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DTE Special on International Women’s Day 2024

Down To Earth delves into 7 exemplary initiatives to illustrate formidable influence of self-help groups

BJD says 33% of its Lok Sabha candidates will be women

A third of the candidates from Biju Janata Dal (BJD) in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections will be women, party chief and Odisha Chief Minister …

Why women in economics have little to celebrate

Twenty five years ago around half of the students studying Year 12 economics were female. Today it is only a third.

Investment in care services can generate 234 million jobs for women by 2035, says ILO

An annual investment of $5.4 trillion will be required to generate these jobs

In photos: Millet laddoos help fight malnutrition in rural Odisha

The story of 114 Odisha villages becoming child-marriage free begins with a small victory in Rugudipali

The villagers have also created an enabling environment for adolescents so that they can continue their education

Women workers release manifesto demanding changes at workplace

Women from different sectors come together to demand change in the current workplace environment to ensure no discrimination against women

World Cup 2023 will boost women’s sports. But does it make financial sense?

Governments may not be in mood to spend on sports events when COVID-19 recovery is plunging budgets into deficits  

International Women’s Day: Women lead innovative farming in this tribal village

Women in Akhapolan have taken to cultivating vegetables using trellis systems and are reaping the profits of their endeavour

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

Women less likely to receive COVID-19 relief from government: UN Women report

At least 29% of working mothers living with children lost their jobs compared to only 20% of working men living with children; single women …

International Day of Rural Women: A day in the life of a tribal woman farmer in Odisha

Anita Naik, a farmer living near Similipal National Park, has become an entrepreneur after turning to maize instead of leaving uplands fallow

Half the women in sub-Saharan Africa don’t have any say on health, contraception: UN report

Less than 10% women in 3 west African countries have say on sex, family planning and healthcare

Lessons from the past: Protecting women and girls from violence during COVID-19

Policy-makers and practitioners must heed lessons from the Ebola outbreak in the DRC. They must mitigate against further exacerbation of gender-…

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

'Poor women and children are low priority for this government'

Criticising current government’s policies or lack of them, women demand change and empowerment across all sectors

Why there are fewer women in science

This field and participation of women in it is a reflection of society, which hasn’t considered investing time or money in the gender’…

Simply put: Mexico reserves 50% seats at all levels of government for women

Horror in the Balkans

Memoir>> SEX TRAFFICKING • Bosnia/USA

Mindchanging strip

Comic>> Violence Against Women • France

Nurture your future

It's subtly done

Women’s Day 2024: Clean sweep in Karnataka

Over 18,000 of the state’s women have transformed the idea of cleanliness into a sustainable business model 

Battling Injustice: 16 Women Nobel Peace Laureates

Battling Injustice is an authentic record of women’s cultural history, told through the lives of some of the most remarkable women since …