Prior to this she taught Psychology at Lady Shri Ram College for Women, University of Delhi. At Ambedkar University, she teaches Psychology, Psychosocial Studies and Gender Studies. Although her academic degrees are in the discipline of Psychology, her research interest and writing has consistently revolved around issues of gender. Her research work explored Robin Lakoff’s hypotheses about differences in the speech styles of adult men and women. An increasing involvement in the intersections of psychoanalysis, feminism and cultural psychology culminated in her doctoral work on the cultural conceptualization of maternal attachment for daughters in the context of the prevailing culture of son preference in India.