In The Breakthrough Voice

How Dress Codes Enforce Patriarchy And The Gender Binary

By Naina Lalchandani (She/Her) 15th September, 2020

Gender-roles and patriarchy have trickled down into all parts of society, and they guide our thoughts and actions in ways that we ourselves donR...

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It’s Time to Stop Laughing at Cat Lady Jokes (And Stuff You Should Already Know)

By Lavanya Sinha (She/Her) 12th August, 2020

What is an unwed older woman in the eyes of the world today? Nothing unusual, we should hope? Cool? Empowered? Sweet? Ordinary? A woman? Bah. Perfe...

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The Interplay Of Culture And Gender In The Way We Express Emotions

By Ashmita Singh (She/Her) 8th August, 2020

As quoted by Sigmund Freud – “Unexpressed emotions never die, they are buried alive and will come forth later in uglier days”. He came ...

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Are We Talking Enough About Gender Roles This Lockdown Or Otherwise?

By Arundhati Agomacharyya 29th May, 2020

When you wake up each morning nowadays and see your father or brother or husband doing household chores, how do you feel? On a personal level, it i...

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How Indian Pop Culture Pigeonholes Women | #ViolenceIsNotFilmy

By Archita Joshi 2nd March, 2020

If we reinforce cultural stereotypes in films, advertisements and various forms of pop culture, we should not be surprised if they play out in real...

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The Household Stereotypes That Surround Women And Their Work

By Mehar Kaul 3rd September, 2019

64% of women in urban areas and 60% of women in rural areas are involved in domestic work due to lack of members to help them carry out domestic du...

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Kabir Singh Review – Please Do Not Call This Character A ‘Hero’!

By Aditi Shankar 27th June, 2019

How can people accept such a misogynist creature for a ‘hero’? Kabir Singh is definitely not a representative of masculinity.

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Gender’s Tryst With Video Games And Unhealthy Stereotypes

By Shivanshu Awasthi 3rd June, 2019

Female characters have been fetishized in the sense that they appeal to hypermasculine desires when they play the roles of the damsel in distress a...

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Are We Shaming Others Because Of Internalised Misogyny?

By Anuradha Exwaized 29th May, 2019

When you notice someone exhibiting internalised misogyny, don’t shame them - instead, enable them to ponder upon the whys and whats of that sentiment.

In The Breakthrough Voice

Stranger Things I Saw On The Internet: A Personal Essay

By Divya Santhamurthy 19th March, 2019

A couple of weeks ago, my husband and I ran into the three-year-old daughter of our friend, who upon greeting my hubby (who currently is growing hi...