India 117th among 190 countries in empowering women
Even least developed countries like Rwanda, Lesotho fared better than India
Rural development and gender equality: A reality check in Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu has to develop a policy framework to achieve employability through quality secondary education for women, shifting focus from only …
Africa would need another 142 years to achieve gender equality
The disparity could cost the continent nearly US$700 billion by 2025
Mexico reserves 50% seats at all levels of government for women
Under the new set up, federal entities and the federal cabinet will have have an equal number of men and women
CoP 14: Only 25% nations include gender discussions in land degradation targets
Of around 80, 20 countries do not have role of gender and women into targets and measures to halt land degradation by 2030
It is unhealthy to be a woman in India
The 2018 Global Gender Gap report ranks India at a dismal 108 out of 149 countries; and in the South Asian region, India …
Feminist solutions to man-made economic inequality
Our economies are built on millions of hours of unpaid labour carried out every day by women; freeing up women's time would go a long way towards …
संसदीय व्यवस्था में अव्यवस्था
केन्याई उच्च न्यायालय ने आदेश दिया था एक ही लिंग (जेंडर) के दो तिहाई से अधिक सदस्य नहीं हो सकते, संसद ने यह व्यवस्था ...
Binary blunders
The gender spectrum is a consequence of the complex interplay between culture and highly-nuanced and protean brain
Climate change is destroying women’s lives in Alwar
A host of climate change-related problems bedevil the district’s women and girls, unlike men and boys
Exploring the ‘public’ in public sanitation services
A look into whether our toilet infrastructures promote gender inclusion or exclusion
Women aren't failing at science — science is failing women
Female scientists publish more and better research but are promoted less. New research from Mexico exposes gender gap in science there, and …
India’s gender gap in health, economic participation one of the worst in the world
India is among the lowest-ranked countries that have performed dismally when it comes to reducing gender gap in health
The others too
The MeToo campaign comes at a time when women are being courted for electoral gains. Is it good or bad?
Push for gender equality at COP23, Gender Action Plan adopted
The plan pushes for gender-responsive climate policy and action, and for equal representation for women at the global climate meet
Labour Day: 10 worrying signs from the world at its youngest
A few points on the state of works in the world
Almost all states in red zone on gender equality: NITI Aayog
Latest report by think tank says that women and girls in the country experience inequalities in every aspect of life
Centre leaves decision on Section 377 to SC
The apex court was told by the Centre that it won’t contest the petitions seeking to decriminalise homosexuality
Women’s labour force participation in India among the world’s lowest: Oxfam
Three in four Indian women not employed while the gender pay gap is 34 per cent
Gender balance in scientific research improving in India: study
The participation of Indian women in scientific publishing is growing in fields like mathematics, economics, obstetrics, gynaecology and dentistry.
Debunking myth of Naga customary laws
Studies show there is no homogeneous body of customary laws among Naga community. What does this mean for reservation for women in elections to …
Many Indian women denied mobile phones to keep them 'pure'
A study finds a 33 per cent gender gap in access to mobile phones in India that is inhibiting women’s earnings
Improving women's well-being needs more than access to free healthcare: study
Data from one of the largest state-funded health insurance scheme in India shows gender disparity continued even where free hospital care was provided
Indian scientists develop environment-friendly device to dispose sanitary napkins
GreenDispo will incinerate the sanitary napkins completely with minimal flue gas emission
`It is easy to die'
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