The week in gender
What made gender news this week? The good and not-so-good
Mind the Gap
Mind the Gap is a round up of the week’s gender news, the good, the bad, and the downright ugly.
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The radical idea of women who play just for fun
Competitive women’s sport has arrived. What about recreational sport for women?
A conviction, an acquittal, and other cautionary tales
Women who speak up are still punished, threatened and judged—but they refuse to be silenced.
Women at the forefront, again
The young women protesters know that a broken education system threatens freedom and the promise of a different life.
Hallelujah! The government says yes to sex ed
After two decades of moral panic and dithering, are we finally ready?
Every parents’ worst nightmare
The alleged abuse of toddlers at a Bengaluru crèche exposes the fragile childcare infrastructure that millions of working mothers depend on.
Why didn’t she just say no?
The murder of Ketan Agarwal allegedly by his fiancé raises the question of why we don’t bring up our daughters to just say no.
Domestic workers, invisible rights
A domestic worker's murder raises questions about the value we place on the women who cook, clean, care for our families.
The girls cracking India’s toughest exam
More girls than ever have cracked the IITs. Progress is real, but challenges remain.
In her words: Dr Soumya Swaminathan
One of two Indian women to be elected Fellow of the Royal Society, Dr Soumya Swaminathan on patriarchy, science and why representation matters
What (yet another) death says about marriage and violence
The media trial of Twisha Sharma tells a depressingly familiar tale of domestic violence.