We Are the ChampionsThe Women’s Hockey Team Performance Is a Historic Moment For Indian Sports The team lost to Great Britain 3-2, but the match was hard fought — on the fields and beyond it. By Saumya Kalia
Myth of a Casteless SocietyHockey Player Vandana Katariya’s Family Faces Casteist Abuse After Women Team’s Semi‑Final Loss Men from oppressor castes burst firecrackers and said "the Indian team lost because too many Dalits have made it to the team." By Rohitha Naraharisetty
Stuck In a LoopFour Years After #MeToo, Justice Remains Elusive for Women Who Report Sexual Harassment At Work “Every step is an obstacle. If one overcomes [lack of self-confidence] and files complaint, the entire leadership makes you the target of harassment instead of resolving the issue..." By Rohitha Naraharisetty
An Emotional Mind GameOnly Calm, Happy Women Are Thought to Be Better Leaders Than Men, Research Shows Men get more leeway to express negative emotions as people use implicit biases when evaluating leaders, researchers note. By Saumya Kalia
SansadWomen Farmers Demand 33% Representation in Parliament at Protest Against Farm Laws "[Women] farmers do not receive the dignity, recognition, and status that they ought to in the country," activists said on Monday. By Saumya Kalia
Legal RecognitionIndian Domestic Workers Need Better Labor Laws as Discrimination Worsens During Covid19: ILO Report Pre-existing bias combined with the Covid19 pandemic has resulted in loss of jobs and income for many workers in India. By Saumya Kalia
Obstacle CourseEndometriosis Impacts Women’s Careers but Is Often Overlooked, Research Suggests Women with endometriosis are often less able to work in their desired profession -- raising concerns about the lack of understanding around the condition. By Rohitha Naraharisetty
Health Worker RightsTake Note of ASHA Workers’ “Poor Working Conditions,” Human Rights Body Tells Govt ASHAs, tasked with providing health facilities to the rural population, are protesting against non-payment of wages and lack of protective gear. By Aditi Murti
Stereotyping SurvivorsSexual Assault Survivor Did Not Behave “Like a Victim,” Goa Court Says in Tarun Tejpal Case The former Tehelka editor should get the "benefit of doubt" because of new facts, the court said. By Saumya Kalia
Zooming In On CrisisWhy Do Virtual Meetings Leave Women More Exhausted Than Men? Women experience more mental strain from seeing their camera reflection because they are socialized to be more self-conscious. By Saumya Kalia
Discriminatory TechMen, Women See Different Job Listings on Facebook Due to Algorithm Bias, Research Shows Facebook’s systems were more likely to show a woman an ad for a technical job at Netflix than an ad for a job at a graphics-chip maker. By Devrupa Rakshit
Gender (Un)EqualClosing the Global Gender Inequality Gap Will Take 135 Years, New Report Finds In India, only 22.3% of women participate in the formal labor market, data shows. By Saumya Kalia
It's My LifeThe Fursat Series Documents Women’s Small Moments of Resistance Via Leisure Leisure, however hard-earned, comes laden with guilt for many women. By The Swaddle Team
Unpaid JobThe Pandemic’s Childcare Crisis Is Pushing Women to the Brink of Poverty: Report "... We are no longer just worrying about progress on women’s equality coming to a standstill. We’re now seeing the possibility of such progress being reversed." By Liesl Goecker
Work crisisILO Report Shows Indians Are the Most Overworked Globally, and Among the Worst Paid in Asia India's minimum wages are also the lowest in the world. By Saumya Kalia
No KiddingWomen‑Led Governments Are More Likely to Deliver on Campaign Promises: Multi‑Country Study "Women may in fact be more effective at this process than men, even when faced with the same institutional challenges." By Liesl Goecker
Taking The WheelApps Like Uber, Ola Make Driving a Flexible Profession. Why Can’t More Women Tap Into It? In theory, these apps provide a unique opportunity for women, but everything from safety concerns to inaccessible incentives stand in their way. By Devina Srivastava
Sit Down Shut UpJapan’s Ruling Party Invites Female Lawmakers to “Look, Not Talk” at Male‑Dominated Board Meetings Women will be allowed to submit their opinions at the secretariat’s office afterward, the Party suggested. By Rajvi Desai