Recent videos and conversations from India and the US reveal a toxic dating culture and patriarchal mindsets where men expect sexual favors in return for paying restaurant bills, writes Venessa Gomes.
Public health physician Dr Ramani Atkuri’s new memoir exposes how India’s push for digitization in health and nutrition services glosses over its most vulnerable rural populations, especially women and children.
Like most married couples without children in South Asia, Jammu-based educator Nikita Gupta is often asked why she doesn’t have kids, and given unsolicited advice on why she must. This essay is her response.
New York author Christina Dhanuja talks about her debut book ‘Dalit Women and the Fullness of Life’ in conversation with Delhi-based PhD scholar Kamna Singh and other participants from around the world at eShe Book Club.
Chithra Jeyaram’s documentary ‘Love Chaos Kin’, which screened at the 52nd Seattle International Film Festival this month, explores adoption, love and identity told through the story of an interracial family. Shailaja Rao reports.
Behavioral scientist Dr Nishtha Lamba’s eye-opening new book ‘Trauma Nation’ maps a deep-seated menace of violence, abuse and unhealed trauma in Indian homes. Book review by psychology writer Apoorva Gairola
Your skin called. It wants more hydration this scorching season! Can a dab of cream really promise days of moisturisation? eShe beauty editor Hansa Makhijani Jain shares the science and recommends 10 products to rescue your skin.
Women are often expected to play out high-performance roles flawlessly each day – inside and outside the home. But for new mother Deepika Khatri, the biggest lesson and liberation lay in learning to ask for help.
Our pick for May is Christina Dhanuja’s ‘Dalit Women and the Fullness of Life’, which blends memoir and social analysis to explore the inner lives, agency and complexity of Dalit women beyond stereotypes.
Japanese researchers have discovered that anxiety in pregnancy worsens birth outcomes, implying that emotional support is a vital pillar of maternal healthcare.
Launched at the Women Deliver 2026 conference yesterday, the Melbourne Declaration calls for stronger accountability from states and a shift of power towards feminist movements and grassroots organisations.
A new documentary about renowned American broadcast journalist Amy Goodman, who has hosted the globally acclaimed news program ‘Democracy Now!’ since 1996, screened in Seattle this week. Shailaja Rao checked it out.
Activists and feminist voices from India and Pakistan came together at a PIPFPD webinar to discuss the human cost of war, the gendered impact of militarisation and the urgent need to revive a South Asian peace movement.
Content writer Kanchan Balani was following the expected career path – until one day she careened off the map and charted an unexpected new journey. She shares her detours and delights while transcending self-made boundaries.
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