Non-monetary indicator of poverty
Our policy makers should move away from the income criterion for estimating poverty and take cognisance of other indicators
Girls, hope your health gets precedence over ‘tradition’
Child marriages are not illegal yet but they could be if the WCD ministry’s proposal is accepted
‘Need to be accompanied biggest reason for girl student drop outs’
New study says 90 per cent of over 3,000 girls in 1,604 households across four states claimed this to be the reason
COVID-19: Inducing child, early and forced marriage
The lockdown has interrupted protective measures that need to be restarted immediately
Scholarships alone are not enough to get more qualified female teachers into Nigeria’s schools
UNICEF estimates that over half of all girls are not in school in the north while under a third of all primary school teachers are women
Girls' education after COVID-19: Expectations from Bihar Budget 2021-22
It remains to be seen how the state's education budget responds to the reduced outlay for the sector in the Union Budget
Population populism: UP draft population bill will impact the vulnerable, especially women
The focus must be on safeguarding women and girls’ reproductive health. Smaller families can be achieved by ensuring gender equality, …
Odisha needs to make apposite effort to have toilets in all its school
Who cares for toilets in school? 34% of schoolchildren in Odisha do, finds new study
Raising marital age of women: Smashing patriarchy or further regression?
The proposed law to raise the marital age of Indian women is not very productive in the attainment of better health and education health status&…
Despite intention, why Odisha villages are failing to keep their girls in school
Infrastructural improvement will need to follow laws passed to empower women, say experts
International Women’s Day: How education can rewrite the story of child marriages in India
Adolescent girls are more vulnerable to child marriage as they drop-out of school before completing education. Here’s an attempt at …
How much loss have we seen in child education during the pandemic?
PGI-D, a central grading system rating the performance of districts, may help get a sense of the true scale
Child marriage twice as prevalent in Nigeria’s rural areas than urban: Report
The overall rate of child marriage in the country has declined
This Champaran school shows the way for girl education, but has no govt support
Set up in Kasturba Gandhi’s name, the school was neglected until eforts by activists six years ago
Secondary education can reduce child marriage by 66%: UNICEF
Secondary education stronger, more consistent protection against child marriage than primary school education
National Girl Child Day: Without HER, there is no tomorrow
There are millions of girls across India, who are waiting to find their voice and realise their dreams; let’s extend a helping hand