Gender issues – Page 3 – Twenty- five Seven

March 5, 2016

When a woman’s job becomes a man’s job#ShareTheLoad

Ok. If this infographic is to be believed, 2 out of three children believe that doing laundry is a woman’s job and that household jobs are meant to be done only by women, 78 % of girls believe that they will have to do the laundry, 81 % of the men feel that girls should Read more

November 17, 2015

#MondayMusings-Be natural,be ambitious

This weekend I came across a book that set me thinking – why are women ashamed of being ambitious. Yes , it’s true: a man who is ambitious is considered a real man,a go getter, a person worthy of emulating while a woman who is ambitious is called less complimentary names. This is possibly the Read more

May 7, 2015

Holding up half the sky

“Madam ji, can you lend me some money?” “But why? Every month you ask me for advance. I find it very difficult to keep track of things.” “Madam ji, please, I really need the money to pay Kaushal’s fees.” “Arre, every month you sing the same song. Read more