I am learning to cook. I make breakfast every day. I do the dishes. I get the children ready in the morning before I sit in front of my laptop. No, these are not women describing their daily routine. These are statements made by men during the lockdown period. My husband, who has not cooked a single meal in the last twenty-five years, stepped into the kitchen and produced...
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In the new world order that is emerging, most people agree that work from home is going to be a way of life for many white-collar workers who just need a good WiFi connection and a hardy compute to be able to work. Many households will see both spouses and children glued to their devices trying to work and study. Most women will be bearing the domestic load...
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Gurugram, India- June 29: Nirupama Subramaniam, a long time resident of Gurugram, and the author of Intermission at Westend Heights DLF Phase 5, in Gurugram, India, on Saturday, 29 June 2019. (Photo by Yogendra Kumar/Hindustan Times) To Go Sonali Verma Story In 1829, the practice of Sati – burning of a widow immediately after her husband’s death, was banned in India by the Bengali Sati Act....
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Educating women is critical for the socio-economic development of individuals and the nation. Go, Get Education. Be self -reliant, Be industrious. Work, gather wisdom, and riches. All gets lost without knowledge. These are the words of Savitribai Phule, the first woman teacher in India who, along with her husband Jyotirao Phule also set up one of the first schools for girls in 1848. Savitribai, along with many...
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A recent survey found that 90 percent of working women and only 10 percent of men thought of quitting their jobs because of childcare issues. Something is rotten in the state of our nation when it comes to women’s rights . The labour force participation of women in India actually fell from 36.7 percent in 2005 to 26 percent in 2018, as per a report – Empowering girls...
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