Breaking Stereotypes
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Women in Varanasi Take Charge of their Own Future
Shabnam Begum is dismantling patriarchy by helping women from a conservative society push boundaries and to study, work and to be treated as equal members of society.
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Women Drive Change in West Bengal, Literally
Taking the stereotype that women cannot drive and turning it on its head, meet this group of 78 women autorickshaws who will not be stopped.
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A Model for Trans* Inclusivity
An organisation in Bangalore leads the way in building an inclusive working space for its transgender employees.
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“To live fearless and free”: Kashmiri Girl Defiantly Pursues Cricketing Dreams
Insha Mir has struggled against patriarchal diktats for over a decade and today captains her college cricket team.
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“Because I am a boy”: How Masculinity is Learned
Ravind was just another kid playing around with the other kids of his age in his village until the day he wore girls’ footwear and his friends teased him about it.
Questioning Gender Roles: Boys do the Bhangra and Girls Shake their Booty
Pink versus blue, pretty versus brave: the childhood landscape is mined with pernicious gender stereotypes that dictate how we behave as adults.
Meet Rohtak’s Only Woman Motorcycle Mechanic
In a state infamous for crimes against women, Mukesh Devi, the only woman automobile mechanic, is running her repairing business with aplomb.