Women and Men in India 2022: Sex ratio improves but female participation in workforce still low
Social factors, educational qualifications & gender discrimination in terms of wages & opportunities reasons for low share of women in …
Haryana's sex ratio success a result of behavioural change or fudged data?
The state's achievement comes at a time the Census’ Sample Registration System survey paints a grim picture for the country
‘I almost lost my will to live’: preference for sons is leaving young women in China exploited and abused
China urgently needs policies and intervention programmes that tackle this tradition, or it will continue to limit women’s opportunities …
India witnesses one of the highest female infanticide incidents in the world: study
At least 117 million girls around the world demographically go “missing” due to sex-selective abortions
Road salt can change sex ratios in frog populations, finds study
The researchers found that the proportion of females reduced by 10 per cent when exposed to road salt
Possessed by land
Landholding can affect marital prospects. It can also affect sex ratios and lead to polyandry. A village in Alwar provides a snapshot
‘India’s growing and aging populations require investments across all sectors’
Down To Earth speaks to demography expert Poonam Muttreja about the findings of the latest National Family Health Survey
Darwin got sexual selection backwards, research suggests
Sexual selection is most pronounced not when potential mates are scarce but when they’re abundant, finds a new study
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
NFHS-5: No, women don’t outnumber men in India just yet. Here is why
NFHS counts only certain women, who belong to specific demographic categories. There is a bias in it, say experts
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
Too few women docs to blame for poor reproductive healthcare in India: WHO
India is among the world’s 83 countries which do not meet the minimum requirement of having 22.8 healthcare workers for every10,000 persons
Data indicates poor enforcement of law to check female foeticide
Only 143 persons have been convicted till date under PC&PNDT Act that bans sex determination test
Skewed sex ratio worsens marriage woes for Marathwada farmers
May encourage child marriages, worries expert
India’s sex ratio improves, but 9 million girls went ‘missing’ in last 2 decades to foeticide
Wealth, education and fertility are the key factors behind improvement
Selective abortions killed 22.5 million female foetuses in China, India
Abortions lead to gender ratio distortions in 12 Asian and European countries
In pursuit of gender equality: Interpreting India’s changing sex ratio & strategies to adopt
While recent improvements are noteworthy, we are far from winning the battle for gender equality
World Health Day 2022: Here’s looking at health, food & India
Kerala sees sharp fall in sex ratio at birth despite being best in overall category
Bihar and Maharashtra are other major states where sex ratio at birth declined
NAC calls for national policy to tackle declining child sex ratio
Says existing schemes like Beti Bachao Aandolan inadequate
Child sex ratio worsening faster among STs: census report
Data also shows higher marginationalisation of the country's Scheduled Tribes