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Gender

Working Mom? Feel Guilty No More!

While many believe the ‘ideal situation’ for young children is one where their mother doesn’t...

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Kaleidoscope

Power Of The Printed Word

Poster, by Dr. Shankar Shesh, a social satire about the exploitation of tribals, remains relevant nearly forty years after it was written, and is a great favourite...

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Kaleidoscope

By The Sea

Jennifer Egan’s 2011 novel, on her Pulitzer. Experimental in form, the book had thirteen chapters from different points of view a...

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Bollywood

A Win Against the Wage Gap

Deepika Padukone recently crossed another milestone by bagging a heavier pay cheque than her male co-actors. Padukone, who plays the titular character in director Sanjay Le...

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Human Rights

Gender equality at Workplace - more than just a moral Issue

Apart from the “human rights” aspect to gender equality at work, recent studies also suggest there being a beneficial financial and economic advantage by having...

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Environment

Free Bicycles Reducing Pollution In India & China

Innovative bicycle schemes in China and India are tackling chronic air pollution problems and congestion by encouraging people to stop using cars. In China everyone used to...

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Human Rights

The Feminist Side Of Sweatshops

Compared to the post-industrial prosperity Americans enjoy today, “sweatshops” seem inhuman. But there is another side to the story. Strange as it sounds, there...

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Can Television Be Fair To Muslims?

FOR the Nuxalbari Estate in the lush hills of India’s north-east, relief came in the nick of time. With winter pruning of its tea plantations at hand, 600 workers wer...

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Gender

The Wage Gap: Is Gender Bias The Chicken Or The Egg?

When a field of work traditionally dominated by men is “feminized,” guess what happens. Wages drop! This shows that gender bias is a factor - maybe a big one - ...

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Human Rights

Bonded Labourers In Brick Kilns Slowly Learn They Have Rights

Thousands of brick kiln workers in Maharashtra are learning from activists that they have the right to a minimum wage, basic amenities and fair treatment - but remain in de...

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