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Victoria Woodhull: A tale of America's first female presidential candidate

Victoria Woodhull's improbable life - from clairvoyant to Wall Street broker to presidential candidate - is retold in Eden Collinsworth's witty new biography

Victoria Woodhull: A tale of America's first female presidential candidate
Updated On : 07 Sep 2025 | 10:04 PM IST

A eulogy to Eunice: An Indian English poet who walked freely with language

Getting to know St Xavier's College's beloved teacher through the poems she left behind

A eulogy to Eunice: An Indian English poet who walked freely with language
Updated On : 01 Aug 2025 | 10:18 PM IST

The New Age of Sexism: Laura Bates' latest book exposes online misogyny

Feminist activist Laura Bates turns her investigative lens on the insidious spread of online misogyny - now assuming new virtual avatars, yet still rooted in age-old patriarchal violence

The New Age of Sexism: Laura Bates' latest book exposes online misogyny
Updated On : 16 Jun 2025 | 10:14 PM IST

The Feminisms of Our Mothers: How one woman's step sparked progress

This anthology successfully subverts the social dynamics of men and women in patriarchy, and centres women as the subjects of their exploration

The Feminisms of Our Mothers: How one woman's step sparked progress
Updated On : 24 Apr 2025 | 11:47 PM IST

Field reports on gender inclusion: Feminism takes different shapes

From doing away with some gender-friendly courtesies to choosing to be called Chairman, there's no one-size-fits-all way to serve the cause of feminism

Field reports on gender inclusion: Feminism takes different shapes
Updated On : 06 Mar 2025 | 8:40 PM IST

4B movement: How a South Korean feminist wave reached the US shores

Women in the United States are using TikTok and X to link the 4B movement to their struggles under Donald Trump

4B movement: How a South Korean feminist wave reached the US shores
Updated On : 11 Nov 2024 | 11:54 AM IST

Sara Ahmed's book offers a deep dive into the feminist killjoy perspective

The book begins with Ms Ahmed's story, but it can be an every woman story or every queer's story

Sara Ahmed's book offers a deep dive into the feminist killjoy perspective
Updated On : 05 Nov 2024 | 9:50 PM IST

Private lives at households not constitutional vacuums for injustice: CJI

Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud on Sunday said though households provide a private sanctuary to the inhabitants, it may not be simply an equitable space. Dwelling on the topic Constitutional imperativeness of the state, navigating discrimination in public and private spaces' the Chief Justice underlined that the gain of improving private lives will reflect on public life as well, for these private structures are not constitutional vacuums'. Justice Chandrachud was delivering the Justice E S Venkataramaiah Centennial Memorial Lecture organised by the National Law School of India University, Bengaluru here. According to the CJI, courts in India have in the past privileged the institution of marriage over the individual. The courts inherited the thought that the need to preserve the institutions is greater than the need to protect individual's rights. The sensitive sphere of privacy of homes was considered to be an intimate sanctuary, immune from the applications of the core ..

Private lives at households not constitutional vacuums for injustice: CJI
Updated On : 17 Dec 2023 | 5:42 PM IST

Corporate culture under the lens

Divya Khanna's book makes a case for a more humane and engaging corporate culture. She argues our status consciousness and competitiveness make our careers a collection of shorter sprints

Corporate culture under the lens
Updated On : 22 Mar 2023 | 10:50 PM IST

DY Chandrachud appointed 50th Chief Justice of India, to take oath on Nov 9

Lauded as a feminist judge for his reasoning, Justice Chandrachud spoke to young law graduates recently and told them to incorporate a feminist way of thinking while dealing with the law

DY Chandrachud appointed 50th Chief Justice of India, to take oath on Nov 9
Updated On : 17 Oct 2022 | 11:19 PM IST

Time to colour outside the lines

Author, Nilanjana Bhowmick mixes the personal and anecdotal with data and survey reports to build a more accessible narrative around women's rights, feminist values and patriarchal structures

Time to colour outside the lines
Updated On : 03 Aug 2022 | 10:50 PM IST

Inspiring feminist futures: Homage to Kamla Bhasin's lifelong work, passion

For Kamla, spreading the spirit of liberation to break bonds of subjugation was her purpose in life

Inspiring feminist futures: Homage to Kamla Bhasin's lifelong work, passion
Updated On : 07 Oct 2021 | 7:40 PM IST

Coffee With BS: Anjolie Ela Menon makes a case for gender equality in art

The huge prices in Indian art today are for the 'eight great big daddies of art, so maybe one should wait one's turn in the queue', Menon tells Pavan Lall

Coffee With BS: Anjolie Ela Menon makes a case for gender equality in art
Updated On : 24 Jul 2021 | 1:20 AM IST

Siri, is this a win for feminism? Apple's default voice no longer a woman

Siri has been criticized as embodying several facets of gender bias in artificial intelligence

Siri, is this a win for feminism? Apple's default voice no longer a woman
Updated On : 15 Jul 2021 | 10:53 AM IST

An unapologetic activist

Book cover of We Are Not Here To Be Bystanders: A Memoir of Love and Resistance

An unapologetic activist
Updated On : 17 Mar 2021 | 11:52 PM IST

A feminist renunciation

Book review of Why I am Not a Hindu Woman

A feminist renunciation
Updated On : 29 Dec 2020 | 11:23 PM IST

An economist's feminist journey

Book review of The Brass Notebook

An economist's feminist journey
Updated On : 14 Nov 2020 | 1:21 AM IST

A Gandhian 'romance': Setting the record straight

Book review of Lost Letters and Feminist Histories: The Political Friendship of Mohandas K. Gandhi and Sarala Devi Chaudhurani

A Gandhian 'romance': Setting the record straight
Updated On : 02 Oct 2020 | 1:05 PM IST

The politics of the kitchen sink

Sally Howard blends qualitative research, academic literature, pop culture and history with her own lived experience to bring politics to where it truly belongs-the kitchen sink

The politics of the kitchen sink
Updated On : 04 Jun 2020 | 2:15 AM IST

It's still a man's world

Our data collection methods have been skewed because over time, men have come to be considered as the default while the female gender has rarely been taken into account

It's still a man's world
Updated On : 13 May 2020 | 12:51 AM IST