Elaborate Christmas Traditions Tiring You Out? Follow This ‘KISSED’ Formula!
Instead of the festive season being a happy time for Kay Newton, it was a stressful nightmare as she tried to make everyone happy. So now she follows a new method: KISSED.
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She Works 7 Days a Week to Make Ends Meet – and She Couldn’t Be Happier
Renu Chouhan, the girl behind the popular fashion e-venture Kuch Creative, has turned her limitations into her strengths, and her needs into fuel to work harder.
Hillary Clinton and Jesmyn Ward Are Our Must-Read Authors This Month
Get your hands on these books right away.
This 18-Year-Old’s First Taste of TV Stardom Changed Her Life
She sang all her way through school, and when she turned 18, the first thing she did was apply to India’s only music reality TV show for Western vocals. This is Soumya Sofat’s experience.
Who Needs a Bra? Not When You’re #SexyBrilliant Anyway
Most women hate how bras make them feel and yet we subject ourselves to them every day because we believe they make us look better. But who made these rules, asks Devina Kaur.
3-Minute News: Padmavati, Hadiya, Women Writers’ Fest, and a Divorce App
A spotlight on women in the news and news of interest to women this week.
Dwarka mom reveals horrific details of her 4-year-old’s sexual assault and school’s indifference
It is every mother’s nightmare come true. On top of the trauma of dealing with my four-year-old daughter’s sexual assault, I’m also now dealing with the anger and humiliation of being doubted and victim-shamed. There has been a spate of stories in the media that have been giving the school’s side of the story. This is mine.
Living with Rheumatoid Arthritis at 25, Fighting Pain Like a Warrior
Most people think of RA as something that only strikes people in mid-to-late life, but it does, in rare cases, afflict people who are in their 20s. This is one young girl’s story.
Juvenile Diabetes Needs a Different Approach Than Adults – Is Your Child at Risk?
On World Diabetes Day 2017, which coincides with Children’s Day in India, paediatric endocrinologist Dr Smita Koppikar tells you why you can’t ignore juvenile diabetes, nor give it the same treatment as adults.
How to Get What You Want from the Universe
To get what you want, you must first figure out what it is that you REALLY want. Then, let the universe guide you there, says Kay Newton.
Older Indian Men Need an Update on the Relationship Economy
In a new column, ‘Unsanskari Stree’ shares her post-divorce experiences of dating older Indian men. Ahem.
Why I make eco-textile products from recycled paper
With her startup Sutrakaar, textile designer Neerja Palisetty has found a way to live her dream, promote sustainable lifestyles and encourage recycling.
A politically incorrect vindication of the #HimToo lists
When US-based academic Raya Sarkar published her list of sexual predators in Indian academia on Facebook this month, she faced backlash from both men and women, inside and outside the academic world. Here’s why you need to pay attention.
First I Was Trolled, Then I Got My First Film Role Through Facebook
At the age of 12, Gunit Cour’s picture was morphed on a fake Facebook account, leaving her open to trolls and trauma. But the young girl steeled herself to get back on social media, and it paid off.
Thongs and Other Weapons of Crotch Destruction
A hilarious new memoir by Lalita Iyer, The Whole Shebang: Sticky Bits of Being a Woman, includes a chapter on women’s underwear woes. Here’s an excerpt.
Why I’m Walking 800 Km Over 30 Days With Total Strangers
Camino de Santiago is a rite of passage for over 250,000 pilgrims worldwide who converge on Spain each year. This is Kay Newton’s journey.
Women Entrepreneurs Host ‘Divas Market 57’ to Shop and Party Pre-Diwali
The ‘divapreneurs’ of Delhi pin code ’57 came together to celebrate pre-Diwali shopping at ‘Divas Market 57’ in Vasant Vihar. Check out photos of the event here.
Vasant Vihar Women Entrepreneurs Get Together for a Unique ‘Divas Market 57’
eShe is the proud media partner for Divas Market 57, to be held at Vasant Continental Hotel, New Delhi, on October 5th. The shopping festival is an innovative concept by the enterprising women of Delhi pincode 57.
“Visual Impairment Has Enabled Me”: Jasdeep’s Brave Journey
Sometimes life closes one door because it wants you to notice the open window. After losing her sight, software techie Jasdeep Kaur learnt to see her truth more clearly.
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