When Patriarchy Holds SwayAn Indian Cyclist’s Sexual Abuse Complaint Shows How Power Dynamics Operate Within Sports The incident again shows how purveyors of knowledge create an atmosphere of fear and intimidation for women in sports. By Saumya Kalia
In TransitIn ‘Modern Love Mumbai,’ the City Dictates How Women Navigate Love and Loss Mobility within a city is always linked to freedom, but the complexity lies in who has the agency to move and how. By Saumya Kalia
Plugging the GapsIn a First, Bombay HC Issues Guidelines to Protect Identity in Workplace Sexual Harassment Cases The HC's guidelines are the first of their kind to protect the anonymity of parties by restricting media reporting and court record keeping. By Saumya Kalia
A Collective DisgraceAcid Attacks Against Women Are a ‘Crime Against Entire Civilized Society’: Karnataka HC The court noted acid attack cases are on the rise, as the widespread availability of acid makes i "ideal weapon" by perpetrators. By Rohitha Naraharisetty
Right To RiskTell Me More: Talking Urban Women’s Safety and Access With Dr. Shilpa Phadke "The visions of who should be safe in a city always focus on able-bodied, cishet, middle-class women." By Aditi Murti
A Global LowWhy Are Indians So Unhappy? For at least the seventh year in a row, India has ranked toward the bottom of the global happiness index. By Devrupa Rakshit
Free Speech Isn't FreeIndia Ranks 12th on Global List of Countries Where Journalists Are Murdered With Impunity “Murder is really the highest form of censorship," says a researcher for the report by the Committee to Protect Journalists. By Rajvi Desai
Bolt DownHow Lightning Strikes Kill, Injure Thousands of People Every Year The biggest danger, when lightning strikes, is the electricity that seeps into the ground and spreads out in the form of a deadly current. By Rajvi Desai
A Bleak Seven YearsWhere Is the Safer Environment for Women the Government Promised in 2012? Despite a flurry of reforms following the 2012 Delhi gang-rape/murder, the State has done nothing to ensure women's safety. By Gunjeet Sra
Critical MathKids May Be Exposed to Adult Content Via YouTube Kids If They Can Solve Basic Math And perhaps also even if they can't. By Pallavi Prasad
Compulsory InformationKnow Your Rights: Dealing With Law Enforcement as a Woman The police cannot legally arrest a woman before sunrise and after sunset, even if a policewoman is present. By Pallavi Prasad
Better Safe Than SorryStreet Theater Can Open Men’s Eyes to Women’s Harassment The project, Genderventions, also pushed women to take up more public space. By Ankita Anand
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
Bad Ads95% of Kids’ Apps Contain at Least One Type of Advertising, Says Study And parents have no idea their children are being targeted. By The Swaddle Team
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
Cinderella Needs MaceWomen Were Asked To Imagine A World Where Men Had A Curfew Twitter thread reveals how threatened women feel after dark. By Nadia Nooreyezdan
Trial and ErrorThe Many Things Wrong With India’s First Sex Offenders Registry It's emotionally satisfying, but deeply flawed. By Nadia Nooreyezdan
Playing It SafeWill the Government’s Women Safe City Project Really Make Women Safe? It's a good plan -- with one giant flaw. By Anubhuti Matta