Journalism of Courage
Patriarchy
PATRIARCHY NEWS
Child can claim reservation through mother: Madras High Court rejects ‘patriarchy’ stand
August 31, 2026 10:29 am
The candidates in question were born and raised in Puducherry. Their mothers were natives with SC, MBC or OBC origin-status certificates, while their fathers were migrants, the Madras High Court noted.
India’s young women don’t need forgiveness. They need to be taken seriously
August 12, 2026 1:38 pm
It is high time women are treated as rights-bearing citizens. Their political and personal agency should not be ignored based on patriarchal norms of civility
Gen Z can do better than using the old language of patriarchy
July 30, 2026 5:15 pm
Surely a generation capable of inventing a new vocabulary of memes can invent a new vocabulary of anger? Surely it can express dissent with greater wit, intelligence and originality, instead of simply recycling the oldest slurs from the patriarchal playbook?
‘Patriarchitecture’: Indian architecture's erasure of women who build – past and present
July 17, 2026 10:41 am
Most women in Indian architecture disappear from view — not because they stop being capable, but because a field that trains them in equal numbers still doesn't build the career ladders, firm partnerships, or institutional leadership to keep them
My aunt’s funeral showed me that even in death, a woman does not belong to herself
July 09, 2026 1:07 pm
She was clothed as a bride. She was mourned as a wife and mother. She was denied her own religion, her own rituals, her own name for God. And the women around her wished for themselves the same ending
The Rs 370 biryani joke that wasn’t, and the men who didn’t see the problem
June 16, 2026 7:17 am
The distressing reality is: A man made a sexual assault joke, another man amplified it, and neither of them paused at the horror of what they had done
Dowry deaths are about more than patriarchy. Look at north-south difference
June 11, 2026 6:06 pm
Marriage and kinship explain a lot about both kinds of tragedies. One carries the tragic stain of dowry that leads young brides to death and the other the social shame that compels many male farmers to die by suicide
Supreme Court cites everyday patriarchy to uphold man’s conviction for killing wife
April 07, 2026 9:45 am
The case before the Supreme Court involved the murder of a 20-year-old Rajasthan woman who succumbed to burn injuries on October 19, 2012, days after her husband set her ablaze.
Men are struggling in modern love. But this isn’t about women asking for too much
February 28, 2026 9:30 am
A recent survey points to growing pressure on men in relationships. The deeper issue, however, is a mismatch between how men are raised and what love now requires
Neena Gupta reveals why ‘strong’ women are still seen as ‘not marriage material’; expert on the quiet cost they pay in intimate relationships
January 16, 2026 6:17 pm
Actor Neena Gupta’s candid remarks on why “strong” women are often seen as unsuitable for marriage open up a larger conversation about patriarchy, power, and why female independence still feels threatening in intimate relationships.
Advertisement
Best of Express
Advertisement
Advertisement