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Who’s my neighbour: In our shared home, my friend and I built ourselves a refuge
March 13, 2026 12:04 am
Two women stitched this neighbourhood together between work, exhaustion, laughter, and long conversations. In a way, it reveals what women truly enjoy and who they are when no one is watching
'I can be a CEO and a mother:' When Priyanka Chopra schooled a man on feminism saying it's not about 'beating the s*it out of someone'
February 23, 2026 3:33 pm
“Can I answer that? Can I please answer it?” she said. “Physiologically, men and women are different, sir. There’s no debate about that.”
When empowerment stops at the dining table
February 15, 2026 4:39 pm
Our ask is that we should refuse to romanticise this improvement as ultimate liberation. Because empowerment that does not problematise who eats first is empowerment with strings attached.
‘We’re spending on sexy AI instead of vaccinating babies’: The Story of a Heart author Dr Rachel Clarke
February 02, 2026 4:56 pm
The doctor, who won the prestigious Women’s Prize for Non-Fiction, speaks on feminism, medicine, grief, and why healthcare systems still value profit and novelty over prevention and care.
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 28, 2026 5:40 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
FEMINISM PHOTOS
6 cinematic masterpieces that redefine feminism
March 23, 2026 12:55 pm
True cinematic feminism centers on agency—the capacity for a character to make their own choices, even when those choices are flawed, messy, or socially unconventional.
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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