Gender Portrayals
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Women are as capable of terrible atrocities – but gender stereotypes help them get away in trials
If women are treated as less capable in one regard – even one that involves horrible atrocities – it could extend to other realms, too.
Jessica Trisko Darden, The Conversation & Izabela Steflja, The Conversation
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Punjab: Rapper Honey Singh booked for objectionable lyrics in his song ‘Makhna’
The Punjab Women Commission had filed a complaint against the singer for allegedly using ‘vulgar lyrics against women’.
Scroll Staff
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This Women’s Day, let us retire phrases like ‘I’m not like other girls’
Tara Anand and Ellie Lee’s Instagram project helps women stop criticising members of their own gender.
Zinnia Ray Chaudhuri
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These innovations have made Amrik Sukhdev Dhaba in Murthal the truck drivers’ favourite since 1967
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In Saudi Arabia’s scaled-down plans for megacity across the desert – a warning sign for the future
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How a Colombian city’s ‘green corridors’ turned the clock back on global warming
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How India’s weak international stand on plastic pollution harms Indians
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Video: Being Muslim in today’s India
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Why are women accused of witchcraft? A study in rural China provides some clue
Most anthropologists believe witch labelling has evolved to get people to conform. But new research suggests an alternative explanation.
Ruth Mace, The Conversation
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Video: This is how Meghan Markle became a champion for gender equality at the age of 11
Even as a young girl in school, the American TV and film actress refused to accept the notion that a woman’s place is in the kitchen.
Scroll Staff
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The first rule of a female character’s entry into the movie frame: she must be second to the male
Men stride into the scene, while women are either already there or come in as an afterthought.
Damini Kulkarni
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Video: Being Muslim in today’s India
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Watch: Massive rainstorm hits Mumbai, strong winds knock down trees, damage cars
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‘Barking news’: Woman turns journalist to ‘report’ on mischiefs and complaints by her pet dogs
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Watch: Comedian presents TV newsroom discussion in Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s ‘Heeramandi’ style
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Watch: Stunning Northern Lights spotted in unexpected places around the world
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Bengali hit ‘Praktan’ valourises the past while ignoring the excesses of the present
The regressive portrayal of Rituparna Sengupta’s character makes for difficult viewing.
Chandrima Pal
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Witches of Westeros: using and subverting the witch trope in Game of Thrones
While Game of Thrones author George RR Martin openly draws on medieval and early modern history, his subversive depictions of witchcraft make his female characters both intriguing and powerful.
Sheilagh O\'Brien, The Conversation