It's All A DisasterSurvey: 50% Young, Indian Men Believe Women Wearing Short Clothes Are Inviting Rape An eight-city survey about gender-related beliefs shows India's youth isn't much more progressive than previous generations. By Rajvi Desai
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
Eyes Wide ShutThe First Time People Experienced Sexism, and Their (Imagined) Responses From observing who serves whom at dinner, to being plagued by relatives' whispered judgments, most initiations into sexism start at home. By Rajvi Desai
Oppression As IllnessWe Need to Reframe Mental Health as a Social Justice Issue, Not a Personal Problem Therapy that does not address root causes of social oppression is a band-aid solution. By Shreya Ila Anasuya
State-Sponsored OppressionWhy Advocates Favor Decriminalization, Not Legalization, of Sex Work With decriminalization, sex work is just another job; with legalization, it's a job regulated by the state. By Rajvi Desai
Unnecessary TraumaTamil Nadu Becomes First State to Ban So‑Called Corrective Surgery on Intersex Babies The state government acknowledged the "lifelong consequences" on the physical and mental health of intersex individuals who undergo unnecessary surgery. By Rajvi Desai
No Girls AllowedHostility to Female Editors Keeps Wikipedia’s Gender Gap Wide The world's favorite encyclopedia is a distinctly male -- and threatening -- environment. By Liesl Goecker
Now Streaming: FactsResearch into Porn’s Detrimental Effects Is Conflicting Porn is criticized for negatively influencing mental health and sexual attitudes, but research has found no causative link. By Rajvi Desai
Little WomenWhat Happens When We Sexualize Young Girls "For the first time, you realize you have something you have to protect, that others want." By Rajvi Desai
Out In The ColdWomen Question Their Safety Whenever They Reject Unwanted Advances Women share stories of facing consequences for saying no. By Rajvi Desai
One Eye OpenWomen Are Hypervigilant About Safety. This Is the Toll It Takes. An ongoing state of fight-or-flight can cause "physiological reactions similar to chronic stress,” a psychologist says. By Liesl Goecker
Fixing Man-nerismsThe Men Helping Other Men Challenge Toxic Masculinity NGOs are providing gender sensitivity training to men to make society safer for everyone. By Rajvi Desai
Not So MeekA Brief History of Indian Women Protesting Gender Inequality Indian feminists have always had your back. By Rajvi Desai
At Bloody LastMaharashtra to Outlaw Virginity Testing Women will no longer be subjected to sexually violent test before marriage, minister said. By Rajvi Desai
Cold Hard FactsUrban Women Spend 312 Minutes a Day in Unpaid Carework; Men Spend 29 Oxfam report highlights India's deep gender inequality. By Liesl Goecker
Everyone's ProblemAll‑Women Police Squads Are Inspiring, But Not the Answer to Women’s Safety Why not train men in sensitivity while we're training women in martial arts? By Nadia Nooreyezdan