2022-11-02
All this plays out very subtly — like when there's a birthday in the team and the women are the ones cutting and distributing the cake — but it can have serious consequences. “I was denied promotion only twice in my career, when I was pregnant with my two kids.”
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A look at the everyday sexism faced by Indian women working in tech; around 36% of India's 5M tech workers are women, of which 7% hold executive-level positions
Tech helped more Indian women join the workforce, but they're still fighting to be treated equally. Tweets: @itikaspunit and @anupkaphle Tweets: @itikaspunit : All this plays out v...
The Indian IT sector has been a boon for women in the country. We all know women who were “allowed” to work because an IT office feels relatively safer, and many provide cabs. But inside these offices, thousands of women are still fighting to be treated equally.
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A look at the everyday sexism faced by Indian women working in tech; around 36% of India's 5M tech workers are women, of which 7% hold executive-level positions
Tech helped more Indian women join the workforce, but they're still fighting to be treated equally. Tweets: @itikaspunit and @anupkaphle Tweets: @itikaspunit : All this plays out v...
2022-10-22
There are so many short video apps in India now, but none of them enjoy the kind of crazy following that #TikTok did. Instead, “everyone is on Instagram & YouTube — be it the biggest celebrities or your neighbor next door.” @Adnanmbhat for @restofworld https://restofworld.org/...
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Experts: India's TikTok clones like Moj and Josh have failed to replicate TikTok's success, and Instagram and YouTube will take over India's short-video segment
Creators are instead gravitating toward Instagram and YouTube, which may eventually be the winners in the Indian short-video segment. Tweets: @glenngabe , @restofworld , @restofwor...
2022-07-22
Thrifting wasn't cool in South Asia because no one wanted “used clothes.” But now, Instagram's aesthetically designed grids have made it desirable, and these stores are frequently running out of stock - @helenliwrites and @kisha_ravi for @restofworld https://restofworld.org/...
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Instagram-based thrift stores in India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, and Nepal are making used clothes popular, even desirable, among young shoppers
Rest of World : Tweets: @fogginsophie , @cengizyar , and @itikaspunit Tweets: Sophie Foggin / @fogginsophie : Years ago, running a successful thrift store would have been unthinka...