PREVIEW
Let Aditi and Christina tell you how Women in Labour came to into existence and what to expect from the series.
Trailer
Welcome to the Women in Labour Podcast
EPISODE 1
In the 8 years to 2012, 19.6 million Indian women dropped out of paid work. Journalist Namita Bhandare helps us understand what’s going on and why you should care. Yes, you.
EPISODE 2
Can working women thrive
in a man's world? Sports reporter Mayanti Langer should know. She talks to us about her boundary-breaking journey and working without operational female toilets.
EPISODE 3
Twitter's Mahima Kaul is
both boss lady and boss mummy. Don't miss her awesome advice on the pitfalls of maternity leave and how to be a leader post-pregnancy.
EPISODE 4
Working usually means commuting through spaces full of men. Yes, it's not fun.
Dr. Shilpa Phadke joins us with a revolutionary idea for how women can take back the city: Loitering.
EPISODE 5
Indian women do more
unpaid work at home than anywhere else in the world - and, of course more than men. The brilliant and hilarious
Dr. Ritu Dewan explains some of this insane data to us.
Episode 5
A Woman's Work is Never Done
EPISODE 6
Award-winning producer Guneet Monga is a hustler, through and through. In this episode, she opens up about the journey that shaped her hustle.
EPISODE 7
In this episode of Women in Labour, Dr. Ashwini Deshpande simplifies some of the jargon to get straight to the heart of the matter—why are women in the country falling out of work?
EPISODE 8
Marine Corps veteran, activist and award-winning author, Anuradha Bhagwati on growing up brown and queer in 1970s America, and navigating the toughest branch of the US military.
EPISODE 9
Author of ‘Chup’ and founder of ‘Chup Circles’, Dr. Deepa Narayan on why women need to break the vicious cycle of silence and be heard, even in the face of a society that yells "Chup!"
EPISODE 10
In this episode of Women in Labour, former editor of India Today Magazine, Kaveree Bamzai explains why mothers need to actively make time for the things that bring them joy—without letting guilt creep in.
EPISODE 11
Joined by WIL Creative Producer, Nandita Gupta, Aditi speaks to Khushboo and Pooja about the importance of creches for working mothers..
Episode 11
Creches are Crucial
EPISODE 12
Tune in to this week's episode to find out how this young entrepreneur is making workspaces work for women—and not the other way around.
EPISODE 13
In this episode filmmaker, Paromita Vohra talks about adopting a narrative that is independent of the patriarchy. And of deciding for ourselves who we are and who we
want to be.
EPISODE 14
Devika Kher breaks down the u-curve, one of the most important theories to understand the drop in women's participation in the workforce, in less than 30 minutes.
EPISODE 15
After the untimely demise of her husband, Gulesh Chauhan struggled to keep her family afloat. An unlikely lifeline, working with Uber as a full-time driver, led her down the road to recovery.
EPISODE 16
As the founder of SHEROES, a women-only social network, Sairee Chahal discusses the many ways in which leveraging shared platforms and community networks can open up the future of work to India's aspirational women..
Episode 16
Finding What Works for You
EPISODE 17
Ira Singhal was prevented from joining the civil services because of discrimination against her disability. Today, she serves in the country’s Indian Administrative Services (IAS).
Episode 17
Enabling Others
EPISODE 18
Recorded entirely remotely, our two-part season finale focusses on the impact of COVID-19 on women and work in India.
Episode 18
In the Time of Coronavirus
Part 1
Part 2
EPISODE 18
Recorded entirely remotely,
our two-part season finale
focusses on the impact of
COVID-19 on women and
work in India.
