In the glossy brochures of gender equality, couples split the bills, swap diaper duty and share dreams. In reality? Women still bend – often without noticing – while men stand tall, hands mysteriously empty, writes Uttama Kirit Patel.
The manosphere of online networks and its ‘incel’ community foster toxic beliefs about women and attractiveness, intertwining issues of race and caste. A chill pill of love and inclusivity is called for, writes Rugmini Kalithodi.
In her new book ‘More than a Doll’, US entrepreneur and author Jodi Bondi Norgaard shares her battle to launch a line of sports dolls for young girls, and why she set out to challenge gender norms in the toy industry.
Classical dancer, martial-arts expert and author Gitanjali Kolanad on her latest book and the system of devadasis in India.
It is a bold film that lifts the lid off silent, crushed and repressed female dreams in a thought-provoking and inspiring way.
Can a woman in India aspire to bekhauf azaadi (fearless freedom), asks feminist activist Kavita Krishnan in her new book.
Novelist Kanchana Banerjee shares her vision of an ideal India.
Give women education and political empowerment, instead.
Film critic Suparna Sharma points out how rape and women’s trauma are used in Indian films as a cinematic tool to show men earning personal glory.
Women continue to be silenced with threats of sexual violence and rape, although the medium has changed from the battlefields of yore to internet-enabled platforms today.
Actor Saloni Chopra’s provocative social-media posts and videos are her way of igniting debate on gender violence, stereotypes and sexuality.