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@sosurie There’s a push to create women entrepreneurs, yet they’re often seen as not entrepreneurial enough or not worth funding, especially in VC spaces. Women founders face extra pressure to prove their work has social value, not just profit, which can feel almost impossible.

@sosurie The city isn’t just a backdrop, it’s an active force in startup capitalism and the gig economy. Hemangini describes Bangalore as essential to making startup life possible, shaping how this culture works and grows.

@sosurie Women often prefer startups over corporates, drawn by the sense of building something together. In startups, losing a job can feel very personal, since the company’s family-like culture makes it feel tied to the people behind it, not just the role itself.

@sosurie Women often face higher expectations disguised as flexibility. Hemangini shares a glimpse into a mother’s life, where work-from-home blurs boundaries- though she’s free from the office, work seeps into other parts of her home and life in ways men might not experience.

@sosurie In Bangalore, startup culture isn’t rooted in one office. Hemangini shadowed a founder to study labour and highlights how physical location, life stage, and reproductive stage all shape the experience of working in this evolving city.

@sosurie Aditi asks how place shapes startup capitalism in Bangalore. Hemangini says work is seen as fun and people want control over their labour. Founders want mobility, not fixed jobs. Caste and race also shape views, with some seeing labour as menial and others valuing thinking work.

@sosurie Aditi asks how the characters shaped the book. Hemangini talks about risk, love, and innovation moving through worker groups. Women workers who moved cities rely on work infrastructure and colleague bonds to manage risk—these connections become vital in uncertain startup worlds.

@sosurie Hemangini talks about a shift in how startup capitalism feels in Bangalore. The book began at a party where everyone seemed to be building a startup. It moves from citywide changes to the daily life of entrepreneurs- showing how startup culture remakes spaces and lives.

@sosurie opens the session by situating the book as a reflection on how our economy is changing rapidly- something that resonates with anyone touched by startup culture. It’s about how this shift alters the way we think about time, identity & life in Bangalore’s moving landscape

We’re at today’s Publics @iihsin session, looking at #Bengaluru's journey from a “backend” IT hub to a city shaped by dreams of innovation. Hemangini’s book anchors the conversation, moderated by @sosurie. Stay tuned for live updates! . Register here:

RT @iihsin: Get to know the speakers behind our upcoming Publics@IIHS lecture, featuring Hemangini Gupta, Lecturer in Gender and Global Pol….

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RT @iihsin: We’re delighted to welcome Hemangini Gupta, Lecturer in Gender and Global Politics at the University of Edinburgh, as the next….

RT @iihsin: Nihal Ranjit, Senior Associate, IIHS Practice; IIHS School of Environment and Sustainability, researches climate adaptation and….