Tribal women edged out of forests

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Panchayats' working women

Slowly but steadly, women elected to panchayats are asserting themselves and, in the process, giving a new thrust to grassroot governance

A bunch of feisty women

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CoP26: Women need more space at the climate table

Climate change does not affect everyone equally: Women are disproportionately more vulnerable. This should ideally mean more women having a …

"Women know how to manage better"

SMITA GHATE was assistant collector in Madhya Pradesh's Sagar District from January 1997 to January 1998. She was transferred for taking a …

Access to justice still elusive for women

A UN report says 35 per cent women in India face physical violence

Women farmers demand recognition from govt at 2-day meet

Governments in India define farmers as those who own land, which is usually not the case with women

Women workers release manifesto demanding changes at workplace

Women from different sectors come together to demand change in the current workplace environment to ensure no discrimination against women

Real or fictional, these women are heroines of all time

From the spirited Bathsheba to Mandakini Amte, from unrecognised midwives and unsung domestic labourers to fearless tribal activist Sumani Jogdi, …

Why there are fewer women in science

This field and participation of women in it is a reflection of society, which hasn’t considered investing time or money in the gender’…

Women less likely to receive COVID-19 relief from government: UN Women report

At least 29% of working mothers living with children lost their jobs compared to only 20% of working men living with children; single women …

International day of women and girls in science: Getting girls beyond ‘science in school’ to ‘scientific careers’

Gender gap in STEM must be bridged to expand the talent pool and recognise women’s potential and contribution to scientific innovations

World TB Day: More men than women reported infection among India’s elderly

The prevalence percentage among men is almost double that among women.

Are political parties looking at women differently?

In India, perhaps for the first time, election manifestoes have been made keeping women in mind. The upcoming elections in Madhya Pradesh and …

More miles to go for Chipko women

The Chipko movement halted commercial tree felling in UP's Chamoli district, but the women who led it are still fighting corrupt and indifferent …

It will take 55 years to have one-third women representatives in Parliament

Despite women voting in record numbers, Parliament didn’t enact the Women’s Reservation Bill that promised to keep aside a third of …

COVID-19 pandemic: Women in charge

Women make up the majority of workers in the health and social welfare sectors globally. Nearly one in three women work in agriculture and do …

Women panchayat presidents are no rubber-stamp leaders

Of the 12,619 Gram Panchayats in Tamil Nadu, one-third or nearly 4,200 panchayats are headed by women -- following the 73rd amendment to the …

Are we heading towards an India devoid of women?

The reason for adverse sex ratio is not just sex determination through ultrasound, but the pitiable status of women in our society

India’s water crisis: It is most acute for women

The water crisis is a women’s issue and feminists need to talk about it

Official double-speak keeps Indian women down

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Study highlights dismal condition of women farmers

Women farmers, whose contribution to agriculture is equal or sometimes even more than their husbands, are often ignored

'Empower women in panchayats first to improve the status of women farmers'

Renowned scientist M S Swaminathan spoke to Kundan Pandey on the private member’s bill initiated by him in Rajya Sabha in 2011 to protect …

Women take the lead, parties follow

Political parties are fine tuning their campaigns, policies to gain more votes of women, who are exercising their franchise in increasing numbers

Women water activists gather in Kathmandu to exchange notes

About 100 women from Asia, Africa, the Americas and Europe attend the first Women and Rivers Congress