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

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) �…

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

महिलाओं के अनुकूल कृषि मशीनीकरण की नई पहल

देश के कुल कृषि श्रमिकों में करीब 37 प्रतिशत महिलाएं हैं �…

`It is easy to die'

Women bear the brunt of Africa's urban disasters, such as the collapse of landfills

When it comes to urban disasters - both natural and otherwise - death has a gender

Metro Flash Mob: "Please Mend the Gap"

On March 29, 2011, Dharini Bhaskar was harassed and assaulted while taking the yellow metro line in New Delhi. And although she filed a police …

India’s gender gap widens

India ranked at 114 among 142 countries in World Economic Forum's gender gap index