Gender

‘The Trials Of Spring’ Documentary Project Amplifies Voices Of Women In The Arab Spring

A new multimedia documentary project is spotlighting the vital roles of women in the 2011 Arab Spring uprisings. “The Trials of Spring”, is a series of six shorts,...

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After Retirement, Esther Ritz Became A Full-Time Painter At 55 And Never Looked Back

The art world has an alluring, if somewhat illusory, exterior. It gives off the impression of being progressive, fluid, experimental — a space for outsiders of all kinds...

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Books About Women Don’t Win Major Fiction Prizes. How Can We Change That?

Man, woman, cyborg — no matter what kind of writer you are, if you want to win a major literary award, there’s just one thing you have to do: Make sure your main c...

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Girls Rule In An Indian Village

Though small and remote, the village of Mawlynnong, bordering Bangladesh in India’s northeastern state of Meghalaya, attracts tourists from all over the globe. Most come...

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Divya Radhakrishnan’s Journey From A Media Executive To An Entrepreneur

“Will we be done in an hour?” asks Divya Radhakrishnan as I walk into her office. Greeting me with a smile as bright as her office, the woman entrepreneur is busy ...

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Microsoft Gives Fresh ‘Umeedein’ For Empowering Girls

Female education has been getting increasing attention from all – the government, parents, and the administration; however, when it comes to girls playing sport, that en...

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Here’s Why The Biggest Slum In India Is Honoring A Fictional Rape Victim

Ram Devineni has been thinking a lot lately about shakti — a word that translates loosely from the Sanskrit to “female power.” It’s a transformative co...

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In ‘Cloud Nine,’ Artist Kate Durbin Asks Women ‘What Have You Done For Money?’

Head over to the website for Los Angeles-based artist Kate Durbin’s newest project, “Cloud Nine,” and you’ll be greeted by a few lustful mouths lined w...

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Rape Culture Is A Contract We Never Actually Signed

Rape culture is a contract we never actually signed. It’s a contract that says Hey, sure, you can totally say and do anything you want to my body — you deserve it!...

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6 Indian Women Figure In Forbes 100 Most Powerful Women List

At a time when 49% of Indian women have never accessed Internet, this comes as a gentle reminder that Indian women cannot be taken lightly. In the recent Forbes List of 100 Mo...

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EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE AND THE HUMAN FACTOR

Writer Ranjan Das Gupta reflects on emotional intelligence as a human, ethical and socia...

March 6 2026

A LAST CALL FOR THE PLANET

In this in-depth conversation with Vinta Nanda, Fr. Kureethadam Joshtrom reflects on eco...

March 5 2026

FORGOTTEN DANCING QUEEN OF HINDI CINEMA

The Last Dance: Tragedy of a Dancing Queen - Khalid Mohamed narrates the rise and fall o...

March 3 2026