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Why Is Childcare a Mother’s Responsibility?

Why does society treat childcare as a mother’s responsibility? Dr. Rajni Palriwala, sociologist, explains.

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Uneasy Burden

Pregnancy Is an Uncomfortable Experience – Why Hasn’t Medical Science Made It Easier?

Insensitive and Inhuman

Pregnancy Speculations by Tabloids Aren’t Just Insensitive, They’re Also Sexist

Pregnancy speculations, in the age of information, have emerged as yet another tool to police women’s bodies.

Written in Bone

Childbirth Can Permanently Alter Bones, Finds Study

Turn That Frown Upside Down

Why Body Image Issues of Pregnant Women Are Often Overlooked

Bias Overruled

Can’t Deny Abortion to Unmarried Women, Rules Supreme Court

Women — married and unmarried — have the right to safe abortions as part of their personal liberty, the court said while overturning a previous ruling.

Celebrating What?

How Celeb Weddings and Pregnancies Were Reframed to Keep Women in the Limelight — At a Cost

Food Wars

‘Battle of the Sexes’ Between Mother’s and Father’s Genes Starts in the Womb, Finds Study

"Out Of The Blue"

What It’s Like To Live With: Sudden Paralysis of the Face

“I kept thinking about whether I’m ever going to be any degree of social after this — I just didn’t know how I’ll ever face people.”