Browsing Tag: Gender

Study: High-quality females have daughters

Females influence the gender of their offspring so they inherit either their mother’s or grandfather’s qualities. ‘High-quality’ females – those which produce more offspring – are more likely to have daughters.
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Escaping the straitjackets of caste and gender

The large majority of those who visit India may not see or recognize the grim realities that disable the lives of about 170 million people in the country’s Dalit community. For the women and girls of this community, trapped in two straitjackets of caste and gender, the constraints and barriers have few parallels.
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Men funnier than women, but mostly to other men: study

Men are funnier than women, but only just barely... and mostly to other men.
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Why Are India's Women So Stressed Out?

Tapping its rich mine of educated female talent has been an important factor in allowing India to become one of the world's fastest-growing economies. But recently this particular dynamo has been showing signs of strain.
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Do women have what it takes? Northwestern U study

The meta-analysis incorporated studies from three different paradigms of research to examine the cultural masculinity of leadership stereotypes and the conditions under which such masculinity is more or less pronounced.
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Indian men lead in sexual violence, worst on gender equality: Study

The findings of a recent International Men and Gender Equality Survey reflects a new low for Indian men. Only 2% of Brazilian males and less than 9% of men in Chile, Croatia, Mexico and Rwanda were found to have indulged in sexual violence. The survey was conducted in six developing countries across four continents to map attitudes and practices related to gender equality.
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Rescue Me ~ From “Save the Girl Child” Sloganeering to Reality

But so long as the choice is between abuse and honor; ridicule and prestige; vulnerability and security; people will choose honor, prestige, and security - Punjabis will choose sons over daughters through one form of violence or another. Women and men must fight against deeply ingrained prejudices.
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Mother of Khalsa: The Fifth Role of a Woman

We need to stop fearing that our child is not responsible enough to take Amrit or ready to live up to the Khalsa name. Teach them and trust them to do the right thing. It is wrong to force a child to take Amrit and it is also a crime to stop them from taking Amrit.
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Daughter-in-Law of Khalsa: The Fourth Role of a Woman

When we inspire others and uplift them we also get the chance to create our own identity.
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Our War of the Sexes

What flabbergasted us was how many young men look for "China dolls," and how many young women, otherwise dedicated Sikhs, opt for the "clean-shaven" look.
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