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Shilpa Phadke
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What are the ways in which women’s participation in the Indian workforce can be increased?
An excerpt from ‘Women’s Participation in Future Growth’, by Uma Ganesh and Shilpa Phadke, from ‘India’s Pathway to Success: Winning in the Next Decade’.
Uma Ganesh & Shilpa Phadke
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Mere populism? Kejriwal plan to make transport free for Delhi women could actually transform city
The move holds the possibility of making the Capital friendlier, approachable and more accessible for women.
Shilpa Phadke
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‘A service, not an enterprise’: Privatising Mumbai’s BEST buses means unraveling a system that works
Protests against the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation’s privatisation plans are growing.
Shilpa Phadke
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The real reason why Modi says what he does – Hindu India accepts it
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BJP’s street-fighters in coastal Karnataka want a share in power
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For better or for worse? Shifts in gender norms in India – in 12 charts
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Lok Sabha polls: Ladakh MP rallies supporters after BJP drops him from candidate list
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‘Supporter of BJP met me’: Surat candidates on the various reasons they withdrew from the election
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What Kirron Kher could learn from women who actually use public transport
The BJP MP said a young woman gang raped in Chandigarh last month should not have boarded an autorickshaw with three men already inside.
Shilpa Phadke
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#MeToo: There is power in speaking and being heard, and every enraged voice counts
The hashtag protest against sexual harassment confronts a problem that is global in scale, and mounts a powerful digital feminist challenge.
Shilpa Phadke
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The condom-counting MLA has earned a laugh, but his antics betray a deeply entrenched sexism
The anxiety over thousands of condoms being used on the JNU campus reflects the long-held fear about the education of women.
Shilpa Phadke
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Watch: K-Pop singer Aoora sings in Assamese as he collaborates with Nilotpal Bora in a new folk song
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Watch Anu Malik and Sonu Nigam’s impromptu performance of ‘Main Hoon Na’ at Farah Khan’s home
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Watch: Doordarshan newsreader faints on live TV in Kolkata owing to severe heat
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Watch: Spice Girls sing ‘Stop’ as bandmates reunite to celebrate Victoria Beckham’s 50th birthday
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Watch: Over 350 ballerinas come together to break the world record for standing on tip toes
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Kiss and tell: Why we started a campaign calling for Park Mein PDA
Public spaces are being snatched away by the moral police. There's a need to reclaim them.
Shilpa Phadke
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To halt moral policing, we must support our grown-up kids' right to share rooms with their partners
Despite assurances by Mumbai Commissioner Rakesh Maria, the authorities continue to violate the right to privacy and free choice.
Shilpa Phadke