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07Mar
By: Suchitra Mishra On: March 7, 2017 In: Career, Life, Managing Yourself Comments: 0

When Malia Obama decided to take a gap year before starting college at Harvard, it made the world sit up and notice. The news spread like wildfire, not just because one of the Obama’s’ was involved but also because the concept of a gap year had captured the imagination...

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25Aug
By: Suchitra Mishra On: August 25, 2016 In: Career, Feminism, Motivation, World of Work Comments: 0

Professional spaces today continue to be defined along gendered lines. This means that there are some employment sectors that continue to be dominated by persons of specific genders. For example, the gender balance in the STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) fields has traditionally favoured men. On the other...

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24Nov

It starts with tremors and before you realise what is happening, the ground starts shaking violently under your feet and there you are in the middle of a major seismic activity hanging on for dear life to your seat. Hold on – I am not talking about cyclones, tsunamis...

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