Column: Women and the city

Little did one realise that waste management meant to save the environment would upset the marital harmony in so many families.

When you design buses for women, you do include a larger section of people – children, older men and the disabled, and not just for able-bodied men.

Bengaluru witnessed four rape cases in less than a week. Reams have been written about how media and society should react when a person is sexually assaulted. There have been protests against the insensitive reactions and sensationalisation of such assaults. But have things changed?

Would you step in if you hear screams of a woman from your neighbour’s house?

International women’s day today is more about women’s buying capability than their rights.

Padmalatha Ravi sticks out her neck and makes a case for men, on why women make bad drivers.

Greater Bangalore is growing in all directions but there is distinct line that separates people who can afford those two wheelers and those who are “stuck” with public transport. What women wear seems to be hugely affected by which mode of transport they can afford.

Everyone complains about lost childhood in summer camps and extra-curricular activities. But what about the mothers who ferry their children from one class to another?

BBMP elections are over, newly elected members are settling into their offices. Among them are 74 women. Will that change the dynamics of city’s governance or will it be yet another case of men propping up women candidates?

Exam time is stressful period for all involved. But adolescents and teenagers, especially girls are taking to end their lives in the face of failure. Why is it so hard to get past academic failures?

Development plans are created and implemented almost daily. Are a woman’s needs addressed in these plans?

The city’s public transport system has come a long way since its early days. Padmalatha Ravi reminisces on BMTC’s earlier days and finds reasons to celebrate Bus Day.