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From Ozempic to 'Emily in Paris', thinness is back — and feminism is paying the price
January 17, 2026 11:43 am
Thinness is the patriarchy’s favourite weapon. You don’t need to revoke women’s rights if you can sap their energy. You don’t need to censor women’s thoughts if you can keep them occupied with their image. A woman thinking about weight gain is not thinking about capital gains. A woman at war with her thighs and abs is not fighting to break glass ceilings
‘The man is now tip-toeing…’: R Madhavan says modern men are confused about the right way to express chivalry, expert on navigating evolving definitions of courtesy
January 16, 2026 5:44 pm
“What I am trying to say is, the person you think is toxic might not actually be trying to be toxic,” said R Madhavan
The long, uneasy history of women, cigarettes, and freedom
January 14, 2026 7:47 pm
Once engineered as a symbol of women’s liberation, the cigarette has travelled a long road from corporate manipulation to cinematic cliché, and now, to acts of rebellion under Iran’s authoritarian rule.
Brigitte Bardot’s revolution of the self
December 31, 2025 11:41 am
The French icon made women’s desire visible and casual in an era of repression, and for that she remains a cultural landmark. But autonomy without solidarity is a dead end
How third-wave feminism attacks essentialist view of women, emphasises fluid identities
December 20, 2025 11:15 pm
How did the third-wave feminists oppose the essentialist view of women? How did they encourage women of colour to express their own unique values? How did they challenge male-female, nature-culture, mind-body and other such fixed binaries? Explore infographics for key insights.
Putting the Toilet Seat Down: When feminism becomes an everyday act
December 18, 2025 7:51 pm
Can’t I just be a good person without being a feminist? Harshveer Jain's book provides some answers
Mamata Banerjee has failed a rape survivor, again
October 14, 2025 4:05 pm
Mamata Banerjee reinforced what women have been told for generations, that safety is their own burden.
Karnataka’s menstrual leave policy: The problem isn’t periods. It’s that workplaces are built for men
October 15, 2025 11:35 am
Nearly everything about the modern workplace is calibrated to male biology and life patterns. Women experience them on borrowed terms, through menstruation, pregnancy, and caregiving
Our Karwa Chauth love story: We fast together because love isn't one-sided
October 10, 2025 9:20 pm
Karwa Chauth has traditionally been seen as a wife’s devotion to her husband. But why should care be gendered?
Short dresses, long lectures: Why men are still asking women to 'go home'
October 07, 2025 6:58 pm
What happened in Rishikesh isn’t just an isolated burst of chauvinism. It’s part of a larger culture that polices women constantly: From school uniforms to workplace attire to the way women employees are indirectly asked to be more “agreeable”
FEMINISM VIDEOS
On this day in 1960, Sri Lanka elected its first female head of state.
June 22, 2020 6:21 pm
Sirimavo Bandaranaike became the prime minister of Sri Lanka, giving the country its first female head of state. See more: https://bit.ly/2Ld0BOG
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