Sheela Bhatt IWPC’s special issue has given us time to reflect on our careers. For sometime I have been reflecting on one question: What is the biggest shortcoming of the last four decades of the Indian media, which I have been part of since 1979? Journalism is all about reflecting society’s...

Harminder Kaur Like the pull of the zeitgeist the need for a women’s press club was strongly felt by each woman journalist 25 years ago. With long working hours and small children, women journalists felt they needed a place of their own where they could have professional interaction and leave thei...

One winter afternoon seventeen of us, gently greying women journalists met on a lawn on the Parliament Street, flanked by buildings housing male power in various fields. The year was 1995 and the subject we wished to discuss was the creation of an exclusive press club for women journalists working in al...

Twenty five years ago IWPC was created as a second home for women journalists— a space of their own— where they could let down their hair; indulge in home cooked food and meet newsmakers for discussions. Though most of the founder members were established journalists, there were a large numb...

As a business journalist starting out nearly 40 years ago, it was a largely male-dominated world. Whether it was a conference or a press meet, I was invariably the only woman reporter. Luckily, I was often sent to cover non-economic events which is where I managed to meet some other women colleagues. An...