Women At Work
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Period leave is not an admission of weakness for women – it is an acceptance of need
Zomato’s decision to introduce up to 10 days of ‘period leave’ a year is a welcome step.
Ranjona Banerji
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Zomato introduces period leave for menstruating employees
The company announced up to 10 days a year of period leave.
Scroll Staff
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What women in rural Madhya Pradesh want: Jobs with direct access to their wages
Financial independence and training holds the answer to keeping women in the workforce.
Shreehari Paliath, IndiaSpend.com
Trending
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Opinion: What Nidhi Razdan phishing case and Arnab Goswami chats tell us about Indian media today
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‘Please don’t follow me now’: Actor Rhea Chakraborty asks paparazzi when spotted in Mumbai
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Saba Naqvi: Does ‘Mirzapur’ defame UP? If you’d met the dons I have, you’d know how bad it really is
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India are capable of producing the best five teams in world cricket, says Greg Chappell
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When did Bhishma die? A reading of the Mahabharata reveals a startling possibility
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Why single, childless, contended, middle-aged women make excellent protagonists
Should literature present the world as it is – filled with brutality and violence against women – or also offer a morsel of hope?
Emily Bernhard Jackson, The Conversation
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Despite women being photography pioneers, the industry is plagued by a gender problem
Discrimination at the workplace, sexism and industry stereotypes have contributed to a general lack of opportunities for women in photography.
Celia Rose Jackson, The Conversation
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One woman’s dogged campaign to protect Mumbai’s mangroves
A former range officer at the Mumbai Mangrove Conservation Unit, Seema Adgaonkar has been preventing illegal encroachments and planting new saplings.
Kartik Chandramouli
Video
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‘Check out my official regal merch’: Watch this amusing parody of The Queen from ‘Death to 2020’
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Eco India, Episode 96: Is environmentally-friendly food-for-all still a distant dream?
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Watch: The arduous journey of a lorry driver struggling with endless delays due to Brexit
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Watch: Hilarious video of Soviet soldiers supposedly dancing to Nirvana's ‘Smells Like Teen Spirit’
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‘You should check your phone’: Funny chat between man and his ‘brain’ keeping him awake all night
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Japan: Labour minister defends high heels for women at work, says they are necessary
Takumi Nemoto made the remark when he was asked to comment on a campaign started by actor and writer Yumi Ishikawa.
Scroll Staff
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By 2024, half the chief ministers in Congress states should be women: Rahul Gandhi
The party chief also said in the next few years, he wanted women to occupy 40% of all posts in the states.
Scroll Staff
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Kerala: Church withdraws restrictions imposed on nun who protested against rape-accused bishop
A meeting of the parish was held after a group of parishioners came out in support of Sister Lucy Kalappura, demanding the restrictions be revoked.
Scroll Staff
The Reel
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‘Metro Park 2’ trailer: The NRI Patels from New Jersey is back
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‘Madam Chief Minister’ review: A woman rises to power and falls while trying to hold on to it
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‘The White Tiger’ review: A driver murders his way up the food chain
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‘Aapkey Kamrey Mein Koi Rehta Hai’ review: A ghost teaches a bunch of bachelors a lesson
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‘Jeet Ki Zid’ review: A tribute to a soldier’s bravery and persistence
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Why it pays for Indian companies to hire more women, put them in leadership roles
With an attrition rate of 4%, senior women executives are twice as likely to stay back in their organisations than men.
Ananya Bhattacharya, qz.com
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India, the world’s fastest growing startup ecosystem, has little space for female entrepreneurs
Only about 9% of the country’s startup founders are women.
Sushma UN, qz.com
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For Pakistan’s women lawyers, it’s an endless battle against societal judgement
For the legal fraternity to become a community, much needs to change.
Zainab Z. Malik
The Field
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FA Cup: Gabriel scores own goal as Southampton knock out holders Arsenal in fourth round
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Thailand Open: Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Ashwini Ponnappa go down fighting in mixed doubles semis
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Second Test: James Anderson’s six-for keeps England in the hunt against Sri Lanka on day two
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Watch: Ajinkya Rahane hails India’s collective effort in speech after win in Brisbane
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Ligue 1: Kylian Mbappe says he is still unsure about committing his long-term future to PSG