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August 31, 2010By Aparna Singh The recent Michael Arrington post on why women mustn’t blame men for their lower numbers in technology is eliciting reactions, fast and furious. While I don’t think Arrington’s tone helps, I am not going to get into the subject here. Instead, I’d like to refer you to Shefaly Yogendra’s excellent post, “Women in tech: What gives?”, where [...] Tags: career growth for women, empowering women, Gender, housework, Indian society and women, women in technology | Category: Work Life |
September 16, 2009By Aparna Singh LAST SUNDAY, we had a couple of close friends over for lunch. As it happens with close friends whom one has not met for a long time, it turned out as a long, rambling lunch where we were still sitting around at 5 o’clock. By the time they left, it was late evening, and somehow [...] Tags: division of labour, gender stereotypes, gender training, housework, Indian society and women, women at home | Category: Desipundit, Gender, Marriage, Relationships, Society, Women's Lives |
September 08, 2008By Indhu Subramaniam THE PRESSURE TO WRITE has been mounting. Guilt at not writing has been increasing steadily. But as a not-so-young mother of a small child, I am continually battling either illness of some sort or domestic issues which mean a series of chores! Add a demanding job to the mix. Sleepless nights, throbbing sciatic nerve, acidity [...] Tags: child care, feminism, housework, stress, women's roles | Category: Identity and Destination, Women's Lives |
September 02, 2008By Aparna Singh SOME DAYS AGO, at a function, a distant relative was gently ribbing me and my husband as to who was responsible for cooking at home. Specifically, he was taking a few shots at my expense, that I must be ‘making’ my husband do all the cooking. Most of this was inconsequential small talk; I doubt [...] Tags: cooking, home food, home-making, housewives, housework, traditional roles, women at home | Category: Culture, Women's Lives |
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