If you thought only women had to bear the burden of do’s and don'ts, you ought to hear these men out. From playthings to grown-up stuff, lines are very clearly drawn for men too. And the social pressure to conform has burst many a young dreams.
Nishtha*, a working woman from Delhi, often finds herself being told off by her neighbours for ‘making’ her husband Vijay* do all the household chores. Only until they tasted the yummiest rajma chawal in town!
Men don’t cry. Pregnancy - end of a career. Women are bad drivers! These age-old ideas – telling us what a man and woman can and cannot do – are known as gender stereotypes, and are quite rampant in our culture. We list out a few for you along with the efforts being made to challenge them.
Ever worry that sex isn’t as good as it should be? If you have problems during intercourse, you’re not alone. Most young adults experience some kind of trouble with sex, a recent study found.
As the freedom fever gripped the country, Jagriti’s thoughts ran back to the last year of her life, where she had to fight every single day with the people she loved the most. Freedom only applies to men, she tells Love Matters India. For women, it’s all about the limits men set on us.
