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Who is a woman? UK Supreme Court ruling is a setback to transgender rights
The UK Supreme Court has defined ‘woman’ as someone who is biologically born female. What does this mean for the rights of transgender women?
Published on Apr 28, 2025 06:00 AM IST
Malavika Mohanan slams male actors for faking feminism, calls them hypocrites
Malavika Mohanan has opened up about her experiences with male co-stars who claim to be feminists but don't truly embody the ideology.
Published on Apr 25, 2025 09:06 AM IST
“We will see change only if we keep talking”
For 23 years, Khabar Lahariya has been reporting the news from Bundelkhand, a hilly region between northern Madhya Pradesh and southern Uttar Pradesh.
Published on Apr 14, 2025 06:00 AM IST
Looks or kindness? Study finds how feminist beliefs influence dating preferences
New research indicates that feminist beliefs significantly affect partner preferences, with men valuing kindness over physical attractiveness.
Published on Feb 23, 2025 01:16 PM IST
HT Lifestyle Desk | Edited by Akanksha Agnihotri
Was Ye's wife Bianca always an exhibitionist? The consent vs control debate
The Ye-Bianca Censori dynamic continues to get odder. While the near-naked Grammys stint wasn't really all that surprising it has sparked a multi-pronged debate
Published on Feb 07, 2025 04:59 PM IST
Int'l Men's Day'24 | Geet's Aditya to Rani's Rocky: Best male feminist icons
Men written by women may be a rare find but at least we have the movies to dream of. Here's looking at prime Bollywood-bred icons, this International Men's Day
Updated on Nov 19, 2024 06:39 PM IST
Shabana Azmi: “I’ve been phenomenally lucky from the beginning”
After a performance of Kaifi Aur Main in Bangalore, Shabana Azmi talked about her parents, her 50-year acting career, being socially conscious, balancing art and activism, and the objectification of women in the film industry
Updated on Nov 13, 2024 08:56 AM IST
Charumathi Supraja
Shabana Azmi says 'chid aati hain' when young women say they are not feminists
Shabana Azmi shared a hilarious incident when a woman questioned her for ironing husband Javed Akhtar's kurta and calling herself a feminist.
Published on Oct 27, 2024 09:31 PM IST
World Vegetarian Day 2024: DYK these celebrities have given up meat for good?
October 1 is observed as World Vegetarian Day. Here's taking a look at some Hollywood A-listers who have pledged themselves to the cause, leading by example
Published on Oct 01, 2024 05:00 PM IST
Neha Dixit on gender, the informal economy and the invisible work of women
I’ve been meaning to talk to Neha Dixit about her wonderful debut book, The Many Lives of Syeda X: The story of an unknown Indian
Published on Sep 01, 2024 08:15 AM IST
The rattle of skeletons
We need to examine the principles with which a writer is identified. And then ask, how do these principles bear upon the violations in their personal life?
Published on Jul 26, 2024 09:00 AM IST
Richa talks about ‘terrible experiences with female producers, toxic co-stars'
Richa Chadha said she knows women who are “downright patriarchal and misogynist” and men who are feminists. The actor said that it’s not a gendered thing.
Published on May 06, 2024 10:56 AM IST
Where have all the women gone? A film offers answers
In Laapataa Ladies, the brides are making their own journeys, gradually spreading their wings and discovering parts of themselves they have never known
Published on Mar 15, 2024 09:56 PM IST
Fever dream: In this story, ladies first, second and third
Sultana’s Dream by Spanish animator Isabel Herguera follows a young woman who searches for Ladyland, inspired by a story by Bengali writer Rokeya Hossain.
Updated on Feb 23, 2024 05:16 PM IST
Natasha Rego
St Brigid: Who was she? Why is she inspiring many 1,500 years after her death?
St Brigid's Day: A fusion of faith, tradition and feminine spirituality. Here's all you need to know about her suddenly growing popularity in the 21st century
Published on Jan 27, 2024 05:46 PM IST
AP | | Posted by Zarafshan Shiraz
About Mary Wollstonecraft who made Miss Universe 2023 Sheynnis Palacios win
Here's all you need to know about Mary Wollstonecraft, who Sheynnis Palacios of Nicaragua honoured in her powerful speech to win the crown at Miss Universe 2023
Published on Nov 19, 2023 10:32 AM IST
Zarafshan Shiraz, New Delhi
‘Being an adult is about hiding your shame’
Theatre maker Jyoti Dogra latest work, Maas, tackles what we barely speak of: internalised patriarchy, the fitness and beauty industries, ageing, and menopause
Updated on Oct 06, 2023 10:06 AM IST
Heading to the Oscars, a Kerala story of survival
2018 is different in form and scale from both the loud South Indian blockbusters such as RRR and the low-key Malayalam New Wave cinema
Published on Oct 01, 2023 12:13 AM IST
Book Box: A trailblazing economist's memoir who helped build today's India
Devaki Jain's audacious life defied conventions, forged global connections, and redefined India's narrative
Published on Aug 19, 2023 10:56 AM IST
Essay: The Barbie-fication of wokeness
While the cult of Barbie has a feminist aura, the doll actually panders to different superficialities.
Updated on Jul 31, 2023 08:48 PM IST
Farzana Versey
Vidya Balan asks 'why can't a feminist also wish to enjoy traditional things?'
Vidya Balan has asked why a modern woman is being stereotyped. She questioned why can't a feminist, also wish to ‘enjoy traditional things'.
Published on Feb 19, 2023 07:30 AM IST
Pakistani feminist comedians challenge taboos
Despite all odds and social barriers, women in Pakistan are using comedy to break gender stereotypes, share personal experiences and challenge patriarchal practices.
Published on Dec 06, 2022 05:00 PM IST
Deutsche Welle, Delhi
Ambedkar was India’s first male feminist, says Shashi Tharoor
Shashi Tharoor said that Ambekar urged women not to allow themselves to be forced into marriage, and to delay marriage and childbirth.
Updated on Nov 20, 2022 05:10 PM IST
Gerard de Souza
The feminist group in Russia helping men dodge conscription
Ever since Moscow's mobilization drive to shore up Russian troops in Ukraine, a Russian feminist group has been helping men to avoid conscription. It's become a political force to reckon with.
Published on Oct 21, 2022 12:26 PM IST
Deutsche Welle, Delhi
Gender equality starts at home. Here are tips for parents to raise feminist kids
Feminism has many aspects and layers that take years of practice to master and the earlier parents start, the better world we can build for ourselves and our children. Here are a few tips by experts for raising feminist kids and teaching them about gender equality
Updated on May 28, 2022 01:42 PM IST
Zarafshan Shiraz, Delhi
Rafia Zakaria: Feminism is not only white
Anti-Racism Day is marked on March 21: Here's why the Pakistani-American author and lawyer advocates for a broad-based feminism that doesn't just address the concerns of white women.
Published on Mar 21, 2022 02:57 PM IST
Simone de Beauvoir and 'The Second Sex'
A new exhibition in Bonn revisits Simone de Beauvoir's "The Second Sex." The French existentialist philosopher's book is more relevant today than ever, says German feminist Alice Schwarzer.
Published on Mar 08, 2022 12:54 PM IST
Deutsche Welle, Delhi
RBG filmmakers tap into feminist love stories genre on trailblazing women icons
In ‘RGB’, the 2018 Oscar-nominated bio-documentary of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the filmmakers lingered over the encouraging role of her longtime husband. Their latest, ‘Julia’, premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival and is about a pioneering 20th century adventurous TV chef Julia Child
Updated on Sep 13, 2021 12:49 PM IST
AP | | Posted by Zarafshan Shiraz