How Data Can Improve the Impact of Stories

‘Our ancestors created their myths and told their stories for a human purpose. Any good story, any good novel, should have a message’, wrote Chinua Achebe, the ...

Varun Dhawan, Alia Bhatt, Gautam Gulati Support The # BeWithBeti Campaign

Btowners never hesitate to come forward and show their support for a good cause. Recently, a lot of Bollywood celebrities are showing their support for # BeWithBeti campaig...

Madam C.E.O., Get Me a Coffee

Sheryl Sandberg and Adam Grant on Women Doing ‘Office Housework’

This is the sad reality in workplaces around the world: Women help mor...

The gender of a sound byte

Dear Barkha, This is taking up from where we last left off. The last time we met at a dinner party in Mumbai, you had enquired why I always turned down requests to appear o...

India Hits Its U.N. Poverty-Cutting Target, but Misses Others

India is on track to cut poverty in half by the end of this year, compared to 2000 levels, but needs to do more to improve education and empower women, a United Nations rep...

Happy time for women in Indian cinema: Shabana Azmi

Veteran actress-social activist Shabana Azmi has expressed hope for women in Hindi cinema, observing that roles are becoming substantial for them and are being written for ...

Hillary Clinton spurs ‘gender data revolution’

Through Data2x, Clinton unveiled new partnerships to improve data collection and help address gender issues around the world. There’s not much news in Hillary Clinton...

4 Reasons Why It Is Great To Be An Indian Woman in 2015

Optics are great for “women’s empowerment”. For the euphoria, the hope and the promise they bring. Like a self-reflecting selfie, they become a commitment...

Emma Watson Launches Next Phase In HeForShe Campaign At Davos Forum

At the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, UN Women – the United Nations entity dedicated to achieving women’s empowerment and gender equality – u...