musings from an observer's diary To work or not to work For a woman, the decision to take a career break or to rejoin the workforce is not taken overnight. On the contrary, it comes through many nights of deliberation and weighing the pros and cons of these decisions. Surprisingly, most of the time she doesn't keep herself at the center of this crucial decision. Whether it is relocation due to marriage, taking a break for child care, or being a primary caregiver for elderly p

musings from an observer's diary "Let us go with Fear over Faith". I heard Deepa mention this to a project team on my first day of joining the Observership program at Lumière. These words felt like music to my ears. After having decided to participate in the program, I had been filled with many doubts- will I be able to restart, what will the program be like, and will I be able to contribute effectively? But once I had decided to go ahead, I wanted to silence these thoughts,

~ Sanjana Ramani & Lumière Voices This 8th of March, the world celebrates yet another day paying tribute to and political achievements of women. This day is a call for gender parity. This day has been observed since the early 1900’s – a time of great expansion and turbulence in the industrialized world that saw booming population growth and the rise of radical ideologies. The story of women’s struggle for equality belongs to no single feminist nor to any one organization bu