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How to raise a boy: Gen Z and Gen Alpha are the first to grow up entirely on the internet. Our job is to help them navigate it

December 01, 2025 11:49 am

Trying to bring up digitally informed boys feels like an uphill battle when multiple algorithms work against me every single day

How to raise a boy: Raising a boy is not about protecting the world from him or him from the world

November 17, 2025 5:20 pm

We tried to raise both our children in the school of humanism. We could not control what they saw online or heard from friends, but I could curate what they encountered at home: A thoughtful article, a film watched together, a lively conversation around the dinner table

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

‘By virtue of being a woman, I’m called pushy’: Deepika Padukone on the backlash over her demanding an 8-hour workday; how gender double standards affect working women

October 10, 2025 4:27 pm

Her statement raises important questions about how women asserting boundaries, whether at work, home, or in relationships, are often labelled as ‘difficult’ or ‘demanding’

Breaking the bias: How India's daughters are recasting success in science and innovation

September 29, 2025 1:19 pm

History of Indian science demonstrates that when women are included, the country doesn’t just achieve equity, it achieves excellence

It's the age of the performative male, and we are all living in it

September 12, 2025 6:43 pm

A new archetype of masculinity is sparking satirical contests on campus and debate online – what virtues are authentic and what are not

How gender remains a primary barrier to women’s workforce participation

August 12, 2025 12:28 pm

In addition to structural barriers like rigid work schedules and wage gaps, perceptions about gender also obstruct women’s participation in the workforce, especially in blue- and grey-collar roles. What kind of policy interventions could help address this? 

‘I remember my paternal grandmother crying loudly’: Ratna Pathak Shah on how sister Supriya's birth exposed deep-rooted bias within her family; how it shapes a child

July 12, 2025 9:57 am

Ratna Pathak Shah said that her father consciously challenged gender bias through small acts like distributing celebratory sweets

Who killed Radhika Yadav? Her father was not alone

July 11, 2025 10:19 pm

Patriarchy and Misogyny were his aides. A society that punishes a woman who transgresses, taunts a man who is unable to exercise control and dominance over women

The tragedy of Raseena and other women who continue to be policed by men

June 23, 2025 11:12 pm

A woman in Kannur allegedly died by suicide after she was shamed for talking to a man. Her death is an indictment of a society that still believes it can tell women how to live and how to be

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