Gender Issues
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Misogyny can be damaging for everyone – how to talk to boys about it
The idealisation of hyper masculinity and the expectation that men should be dominant and emotionless leaves little room for boys to explore their identity.
Sophie King-Hill, The Conversation
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No dating, marriage or childbirth: Why South Korean women are done with men
The surge in digital sex crimes and the legacy of the country's sexist policies and gendered citizenship has exacerbated gender divides and expectations.
Min Joo Lee, The Conversation
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Why do women work harder than men? A new anthropological study has an answer
Perfect sex equality in workload only occurs in rare instances.
Yuan Chen, The Conversation & Ruth Mace, The Conversation
Trending
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When an emperor came calling on a newly independent India to learn from its early successes
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‘Crew’ review: A sexy, funny and honest airline heist movie
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How the high demand for coaching classes reflects India’s employment and economic distress
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Bharti group’s Rs 150 crore bond donation to BJP coincided with Modi government’s telecom U-turn
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Kotak firm’s Rs 60 crore donation to BJP coincided with crucial RBI decisions on Kotak Mahindra Bank
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How women in East Asia became much freer than their sisters in South Asia in just a century
In patriarchal societies, industrialisation and structural transformation are necessary preconditions for the emancipation of women.
Alice Evans
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Why do women in South India have more freedom than their northern sisters?
Examining the effect of colonialism, matriliny, cousin marriage, invasion, cultivation and ancestral crop yields on gender divergence.
Alice Evans
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How come NASA did not have enough right-sized suits for the first all-woman spacewalk ever?
If you were thinking there must be a lack of people who care or have the talent to design such products, there isn’t.
Susan L. Sokolowski, The Conversation
Video
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Watch: Kuno National Park posts video to celebrate cheetah cub Mukhi’s first birthday
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Watch: Migrant workers travel in train toilet owing to unavailability of seats
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Watch: PTI posts video accusing male ANI reporter of assaulting and abusing its woman journalist
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Watch: Footballers give their jackets to young player escorts amidst heavy rain in New York City
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Caught on camera: Supermarket floor collapses, shopper falls through it
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NASA cancels all-female spacewalk, cites lack of well-fitting spacesuits
Astronauts Christina Koch and Anne McClain were scheduled to walk outside the International Space Station on March 29, but now only Koch will go ahead with it.
Scroll Staff
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Tinder India allows 23 new gender identity options – here’s what they are
The dating app consulted gay rights activists and organisations to come up with the list.
Scroll Staff
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Not appointing men in Army’s nursing corps akin to ‘gender discrimination’, says Delhi High Court
The omission of thousands of trained men is ‘unjustifiable ad unconstitutional’, said the plea filed by the Indian Professional Nurses Association.
Scroll Staff
The Reel
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‘Patna Shuklla’ review: A competently argued legal drama
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‘Inspector Rishi’ review: A superbly crafted battle between fact and fable
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‘Alibaba Aani Chalishitle Chor’ review: A lightweight study of modern marriage
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‘Crew’ review: A sexy, funny and honest airline heist movie
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‘Amar Singh Chamkila’ trailer: Diljit Dosanjh plays the slain Punjabi singer in Imtiaz Ali’s biopic
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Mumbai: TISS allots gender-neutral hostel space to transgender and gender non-conforming students
It will be made available to students from the next academic year on a first-come-first-serve basis, the institute said in a notification on Thursday.
Scroll Staff
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Kolkata’s Padman: A college student distributes free sanitary pads in public toilets
Sobhan Mukherjee wants to help break the taboo around menstruation.
Kathakali Das Bhaumik
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Google’s gender trouble: Pichai cancels town hall meeting after employees’ questions get leaked
However, the company CEO addressed a coding event for girls later on Thursday.
Scroll Staff
The Field
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Tennis, Miami Masters: Rohan Bopanna and Matthew Ebden through to the final
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Badminton, Spain Masters Super 300: Crasto-Ponnappa, Sindhu move into quarter-finals in Madrid
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IPL 2024: Riyan Parag, bowlers set up win for Rajasthan Royals against Delhi Capitals
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IPL 2024: KKR bring in Allah Ghazanfar as replacement player; RR rope in Keshav Maharaj
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Athletics: Neeraj Chopra to open his 2024 season at Doha Diamond League in May