Irony Peaks!A Bus Stop Bench in Kerala Was Cut to Prevent Men and Women From Sitting Together The incident shows how people's moral anxieties around sexual expression are so high that men and women merely interacting freak them out. By Devrupa Rakshit
Smart MovesPass It On: To Counter Sexist Microaggressions At Work, Set Boundaries And Find A Mentor‑Ally Who Can Help "I’ve heard plenty of advice, mostly along the lines of go against the grain. But to me, that didn’t work. What worked better was to be better at my job." By The Swaddle Team
Seems Fair ...Centre to SC: Women Can’t Hold Army Command Posts Because Men Won’t Listen to Them Plus, the “challenges of confinement, motherhood and childcare” would just be really difficult for the Army to deal with, Centre advocates tell the Supreme Court. By Liesl Goecker
Let There Be LightIn India, More Men Get to Access and Consume Electricity Than Women: Study Access to electricity increases productive time for work and study, ultimately improving employment prospects. By Anubhuti Matta
Who Is She?In Countries With High Gender Equality, Men Recognize Women’s Achievements Better: Study The more exposure men have to successful women, the better they can identify them. By Anubhuti Matta
ConundrumSaudi Arabia Has Unleashed a Spate of Gender Reforms; How Much Should Women Celebrate? If Saudi women are gaining more rights, does it matter that the reforms seem aimed at boosting the country's flagging economy and shoring up power for the crown? By Liesl Goecker
Better Late Than NeverBangladesh No Longer Requires Brides to Declare If They’re Virgins on Muslim Marriage Licenses Both men and women now have to identify between "unmarried", "widowed" or "divorced" in the form. By Pallavi Prasad
Missing PatientsResearchers Document North India’s Gendered Gap in Access to Health Care Men and boys under 30 were twice as likely to receive hospital care as women and girls in the same age group. By Liesl Goecker
RatatouYikesScientists Seldom Test On Female Lab Rats Because Females Have Hormonal Cycles But researchers are now dumbfounded, as it seems male rats have hormone fluctuations, too. By Aditi Murti
UndervaluedRigid Gender Roles Prevent Indian Women From Buying Insurance Women tend to invest their income in the family, instead of protecting their future. By Rajvi Desai
Unpolicing The SkiesVirgin Atlantic Flight Attendants No Longer Have to Wear Make‑up, Skirts We'd be more excited if the rules weren't so ridiculous to begin with. By The Swaddle Team
At Bloody LastMaharashtra to Outlaw Virginity Testing Women will no longer be subjected to sexually violent test before marriage, minister said. By Rajvi Desai
Creating a RuckusArmy Chief Bipin Rawat Says Maternity Leave, Sexual Harassment are Reasons to Keep Women Out of the Frontline Don't deny capable soldiers combat roles just because of their gender. By Nadia Nooreyezdan
Glass Half EmptyGlobal Survey Finds Indians Most Pessimistic About Women’s Quality of Life Maybe because society is starting to acknowledge gender inequality. By Anubhuti Matta
Wait and SeeSC Lifts Ban on Women’s Entry Into the Sabarimala Temple But will women go? By Anubhuti Matta
High And DryGoI Defends Navy’s Right to Bar Women from At‑Sea Careers 'But they can become Navy teachers instead!' By Liesl Goecker
Separate But Not EqualFemale Students Protest Sexist Hostel Rules Make the rules applicable to everyone. By Anubhuti Matta
Gender DiscriminationIndia’s Maternity Leave Laws Will Stifle Women’s Labor Force Participation, Report Says An estimated 1.1 to 1.8 million women will miss out on employment next year because of the new burden on employers. By Angelina Shah