Sanjukta Bose, Author at Arré

Why I Love the Awkward Teens of TV Today More than Hannah Montana and Lizzie McGuire

As a 14-year-old, I turned to teen shows like Hannah Montana and Lizzie McGuire naively believing that they’d help me escape my woes. Instead, I was left aching for a life that could never be mine. It's why I am glad that awkward teens are ruling TV today.

Sanjukta Bose July 26, 2016

Pop Culture

Pixar’s Purl and Why Women Should Not Have to Act Like Men To Succeed at Work

Pixar’s short film Purl is a commentary on bro culture that thrives at workplaces. It is a story that most working women today know all too well, where they devise ways to be “accepted” in offices often dominated by men. But why should women have to dress like men or crack crass jokes to fit in?

Sanjukta Bose June 30, 2016

Gender

Why We Should Retire the Phrase “Girls Mature Faster than Boys”

When we tell little girls that they mature faster than their male counterparts, we’re indirectly teaching them that the onus of being the “bigger person” will always be on them. This is how we create a society where women are forced to look after the men in their lives in a way that will never be reciprocated.

Sanjukta Bose March 23, 2016