“Gender segregation from childhood, lop-sided parental relationships as well as the representation of the man-woman relationship in literature and the popular cinema- all serve to reinforce the patriarchal model of masculinity in the mind of the growing male child.”

In the middle of a Master’s Degree in Development Studies from B.R. Ambedkar University, Shruti feels that the word ‘Sensitivity’ describes her the most appropriately. She has had a history of working with various NGO’s, and loves travelling and exploring new places. Shruti believes men can exist in the roles of Gender-Based Violence perpetrators as well as victims, and wishes to eradicate the problem at the root.