Keep The Elders Safe1 in 20 Elderly Indians Is Ill‑Treated, Abused: National Survey Children, children-in-law, and grandchildren are often the abusers, but fear of losing family support keeps elderly people trapped. By Devrupa Rakshit
Alternate ArrangementsWill the Pandemic Make Indian Society More Accepting of Gap Years? With little clarity on whether schools will reopen, parents, students, and educators are considering all their options, including 'alternative' approaches to children's enrichment. By Gretchen Ferrao Walker
Chores Have No GenderWoman’s Online Petition Urges PM Modi to Tell Men to Share Housework The petition already has over 70,000 signatures. By Devrupa Rakshit
Dial For HelpHRD Ministry Launches Helpline to Provide Psychosocial Support for Students, Teachers, Parents The helpline aims to help students, parents, and teachers who are facing stress about the uncertainty of the coming school year. By Anubhuti Matta
No Internet No EducationOnly 57% of Students in Maharashtra Have Internet Connectivity: MSCERT, UNICEF Survey Students can't get online for reasons including: parents' lack of digital skills, lack of access to smartphones, no internet, and poor connectivity. By Devrupa Rakshit
Who Is The BossThis Is My Family: A Boss And An Employee Living Together During Lockdown "One day, I woke up to find my boss sweeping and doing the dishes." By Anubhuti Matta
No More Fifty ShadesUK Announces Ban On “Rough Sex Gone Wrong” As A Defense to Murder The defense has been increasingly used by men in court to claim that the fatal injuries they inflicted upon women were the result of consensual acts. By Devrupa Rakshit
Unequal ImpactILO: Job Losses Due to Covid19 Have Already Disproportionately Hit Women Previous crises have shown that when women lose their jobs, their engagement with unpaid care work increases, which then makes it harder for them to re-enter the workforce. By Anubhuti Matta
Much To Do YetShaadi.com Removes Skin Tone Search Filter. But What About All the Other Offensive Filters? Matrimonial sites still reinforce prejudices based on caste, income, and physical attributes. By Devrupa Rakshit
Limitless LoveWhat Queerness Can Teach Us About Reimagining Relationships Beyond Rigid Conventions, Marriage Through a constant perpetuation of what an ideal relationship looks like, society has decreed other forms of love less valuable. By Farah Maneckshaw
Step OneKarnataka Government Bans Live Online Classes for Kids Up to Grade 5 Experts worry online learning for kids this young will only harm their physical and mental health. By Anubhuti Matta
Raise The BarCentre’s Task Force to Consider Revising Women’s Legal Age for Marriage From 18 to 21 India is one of the ten countries with the largest burden of teenage pregnancy due to child marriage practices. By Anubhuti Matta
Blessing In DisguiseThis is My Family: the Neighbors Who Became My Grandparents During Lockdown "When the landlord asked me to vacate, without giving it a second thought, they asked me to move in." By Anubhuti Matta
Save The ChildrenPinching, Shouting, Denying Food Among 30 Ways Indian Parents Abuse, Punish Children: UNICEF While girls were punished for leaving their hair open, not finishing their household chores, or making "unnecessary demands," boys were punished for disrespecting elders and refusing to work outdoors. By Rajvi Desai
Access Over MeritA 14‑Year Old Girl’s Suicide Reveals How Lockdown Will Widen the Education Gap Among Children She committed suicide because she had no access to the technology required to attend virtual classes. By Aditi Murti
Pay AttentionChildren’s Loneliness Has Long Term Mental Health Impact, Says Study The study underscores how social isolation can kickstart a cycle of poor emotional health and educational attainment. By Anubhuti Matta
A Lot To Be DoneIndia Moves Up Four Positions on Global Child Rights Index This Year The Covid19 pandemic threatens to reverse a decade of progress towards children's health and gender equality. By Anubhuti Matta
Sober No MoreWhat It’s Like to Live With: Alcoholism Under Lockdown "Video calls with the support group are not the same. You can't hug people, wipe tears or hold hands." By Anubhuti Matta