[First published in YouthKiAwaaz] By now, the saga of Andrew Tate and Greta Thunberg is well-known and literally reads like a page-turning thriller. The former Kickboxing World Champion, Andrew Tate, launched an unprovoked attack on environmental activist, Greta Thunberg on Twitter- “Hello @GretaThunberg”, he tweeted to his 3.4 million…

[First published as How Entitled Men Who Won’t Drink Responsibly Are Abusing Women Everywhere!] Two incidents hogged the headlines in the first week of January- the horrific killing in Delhi where a young woman was dragged by a car driven by a group of men on New Year’s Eve, and…

[Since the Taliban took over in August 2021, there has been a gradual erosion in the personal, professional and political freedom of women. This should concern us all. First published in Women’s Web as Why We Should Also Worry As The Worst Fears Of Afghan Women Comes True!] “You all…

Recently, a picture of a young woman in a frilly apron and high heels vacuuming the house while a man sat on the sofa reading a book was shared on social media with the caption “What’s wrong with this picture?”. There were apparently 21 mistakes in the picture, most of…

[First published in Women’s Web as Why Andrew Tate’s unprovoked attack on Greta Thunberg shows growing insecurity in men] Two days after Christmas, former Kickboxing World Champion and ‘manosphere’ influencer, Andrew Tate decided to take a random dig at environmental activist , Greta Thunberg on Twitter- “Hello Greta Thunberg…

[First published in Women’s Web] In a recent case in Telangana, an 18 year old woman was kidnapped by four men who grabbed her and bundled her into a car while she was walking to a temple with her father. The incident was captured on CCTV, based on which the…

“The reality is that the ‘woman’ prefix was as much part of my professional journey as the stars on my epaulettes,” says Manjari Jaruhar looking back on a long career which began with her being the first woman IPS officer assigned to the Bihar cadre. A career that she has…

[First published in Women’s Web.] When schools in Bangalore conducted surprise checks of the bags of students to see if they were bringing cell phones to school, they were in for a nasty surprise. As this report in the Deccan Herald says, “In addition to cell phones, they found condoms…

[First published in Women’s Web] A lot has been reported and debated on the gruesome murder of Shraddha Walker, but one small detail of the case is not receiving as much attention as it should. The investigation has revealed that the accused Aftab Ameen Poonawalla used her Instagram account for…