Feet Up
Being a mother is a tough task and comes with endless duties, all of which we must ace, because we…
There Is Just No Escaping Body Shaming, Even For Deepika Padukone
With constant scrutiny coming their way, there is just no escaping body shaming for women. Whether you are thin or…
Marks Aren’t Boxes Into Which We Should Be Categorising Our Children
I got 56 of 100 in English for my tenth board exams. This was back in 1986. I remember Miss…
Why All Medical Colleges Need To Do Away With Virginity Test
A curriculum panel of the Maharashtra University of Health Sciences has decided that the controversial two finger or “virginity test”…
Priyanka Chopra Doesn’t Deserve To Be Trolled For Her Met Gala Attire
Priyanka Chopra has become a veteran if we can say so, as far as the Met Gala event goes. She…
5 tips for college students to use final exam stress to their advantage
This is a piece from The Conversation that will resonate with students across the country not just in the US.…
Meghan Markle Is Popular And The Reactions To Royal Birth Prove It
Meghan Markle gave birth to a boy yesterday and the world couldn’t stop talking about the new royal baby on…
Getting mansplained on social media for taking on Sheila Dikshit
Last week Congress leader and former Chief Minister of Delhi Mrs Sheila Dikshit made a ridiculous and atrocious statement. She…
ASOS Gives Master Class On How To Squash Trolling The Right Way
When Thea Lauryn Chippendale shared her story of being shamed by a guy for her ASOS dress on a dating…
Sheila Dikshit Says Nirbhaya Gang Rape Was Blown Out Of Proportion
Congress leader Sheila Dikshit has said in a recent interview that the 2012 Nirbhaya Gang rape was “blown out of…
Can We Own Up To Kindness As An Integral Part Of Us?
I have been thinking a lot about kindness lately, and I have begun to doubt our sincerity around what we…
How far can we push the wear what you want argument?
“It doesn’t matter what you wear. What does matter is that you should be able to walk past a hundred…
Every Leader Should Be As ‘Emotionally Heated’ As Kersti Kaljulaid
When Estonia’s first female president, Kersti Kaljulaid walked out of the swearing in ceremony of a cabinet minister allegedly accused…
Indian Women Voters – Their Voices and their Vote
India doesn’t come at the top of the list really, when it comes to women’s rights. A day doesn’t go…
A Case For Financial Inclusion of Sex Workers
Let’s take a tour through the immoral red light areas of your city. As we traverse through the bylanes of…
Banning Burkha And Ghoonghat: Where Is Women’s Agency In This?
Noted lyricist Javed Akhtar has furthered the debate around banning burqa by saying that if a law is passed to…
Satyajit Ray’s Women Were Complementary To Men Rather Than Equals
The artistic genius of Satyajit Ray lay in his ability to capture the essence of his times in the process…
35 things you will regret when you grow older, change that now!
Time passes faster than you could ever realise. Trust me on this. In my head, I’m still hovering somewhere in…
Gossip Is A Social Skill – Not A Character Flaw Says Research
According to a recent Wall Street Journal article, some communities in the Philippines consider gossiping so odious that they’ve outright…
Why Child Care Leaves Are Just Another Brick in the Proverbial Patriarchal Wall
In the Monsoon Session of the Parliament last year, Mr. Rajeev Satav pushed for the unconventional. A Member of Parliament…
Shutting down social media does not reduce violence, but rather fuels it
In the wake of a series of coordinated attacks that claimed more than 250 lives on April 21, the government…
Are We Ready To Lower The Age Of Sexual Consent To Sixteen?
The Madras Court has observed that any consensual relationships between teenagers aged 16 to 18 should not come under purview…
The Curious Relationship Between Women Voters And Female Leaders
A few months ago, it was election time in my daughter’s school. In the fray for five positions on the…
Every Marriage Has Its Challenges, Even The Royal Ones
The rumours about Prince William cheating on his wife Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge has caught up like wildfire on social…
Women Writers on advice to their younger selves – Which one works for you?
Many a times when people write, they write because they want it to be read. But does that mean they…Women’s Suffrage And Elections in India – Sanitary pads for votes?
Women's rights have been a matter of contention and debate for centuries now; across all cultures, civilization and history. It…
It’s High Time We Let The Children Lead Us And Learn From Them
In perhaps what is the most searing indictment of us adults, the kids are taking us on. And in the…
Priya Anand Trolled: The Onus Of Bringing Luck Shouldn’t Fall On Women
Luck is a strange virtue which follows women like a shadow, becoming a quality or a drawback, whether we want…
Nitish Kumar’s Sexist Comment Ties Women Empowerment To Kitchens
Speaking at an election rally in Madhubani, Bihar Chief Minister and Janata Dal (United) chief Nitish Kumar addressed the women…
Being A Student Activist Shapes You For Just About Everything In Life
Most people do not understand what being an activist entails. Being an activist does not only mean standing in the…
Wow! Ranveer Carried Wife’s Heels: But What If We Reversed Genders?
Actor Ranveer Singh is busy giving husband goals to men all over the nation. He wears his heart on his…
Greta Thunberg Trolled By A Rattled Anti-Conservation Lobby
You know these are desperate times when a 16-year-old gets trolled for taking a stand against environmental degradation. Never has…Sexist Jibes In Indian Courtrooms Are A Normality We Do Not Need
When a senior female advocate faltered with her arguments last week at the Madras High Court, the judge apparently went…
Brienne Being Knighted Is The Most Powerful Scene Of GoT Season 8 Yet
Brienne of Tarth (played by Gwendoline Christie) is finally knighted after seven-long-seasons in the popular HBO show Game of Thrones. Many overjoyed…
Are Women From Minorities Welcome In Indian Politics?
Elections in India, one of the world’s most populous countries, evoke images like a social gathering or a fun fair,…
Myths About Feminism That Are Just Not True
Feminism means different things to different people. But one things for sure, there are way too many myths. Have you…
Will Your Future Self Be Happy About Your Decisions Today?
Conflict and differences are a part of almost every relationship that we nurture throughout our lives. From love, to blood,…
Questions On Nysa’s Bollywood Debut And Our Obsession With Star Kids
Kajol’s daughter Nysa is just 16 years-old and many, including the media are already waiting with bated breath for her…
I Would Be Lying If I Said I Write To Make Sense Of The World
I would be lying if I said I write to make sense of the world, of human relationships, and of…
It Is The Simple Things In Life Which Give It More Stability
Monday morning began with the realisation that nearly one-third of the year has already gone by, and one wonders where it…
Toxic Cities: When People Are In Mood To Celebrate, Mothers Like Me Are Anxious
Pollution is a global crisis but nowhere has it been felt more acutely than in India. The worst sufferers of…
Former Jet Airways Safety Instructor reflects on airline’s rise and fall
Just like that, the two decades I spent in aviation disappears. Jet Airways ceased operations a few days ago. Between Jet…Kalank Has Strong And Nuanced Female Characters
I had been looking forward to watching Kalank ever since I saw the song Ghar More Pardesiya which features Alia Bhatt's dance. So much…
Feminist Bollywood films of recent times that touch impactful issues
5 most powerful Indian Bollywood movies that took feminism to a next level. I was thinking of the more recent…
