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GENDER DISPARITY NEWS

Gap between education and jobs for women in Delhi

April 12, 2026 7:10 am

Nearly three-quarters of educated, non-working women surveyed had never worked at all. This is not a story of women dropping out and struggling to return. It is about figuring out why educated women are not entering the workforce in the first place.

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.

At 2028 Los Angeles Olympics, a blow to gender disparity

April 16, 2025 5:39 pm

Global sport is striding towards an epochal moment: Female athletes are set to outnumber the males

The Mrs who doesn't cook dinner -- and a family that finds itself in the kitchen

March 17, 2025 1:15 pm

Unlike the film, the script played out differently in our house. We were a nuclear family, and my father’s job as a fighter pilot meant we lived on large bases in remote towns. While help was available, cooking remained the woman’s duty.

The shaky state of ‘manosphere’

March 09, 2025 9:58 am

Since the days of Cleopatra, the mystique of the ambitious, independent woman has been seen as a threat. Today, there’s a Cleopatra, everywhere.

In a world centred around men, we must make women the centre of our institutions

March 07, 2025 11:20 pm

Safety of women lies not in restricting their lives, but in according dignity and respect to them

My son’s patriarchy is different from mine

October 27, 2024 9:49 am

He has promised to read more of Levy and, for me, that’s a victory. As we grapple with the Kolkata rape, or the conclusions of the Hema Committee report, we arrive at the doorstep of a society unwilling to mend itself.

Let’s talk to sons, on what it is to be man and women

October 13, 2024 7:26 am

The big questions are, can we escape our conditioning? What should we do differently so crimes against women stop? Constant engagement with our sons will expand the idea of what manliness can be. 

Addressing India’s wage gap: How Adani foundation works with other players to realise the dream

March 08, 2024 11:43 am

Our young women have overcome the shackles of past thinking and are ready to take their place as full contributors to a developed India. The enormity of the problem and the benefit to the nation demand that we lend them a helping hand

41% Indian gamers are women, 66% from non-metros, says Google-backed study

February 16, 2024 5:11 pm

“When I tell people that I play action and war games, they act surprised. As if I can only play Candy Crush or Subway Surfer!”

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