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-June 2, 2023

Little to no footfall at Barakhamba women’s convenience lounge

Little to no footfall at Barakhamba women’s convenience lounge

Over three years after a women's convenience lounge was inaugurated at Barakhamba Road metro station to ease and incentivise women’s travel in the posh central Delhi, the space remains “largely empty”

-May 14, 2023

Mothers in sports: A sparring match

Mothers in sports: A sparring match

Women, who have been professional athletes, say motherhood has come as a blow to their sports careers. Their medal tallies dried up as the women athletes were put under societal pressure and family responsibilities. However, they hope to surmount these challenges, one day at a time

-May 10, 2023

Pedalling to move up in life

Pedalling to move up in life

Power The Pedal, a campaign by Greenpeace India, empowers working-class women by offering them cycles and creates a much-needed dialogue around city’s unequal infrastructure

-April 28, 2023

Girls busting a move

Girls busting a move

Tossing away gender stereotypes, women rappers are entering the male-dominated underground hip-hop territory

-April 25, 2023

Decide in one month plea to recognise transgender as third gender for bus travel: HC to Delhi govt

Decide in one month plea to recognise transgender as third gender for bus travel: HC to Delhi govt

Delhi High Court has ordered the Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) to decide within one month a representation seeking legal recognition of the transgender community as the third gender in bus tickets.

-April 22, 2023

Finding the code in man’s world

Finding the code in man’s world

Women in engineering have come a long way thanks to introduction of women-friendly subjects especially those involving computers

-April 18, 2023

Calls to allow same-sex marriages

Calls to allow same-sex marriages

The Queer Community believes that same-sex marriages should be legalised

-March 8, 2023

Women should celebrate their victories so they don’t go unheard: Actress and Miss India Sayali Bhagat

Women should celebrate their victories so they don’t go unheard: Actress and Miss India Sayali Bhagat

Sayali Bhagat's recent fashion show witnessed a celebration of the achievements of inspiring women. Here she talks about challenges women face and how Bollywood's portrayal of women changed over the years