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Mind the Gap: It's 2025. Why is male still the default gender?

India, June 30 -- Women are 73% more likely to be injured in a front-seat car crash. Yet, the dummy used in vehicle tests by the US highway traffic safety administration is modelled almost "entirely o... Read More


Mind the Gap: Maternity leave is a constitutional right. Now let's talk about paternity leave

India, June 16 -- In a landmark ruling that will have far-reaching implications, the country's top court has asserted that maternity leave is a constitutional right, regardless of the number of a chil... Read More


Marriage, and space for women saying No

India, June 15 -- A conniving wife (allegedly). Splashy wedding videos (visibly). Picturesque honeymoon (unarguably). And then, the plot twist, murder. The exclamation marks just insert themselves. Th... Read More


Marriage, and space for women saying No

India, June 14 -- A conniving wife (allegedly). Splashy wedding videos (visibly). Picturesque honeymoon (unarguably). And then, the plot twist, murder. The exclamation marks just insert themselves. T... Read More


Mind the Gap: What's in a name? Plenty if you're a married woman

India, June 9 -- When I got married, I switched from Khanna, the name I was born with, and took on Bhandare, the name my husband was born with. Pick your battles, I rationalized at the time. In any c... Read More


Mind the Gap: Sindoor and its aftermath

India, June 2 -- How many military operations can you name? Most will remember Operation Blue Star, when Indira Gandhi ordered troops into the Golden Temple in 1984, some might have heard of Operation... Read More


Adolescence, consent & the grey zone for Pocso

India, May 31 -- In May 2018, when she ran off to "marry" him, she was 14 and he was 25. When her mother went to get her back, she refused to return and, so, the mom filed a police complaint. By the t... Read More


Mind the Gap: The weighty business of words (and why they matter)

India, May 5 -- Earlier this week at a consultation on 'honour' killings, senior advocate Vrinda Grover asked: Can we please find another word to describe the murder of young people by their families ... Read More


Justifying caste killings in the name of family honour

India, May 3 -- You might just miss it tucked away inside your newspaper. A few paragraphs that don't even begin to tell the story. The one of love, and dying for it. The one where choosing a partner ... Read More


Mind the Gap: Who is a woman? UK Supreme Court ruling is a setback to transgender rights

India, April 28 -- A woman is defined as someone who is born biologically female, Britain's top court has ruled. The interpretation is for purposes of the country's Equality Act, the landmark five-jud... Read More