Gender-Neutral Toilets?
England is currently reviewing its policy on publicly accessible toilets to decide whether they should be gender-neutral or separate for women. There are different opinions...
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Didi – A Lens To See Women In Indian Politics
By Rohini Sen The second phase of the West Bengal Assembly elections concluded amidst BJP’s raging (and tone deaf) rhetoric of Hindutva and development. And...
Get To Know Jerick Hoffer – or Jinkx Monsoon on ‘Their’ B’day!
Have you met a person who identifies as non-gendered or non-binary? Meet Jerick Hoffer, more famously known by the stage name Jinkx Monsoon, who is...
How Sexist Are The Words In Oxford Dictionary? Turns Out – More Than You Would Expect!
Maria Beatrice Giovanardi, started a Change.org petition in 2019, urging that Oxford Dictionary, arguably the world’s most popular dictionary, do away with its sexist definitions...
Devaki Jain’s Memoir : The Brass Notebook
Speaking Tiger announced the publication of The Brass Notebook: A Memoir by Devaki Jain. In this no-holds-barred chronicle, renowned feminist, economist, and academician Devaki Jain...
Bharat Mata – Is This Appellation Justified?
By DR. Elsa Lycias Joel A hypocritical outcry of deteriorating traditional values is often heard when a woman walks out of her marriage whereas the...
New Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Report Shows ‘Missing Perspectives of Women in News’
A recent report commissioned by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, promoted also by International Women’s Media Foundation reveals how women are majorly underrepresented in...
Breaking away from oppressive traditions, widows celebrate Holi and Diwali
Did You Know? For the longest time, widows in India could not play Holi. Thanks to a PIL filed filed by National Legal Services Authority...
The Mother of Us All
by Karla Gottlieb Reviewed by Elsa Lycias Joel A book is only the start of a long, certain journey. Any author would like to be...
Didi, Bus Stop Chaloge?
By Neha Bhupathiraju A woman auto driver is a rare sight, we’d be lying if we said we didn’t instantly notice and make a mental...
Results of the 5th National Family Health Survey Shows Women Are Still Far Behind In Internet Usage
In a Survey conducted last year, as part of the fifth National Family Heath Survey (NFHS), an important question was asked – “Have you used...
Supreme Court entertains a PIL Seeking Directions For Uniform Grounds Of Divorce For Women Of All Faith
#Newsbyte #1MinuteRead #UniformCivilCode #SupremeCourt #law In a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed by Lawyer Ashwini Upadhyay and argued by Senior Advocates Pinky Anand and Meenakshi...