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

Very few women board members from low-income countries in global health companies: Report

Around 70% of these companies have not had a woman board chair in the five years

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

#ShutItAllDown in Namibia: The fight against gender-based violence

Since early October, hundreds of furious demonstrators — mainly younger women — have taken to the streets in protest against gender-…

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 …

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

NFHS-5 paints an anaemic picture of child health and nutrition

What does NFHS-5 data tell us about state of women empowerment in India

All women work but only a few are salaried: Only 25.4% of women aged 15-49 years who worked in the last 12 months were paid in cash

What India can learn from Bangladesh about closing its gender gap

Post-1971, Bangladesh embarked on an inclusive development strategy involving various non-government stakeholders, religious bodies and aid …

Inside the Kingdom of Hayti, 'the Wakanda of the Western Hemisphere'

Here's a modern-day black kingdom that aspired to be a safe haven from racism and inequality

About 23 per cent girls drop out of school on reaching puberty

The report emphasises the need to normalise menstruation by looking at behaviour, infrastructure, politics and perception

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 

Left groups launch national-level movement to demand policy changes

The Jan Ekta Jan Adhikar Andolan will raise demands for changes in economic policies and labour laws, among other issues

India 117th among 190 countries in empowering women

Even least developed countries like Rwanda, Lesotho fared better than India

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

Missing women voters: 21 mln can't exercise franchise this Lok Sabha polls

Excerpts from The Verdict: Decoding India’s Elections by Prannoy Roy and Dorab R Sopariwala; published by Penguin Random House India

International Day of Rural Women: It’s time we recognise their lives and livelihood

Rural women are active agents of socio-economic change. As we celebrate the day on October 15, there is a need to pull them out of the …

Millets farmers need more post-harvest technologies

At a discussion held in Chennai, experts and scientists gave a number of suggestions for policy-level changes to promote millets

International Women’s Day: There is new proof that COVID-19 impacted women more than men

Women have had to suffer more loss of employment and non-compensation of labour, according to a recent study published in The Lancet

CoP26: Countries commit to gender-responsive climate action, making women ‘resilient’ to crisis

Sierra Leone commited to addressing long-standing discriminatory land tenure practices; Nigeria pledged to expand its gender …

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 

New report shows women in fisheries sector are underpaid

Women's access to resources and opportunities remains limited and they are not adequately represented in leadership positions

Adding women to corporate boards improves decisions about medical product safety

When boards had just one female director, seriously defective products such as cardiac stents and breast implants were not recalled more quickly

Investing in water, sanitation and hygiene can fuel economic recovery: Report

Safely managed sanitation services can help achieve net benefits of $86 million from 2021-2040, says report   

We need to reassess vocabulary, behaviour to undo gender bias: A mathematician explains why

Mathematician Eugina Cheng speaks to DTE on her new theory of people that doesn’t look at world as a dichotomy between genders, as …