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“In a patriarchal society, education is kept away from women so that men can subjugate them”

Seventy three-year-old Latika lives in Kolkata with her husband Parimal. She feels she was often ridiculed by...  

“In all my travels around the world, I’ve seen that women have had to work harder than men”

Savita Sonavane, 44, unschooled and illiterate by most standards, crusaded against poverty and patriarchy from an early...  

The tribal notions of patriarchy must not enter the corporate space

They may be on top of things, but women leaders too are subjected to prejudices  

“I knew simply being a housewife would ruin my life and my daughter’s future”

Being a Dalit woman, Janki had to fight both caste and her in-laws to become financially independent...  

The autumn of patriarchy

For the first time in a very long time, women and large numbers of men are wearing...  

‘If I am bad, what about the men that come to me? At least, I do it for money’

Baby speaks to Nishita Jha, with a police officer from Malad, about how she stopped fearing men...  

‘Women hold up half the sky. But have we ever been allowed to join the men at the negotiating table?’

Binalakshmi Nepram talks about her journey as a woman from the Northeast and as an activist  

‘I can do 52 push-ups in a minute. I train hard for five hours a day’

Alisha Abdullah, 23, has the distinction of being India’s first female superbike racer. Since the age of...  

We women talk with loud voices

Authorities thought that as a woman I wouldn’t pursue my cause if they made it hard for...  

‘It’s okay to live your life, even as a widow’

Revati Laul got Pushpa Kaur Ranawat to tell her story along with her brother, a visibly embarrassed...  

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