Kylie* had been chatting with Marco* for about a month after having connected on OKCupid, but they hadn’t yet met in person. One night, after over an hour of increasingly flirty texts, Marco suggested that they switch to a more visual forum – he wanted to Skype sex. The next day, Kylie was horrified when […]Read More
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Sexual harassment comes in different forms, and when it’s online it’s often even less obvious. Yet, it still happens. If you’re in a professional situation where you feel uncomfortable, you should immediately start recording it. Often larger cases are built on a pattern of small incidents, which, if not documented properly, won’t be useful as evidence. […]Read More
Photos were not the only thing that changed when Instagram started in 2010 and SnapChat in 2012. Online harassment did too. By making your photos public, anyone can comment on your pictures. Although it’s hard to understand why someone would dedicate their time to being a troll, there are those who have a field day searching […]Read More
Rachel didn’t think much of it when during a routine Facebook scroll she clicked that she was interested in attending a concert by one of her favourite bands. But she was excited when one of the members of the band friend requested her and started sending her private messages. The conversation started out casual, but soon […]Read More
Team L&M The majority of online harassment takes place on social media, which makes sense given how much time most of us spend on these platforms. Broad social networks, often combined with anonymity, leads to a reality in which anything you post, tweet, or share opens you up to potential abuse. Below, we delve into […]Read More
Team L&M Have you ever been harassed in the street? Received a crass message on a dating app? Had a co-worker make a comment about your appearance that just didn’t sit right? You’re not alone. With the #MeToo movement, it’s easy to log onto Twitter or Facebook and see just how many women are victims […]Read More
Saurabh Tankha The region is as brutal as it is beautiful. It can make you experience 40 degree C heat and then take you to minus 12 degree C cold in matter of just six hours. What’s more, the oxygen levels are 50% of what you breathe at sea level. And if you are to […]Read More
Rajkumari Sharma Tankha An entrepreneur, a philanthropist, an athlete, a model, an actor… There are many more hats Madhu Singh dons. At 60, when most people her age choose to lead a retired life, she started Cross-fit and stood first from Indian region (over 60 years group) which makes her Asia rank 5 and world […]Read More
Team L&M Philanthropist Meera Gandhi is the founder of The Giving Back Foundation which aims towards the development of women and children through education besides supporting charities with strong female leadership programs and workshops like the Cherie Blair Foundation for Women and the Eleanor Roosevelt Leadership Centre. Building on the idea of positive reinforcement, the foundation made a five-year commitment […]Read More
Small-hold farmers, at large, are a neglected community in India as farming remains an unreliable sector. Especially so in today’s world where farmers have to battle climate change in the face of depleting natural resources. The agricultural sector needs technology disruption to boost productivity and adopt climate resilient farming for a sustainable tomorrow. Given the […]Read More