Positive Stereotypes?Why Women May Resent Compliments About Being ‘Collaborative’ at Work “Positive” gendered expectations like female employees being “social” bolster bias at the workplace, according to a new research. By Saumya Kalia
We Need to Talk About KevinKevin Spacey Is Charged With Sexual Assault. Now Is the Perfect Time to Support Male Survivors of Abuse The case provides a litmus test for those who rail against feminism for “ignoring” men who experience violence. By Rohitha Naraharisetty
Working Hard Hardly PayingWhy Talented Single Women Are Less Likely To Be Promoted Than Married Ones "Single women are met with these obstacles into their advancement into leadership for not being a man nor being what 'women leaders should look like.'" By Rohitha Naraharisetty
"Main Apni Favorite Hoon"Can We Move On: From the Trope of the Woman Who Must Transform Her Looks to Win a Man’s Love Movies relying on the trope also portray women who don't dress a certain way, or seem conventionally alluring, as 'undateable. By Devrupa Rakshit
The Gendered Genius MythGirls More Likely Than Boys To Blame Academic Failure on Lack of Talent: Study “If we deconstruct the concept of pure talent, we will also deconstruct the idea that girls are less naturally endowed with talent than boys." By Rohitha Naraharisetty
Freeing LanguageKerala School Asks Students to Use ‘Teacher’ Instead of ‘Madam,’ ‘Sir’ The goal is to not only adopt gender-neutral terms, but also to do away with the colonial legacy these words indicate. By Devrupa Rakshit
Uni(sex)formWhy Adopting Gender‑Neutral Uniforms Helps Students “While clothing is not a direct counter to society’s stereotypes, it is a small step towards making a statement.” By Devrupa Rakshit
Heartbreak HotelBreak‑Ups Cause Men More Heartache Than Women, Suggests Internet Behavior Study "[C]ontrary to more traditional contexts, men are more likely to seek help with their relationships online, [and] are more expressive of their emotions." By Devrupa Rakshit
Rightful EntitlementJharkhand Village Names Houses After Girls to Address Skewed Sex Ratio “Some people had objected to the idea as they felt it would mean passing on the ownership of their houses to their daughters." By Saumya Kalia
Science and SuperstitionChild Rights Body Probes MP Village Ritual Parading Minor Girls to Desperately ‘Evoke’ Rain The incident is telling of the complex relationship between climate severity and superstition in an agrarian culture like India. By Saumya Kalia
It's Not FunnyCan We Move On: From the Trope of the ‘Controlling’ Girlfriend The trope is often used to vilify a woman for simply knowing what she wants, or making reasonable demands of her partner. By Devrupa Rakshit
A New Way of BeingIndia Has a Toxic Masculinity Crisis. How Do We Detox It? “The patriarchal messaging is constant, so the reverse flow needs to be constant.” By Liesl Goecker
Combating Gender BiasLanguages With Greater Gender Biases Have Speakers With Greater Gender Biases: Study A study of 25 languages concluded that people’s implicit gender associations are strongly predicted by gender associations embedded in their languages. By Devrupa Rakshit
Girls Just Wanna Have Jobs‘Brilliance’ Bias Favoring Men Over Women Affects Gender Parity At Workplaces In one study, 70% of men, women, and children showed an implicit bias in associating men with genius. By Devrupa Rakshit