Category: Gender

Rape – Irony in the country of Goddesses

India is a country with a countless number of Goddesses and still, neither 6-months-old girls nor 80 years old women are spared from sexual violence. Here, women are judged by their dresses, language, habits,...

Poland – The most homophobic country of EU

On 5th August, three men were arrested in Warsaw for offending religious sentiments and desecrating monuments. Their crime was hanging a pride flag from the statues of Jesus Christ, Astronomer Copernicus and the Warsaw...

What stops the women in South Asia to participate in the labour force? Where does India stand?

“No country can develop and achieve its full potential if half of its population is locked in non-remunerative, less productive and non-economic activities”.                                                                                                   – The World Bank The female labour force participation in...

Gender Roles in COVID Times

The Kootneeti organized a webinar on “Gender Roles in COVID Times” with distinguished speakers – Catalina Ruiz Navarro & Amrita Dhillon. The highlight of this webinar was how this pandemic has changed gender roles...