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GENDER DISCRIMINATION NEWS

'Somehow I am disappointing someone by not having a son': Soha Ali Khan gets candid about gender discrimination in society

January 04, 2026 3:17 pm

Parents may feel compelled to adhere to cultural practices, even when they conflict with their personal beliefs or modern values.

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

‘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 to raise a boy: What grandparenting boys taught me about love, patience and play

September 14, 2025 12:13 am

It’s not parenting 2.0. Being a grandmother is less about control and more about connections -- even when things get rough

The pocket problem: How fashion still fails women one outfit at a time

September 01, 2025 5:46 pm

Functionality in women’s clothing still has a long way to go. Until then, the fight must go on, one pocket (preferably a pair) at a time

The killing of Kavin Selvaganesh: When caste dictates whom to love

August 25, 2025 4:48 pm

Crimes against inter-caste couples have been framed largely as a cultural issue rooted in traditional and parochial practices, obscuring the fact that both caste and patriarchal violence are still an everyday reality in “modern” life

You can ride the bus, but do you belong? The hidden cost of Delhi’s Pink Passes

August 16, 2025 10:56 am

Free bus travel was never a ‘perk’, it was a lifeline. For working women, it meant savings; for students, independence; for slum dwellers, a rare respite from the humiliation of proving they ‘deserve’ basic services

How to raise a boy: Boys don’t have to be boys the way the world sees them

August 03, 2025 1:01 am

Physical affection, language of closeness has brought us closer in more ways than one, and I wish I had this with my parents, too

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