Lies and PropagandaUP Police Investigation of ‘Love Jihad’ Concludes What We Already Know — It Doesn’t Exist The myth of love jihad dates to the 1920s -- but recent political and internet outrage over the made-up phenomenon proves India can't shake its communalism. By Aditi Murti
Cleaning UpThe Centre Announced a Plan to Eliminate Manual Scavenging by 2021; Will It Work? If the new policies ignore caste, then manual scavenging will continue to wreak havoc on Dalit lives, experts say. By Rajvi Desai
Freedom of CritiqueFIR Filed Against Goa Professor Who Critiqued Mangalsutra as Symbol of Oppression In a six-month-old Facebook post, the professor had compared mangalsutra-wearing women to "chained dogs." By Aditi Murti
Power Of ProtestUnprecedented Protests Force Poland to Pause Abortion Ban Women have been leading massive protests in response to a Polish court ruling that would outlaw most abortions. By Aditi Murti
Intersections of ViolenceThe Dalit Caste Identity of Hathras Victim Is Vital to Recognizing Her Rape as a Casteist Crime This is not the first time dominant castes have used sexual violence as a means to wield power over Dalit women's bodies. By Aditi Murti
Representation Matters!Japanese MP Criticizes New Cabinet, Calls It ‘Democracy Without Women’ Japan’s global ranking on gender parity is 121, out of 153 countries. By Devrupa Rakshit
What Is Decent?Pakistan Blocks Five Dating Apps for “Immoral, Indecent” Content The apps were blocked under a new set of rules meant to regulate online content that impacts the "decency and morality" of citizens. By Aditi Murti
Keepers of Our HistoryWhen We Destroy Forests, We Lose Millennia of Data Chronicling Earth, Human History Forests hold multitudes of data that helps us understand climate change and the effects of habitat destruction. By Akhila Vijayaraghavan
Family ValuesWhy AOC’s Clapback to the ‘Fucking Bitch’ Comment Is Unprecedented for a Female Politician AOC flipped the respectability narrative, showing us how a woman from a 'respectable' family behaves when she's subjected to verbal abuse. By Rajvi Desai
Gaps In KnowledgeIn Response to Pandemic, CBSE Board Adapts Class 9‑12 Syllabus Though the CBSE has stated that this is a temporary measure, many have raised serious questions about the choice of exclusions. By Aditi Murti
Today In SexismMalaysian Ministry Advises Using Make‑Up, Avoiding Sarcasm to Prevent Domestic Conflict While Quarantined Using stereotypes that demean women is the worst possible way to prevent conflict at home. By Aditi Murti
Bad Guys Gone GoodBrazilian Mafia Enforce Covid19 Curfews After President Bolsanaro Dismisses Pandemic "If the government does not have the capacity to fix [the pandemic], organized crime will solve it." By Aditi Murti
Supreme InjusticeAccused Harasser and Former CJI Gogoi Nominated to Rajya Sabha When are we going to take women's safety seriously? By Devrupa Rakshit
Believe No LiesIt’s Time We Stop Dismissing Content That Is Propaganda Today, everything is propaganda -- from feminism to nationalism. It doesn't mean we stop engaging with it. By Rajvi Desai
Nothing Is NeutralA Compilation of Situations in Which Being Apolitical Is Not Okay Adopting neutrality in situations where innocent lives are on the line is never 'neutral'. By Aditi Murti
Delhi Right NowThe Women Caught Up in the Delhi Violence Women have been at the heart of protests against CAA-NRC – and are bearing the brunt of the discriminatory laws and resulting violence. By Liesl Goecker
No Country For Pregnant WomenOdisha’s Maternity Benefits Are Touted as a Success; That’s Only Half the Story The state has made strides in providing wage compensation and nutrition to pregnant women, but access to quality health care is still lacking. By Sweta Dash
We The PeopleOxford Announces ‘Samvidhaan’ as Hindi Word of the Year 2019 “The year 2019 witnessed the Constitution of India, in a way, truly became a people’s document, given to the people by the people.” By Rajvi Desai