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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Kotak firm’s Rs 60 crore donation to BJP coincided with crucial RBI decisions on Kotak Mahindra Bank
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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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‘The Goat Life’ review: A protracted saga of suffering and survival
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How the brain’s clock speeds up around middle age can determine future health and dementia
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When an emperor came calling on a newly independent India to learn from its early successes
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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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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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‘Look at my wonderful costume’: Actor Anne Hathaway reacts to scenes from some of her popular movies
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Watch: Chef makes life-sized pencil and sharpener entirely from chocolate
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Watch: Musicians from Kerala perform their version of the iconic 1985 song ‘We Are The World’
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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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‘Amar Singh Chamkila’ trailer: Diljit Dosanjh plays the slain Punjabi singer in Imtiaz Ali’s biopic
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Premiere date announced for Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s ‘Heeramandi’
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‘The Goat Life’ review: A protracted saga of suffering and survival
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The secret ingredient of Pratik Gandhi’s success: ‘Salt to taste’
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‘Bade Miyan Chote Miyan’ trailer: Akshay Kumar and Tiger Shroff team up for action thriller