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

· Aug 27, 2019 · 09:30 pm

‘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

· Jun 10, 2018 · 09:00 am

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

· Jan 13, 2018 · 08:30 pm

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

· Aug 08, 2017 · 09:34 am

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

· Oct 21, 2015 · 03:30 pm

Can women be sexual abusers too? Mumbai case prompts judges to ask the question

It's possible, but Indian law does not recognise it.

Aarefa Johari

· May 12, 2014 · 06:52 am