Gender Debate
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‘In the name of love’: Israel’s ‘pinkwashing’ obscures and legitimises violence against Palestinians
Some politicians in the Arab world opposing women’s and gay rights today are direct descendants of the Arab patriarchs that the West empowered.
Rayyan Dabbous, The Conversation
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‘Not a man-hater’: What research says about an enduring feminist stereotype
Claiming that feminists hate men is a convenient way to dismiss what they have to say.
Aífe Hopkins-Doyle, The Conversation, Aino Lilja Petterson, The Conversation & Robbie Sutton, The Conversation
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Sex-selective surgery without consent violates child’s dignity, privacy: Kerala High Court
The court directed the Kerala government to issue an order regulating such surgeries on infants and children within three months.
Scroll Staff
Trending
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Unnatural sex between husband and wife not rape, woman’s consent immaterial: Madhya Pradesh HC
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‘Physical building of WhatsApp University’: Satire on viral video of Galgotias University students
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‘Exhuma’ review: A grave holds secrets to a troubled Korean past
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‘Naach Ga Ghuma’ review: Soft landings in saga of a woman and her missing maid
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Sugar in Nestlé baby food sold in African countries shows how corporations influence public policy
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In the work-from-home battle for space, women are getting the short end of the stick
For decades, home workspaces were portrayed as the domain of men. Now, with many families all working under one roof, women are paying the price.
Elizabeth Patton, The Conversation
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Are men more likely to be unfaithful than women? A view from the 18th century
Discussing the heartbreak of a friend, Francis Smyth wrote to his future-wife Mary Plumer about the general faithlessness of women. She didn’t agree.
Violet Horlick
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‘I felt humiliated’: Kerala trans woman hopes court will stop ordering medical tests to check gender
Arundhati called the Kerala High Court’s decision a ‘human rights violation’.
TA Ameerudheen
Video
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Video: What will it take to bring back peace to Manipur?
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‘Physical building of WhatsApp University’: Satire on viral video of Galgotias University students
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Watch: Meet Sparkles, the new avatar of Boston Dynamics’ robot dog with a special costume
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Watch: Diljit Dosanjh invites young fan on stage, dances with him during his sold-out Vancouver show
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Watch: School authorities turn classroom into swimming pool to encourage attendance during heatwave
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Catherine Deneuve’s response to the #Metoo movement has divided French feminists
Many prominent women are concerned that France’s long history of ‘libertinage’ is threatened by what they see as a witchhunt against men.
Mary Harrod, The Conversation
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Google fires software engineer who wrote sexist memo on diversity
CEO Sundar Pichai said it was offensive to suggest that some employees have traits that make them less biologically suited for work.
Scroll Staff
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While petition fights to end discrimination, many Haji Ali pilgrims endorse ban on women in sanctum
The trustees of the iconic Mumbai shrine claim it is a sin for women to touch the grave of a saint.
Scroll Staff
The Reel
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‘Presumed Innocent’ trailer: Jake Gyllenhaal plays a lawyer accused of murdering his lover
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‘Lampan’ trailer: Marathi series is based on Prakash Narayan Sant’s stories
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Watch: ‘Murder in Mahim’ series is based on Jerry Pinto’s crime novel
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‘Women Of My Billion’ review: What happens when women get talking
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‘The Broken News’ S2 review: A competent second round of TV channel rivalry