The recently concluded Delhi High Court Bar Association election serves as a grim reminder of the fact that the Bar has been slow to accept women lawyers.
Gender & Sexuality
Shobharani of Calcutta: The Green Gates of Ganguly Bagan
A personal narrative of the author's trip to Kolkata to visit her ailing grandmother during the pandemic.
‘Glaring Lapses in Probe’: SC Acquits 3 Men Sentenced to Death for Brutal Gang-Rape, Murder of Teen
The apex court bench likened the trial court's role to that of a "passive umpire's". The young woman's father has expressed disappointment with the verdict and said the system was …
Karnataka: Pregnant Woman Dies After Being Turned Away From Hospital For Not Having Aadhaar Card
State health minister K. Sudhakar has ordered for the suspension of three nurses of the maternity ward and an on-duty doctor and has constituted a three-member committee to inquire into …
‘Toxic Masculinity’: What Does It Mean, Where Did It Come From – And Is the Term Useful or Harmful?
“Toxic masculinity” has been used to explain everything from the election of Donald Trump to why Ross from Friends is awful. But what does it actually mean?
Powerful Women Heading Up Dating Apps Are Framed as Young and Sexy
Two women ruled the dating app tech industry last year. How they were portrayed by mainstream media versus how they portrayed themselves in social media says a lot about how …
Not Everyone Is Male or Female – The Growing Controversy Over Sex Designation
Millions of people do not fit neatly into male or female sex designations at birth, and wrong identification can set them up for a lifetime of physical and mental harm.