PALI LEHOHLA | The political economy of toilets: let’s plumb the depths

Women’s queues at ablution facilities had me pondering gender inequity and the biases of handedness

14 July 2024 - 21:25 By Pali Lehohla

A profession is an organic system that evolves one’s mental faculties, expanding and opening horizons in time and space. But these horizons can guide you into ever narrower and darker enclaves that explain the deeper dimensions of discriminatory practices...

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