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Turns out, women were also hunters and warriors
May 18, 2026 6:50 am
How are perceptions of male-female domains, capabilities and sexual division of labour formed? The arguments tend to go far back to the hunter-gatherers
What we measure, what we miss
May 10, 2026 1:16 am
If outcomes are to be meaningful, they must move beyond surface indicators to capture substantive freedoms: the ability to make choices without coercion, to access and control resources, and to act without fear of sanction.
UP House passes resolution condemning SP, Cong: ‘Creating obstacles in path of women empowerment’
May 07, 2026 1:21 pm
SP opposes resolution, says Centres’ Bill was more about delimitation instead of empowering women
Yogi vs Opposition: Battle for women's quota shifts to UP after Constitution Amendment Bill defeat in Lok Sabha
April 21, 2026 9:41 am
As the BJP mobilises a 'social movement' for women's rights, the Congress and SP challenge the state to stop the politics and send a fresh quota proposal to the Centre.
First in the bloodline, a fist of freedom
March 15, 2026 12:03 am
There is something both triumphant and devastating about being the first woman in your bloodline to choose differently. Bloodlines are not merely records of ancestry; they are inheritances of permission and prohibition, of what was endured and what was denied.
'At 28, I’ve built a career and a life in a new city -- so why is my family treating me like a problem to be solved?'
March 20, 2026 4:29 pm
Working, financially independent, and living on our own terms, yet we are measured almost entirely by our marital status. Indian women in their late 20s are navigating a quiet, relentless pressure that no career milestone seems to silence.
The woman’s way of seeing — and writing
March 09, 2026 7:04 am
From Virginia Woolf's 'Mr Bennet and Mrs Brown' to Satyajit Ray's 'Charulata', making the case for tolerating 'the spasmodic, the obscure, the fragmentary, the failure'
On Women's Day, let's rethink our vocabulary of praise
March 07, 2026 6:59 am
There is something instructional about this praise. Once strength is established, expectations adjust accordingly. The strong woman becomes the one who can handle more. Support tapers off
Recognising invisible labour of care is a national priority
March 07, 2026 7:01 am
Behind every visible achievement is a silent force: The care economy. Much of this labour has gone unmeasured. Recognising this, the government is committed to valuing, supporting and strengthening care work as a foundation of inclusive growth
When women progress, path toward a developed Delhi becomes clearer: President
March 02, 2026 9:33 pm
Pink Saheli Smart Card, 3 other initiatives launched
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