Swati Deshpande stories

Swati Deshpande examines how power, bias and everyday decision-making shape our lives, with a special focus on workplaces and institutions that claim to be progressive yet fall short in practice. Through close reporting and sharp observation, her writing makes abstract concepts like the “authority gap” concrete and relatable.

By reading stories under this tag, you can expect nuanced explorations of gender, work and equity: how policies look on paper versus how they play out in meetings, hiring decisions and subtle interactions. Swati’s pieces invite readers to question accepted narratives of “progress” and to notice the quieter forms of resistance, resilience and change that emerge in response.