Quote of the day by French philosopher and existentialist Simone de Beauvoir: ‘Man is defined as a human being and woman…’Simone de Beauvoir, a pioneering feminist philosopher, questioned how society shapes women's self-perception. Her influential work, 'The Se...
28 Mar, 2026, 12.06 PM IST
CODEPINK disrupts Trump-Vance-Rubio dinner, calls for ‘free DC, free Palestine’; what is the organization and who are its foundersAnti-war group Code Pink protested President Donald Trump's dinner. The event occurred at a steakhouse near the White House. Demonstrators ...
10 Sep, 2025, 12.03 PM IST
Actress' unusual divorce story: She immediately went out for drinks with ex-husbandSai Tamhankar, noted for her powerful performances in Marathi cinema and Hindi films, discussed her amicable divorce from Amey Gosavi on Th...
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Nora Fatehi launches a tirade against feminists, says women should be ‘nurturers’The actress clarified that while women shouldn't be confined to traditional homemaking roles, she also believes there should be a boundary ...
13 Apr, 2024, 05.04 PM IST
How the male gaze from behind the camera is seeping on-screen through flawed fictional charactersThe criticisms levelled at the concept of male gaze had several facets.
21 Feb, 2023, 06.28 PM IST
Dr Ambedkar was India's 'first male feminist', says TharoorTharoor said that the 'Y2K' phenomenon was a turning point for the Indian computer professionals. "There was a fear that all the computers ...
19 Nov, 2022, 03.53 PM IST
As Angela Merkel bids farewell, German women wish for more equalityWhen it comes to the situation of women in Germany, Angela Merkel - who said in 2018 that she wouldn't seek reelection in this Sunday's gen...
21 Sep, 2021, 01.54 PM IST
Feminist perspective needed in environmental studies to combat climate crisis, say scientists"As climate change continues to make water sources volatile and scarce, women and marginalised groups stand to lose the most due to their p...
07 Mar, 2021, 05.32 PM IST
Lettuce not wear our genes on our sleevesWe know the genetic difference between sexes is around one in 20,000.
06 Jul, 2018, 10.43 PM IST
Pantsuits Hillary Clinton's political legacy?The pantsuit has, of course, become the default attire for prominent women leaders in the west — as much as the kurta and bundi are the Ind...
11 Nov, 2016, 12.48 AM IST
State should foot bill for maternity, paternity leaveIncreasing maternity leave from 12 to 26 weeks will significantly increase wage costs in labour-intensive industries that India needs to pr...
14 Aug, 2016, 09.46 PM IST
It is a male-dominated world: Nicole KidmanThe 48-year-old actress revealed that she learnt about women's issues from her feminist mother.
05 Dec, 2015, 06.29 PM IST
It's fun to be the underdog: Kristen Stewart'Twilight' star Kristen Stewart says though it gets difficult to work in a male-dominated and driven business at times but it is also 'fun ...
14 Oct, 2014, 10.24 AM IST
Breasts, balls and goals: How women have become second-class citizens in the republic of footballIn post-feminist culture, where the backlash against "assertive women" is steadily growing, football is a return to a pre-feminist world.
22 Jul, 2014, 12.30 PM IST
- Are male ministers in Tamil Nadu following a dress code of sorts?
It's a bit like the white-and-white worn by India's national cricket team and their English counterparts while playing the 2,000th Test in ...
27 Jul, 2011, 05.45 AM IST
Mother came before allThe moonless night of all souls (sarva-pitra amavasya ) has just receded in favour of the nine-day festival of the goddess (Navaratri). In ...
09 Oct, 2010, 05.17 AM IST
No country for ladsIn her bestseller The Female Brain the American psychiatrist Louann Brizendine famously , and incorrectly, claimed that women use an averag...
12 May, 2010, 05.47 AM IST