Fair sex, unfair pay: Women in healthcare paid 24% less than men, highlights WHO report

Gender pay gap despite women comprising 67% of global health & social care workforce, specialties still dominated by men

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

8 million women and girls require urgent humanitarian aid in Ukraine amid 2 years of conflict

Gender-based violence, including conflict-related sexual violence and human trafficking, has surged: UN Women

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 …

Abandonment, poverty, sexual exploitation: Why Indian women pay a higher price for climate crisis

Women have limited ability to overcome climate shocks compared to their male counterparts: It is an uneven playing field. But a gradual …

In photos: Women leading poultry, livestock farming in rural Jharkhand

Poultry and livestock farming are a major source of income for those in rural Jharkhand, especially women, who are largely in charge of the …

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 

Only 1% women live in countries with high gender parity, female empowerment: UN report

In India, women empowerment, gender parity were found to be ‘low’ despite ‘medium’ human development

Women’s Day 2024: Food for all in Tamil Nadu

One of the major reasons behind the success of the state’s Amma Canteen scheme is the decision to employ women self-help groups 

Women’s Day 2024: Ladakh’s looms of life

Changpa women engender an economic turnaround by taking over the trade chain of the world’s most expensive fibre 

Lending voice: This Odisha journalist helps tribal women & girls take charge of their own health and share their stories

Jayanti Buruda has trained Malkangiri tribal women in journalistic practices such as writing scripts, preparing field reports, and shooting and …

Extreme heat affects Indian women more than men; analysis finds spike in deaths due to high heat since 2005

For women, the percentage change in mortality rate increased by 4.63% in 2000 to 2010 and 9.84% between 2010 and 2019

These Odisha tribal women earn big with mahua ladoos

Around 120 tribal women in Kandhamal prepare laddus, cakes, jam, toffees, pickles, squash, pakodas and biscuits using dry mahua …

Women’s Day 2024: Why empowering half of humanity serves dividends

When we empower women, we tap into the full potential of humanity, paving the way for a more just, equitable and sustainable world for all

Women’s Day 2024: Flight of hope in Uttarakhand

Women pilot AIIMS Rishikesh’s initiative to use drones to carry medical supplies to remote health centres 

How indoor pollution affects women & children

One statistic says that children have carbon monoxide levels similar to those that would result from smoking about seven cigarettes per day

Banana wise: This fashion designer in Shravasti uses banana crop waste to make women financially independent

Tejashwi Pathak’s Baudhanchal self-help group helps women in the east Uttar Pradesh district to make handicrafts from banana waste and …

Women’s Day 2024: ‘She’ is for Self Help Empowerment

In India, women self-help groups have been a source of empowerment, fostering economic independence, social stature & community resilience. …

Vaccination for pregnant women in India

Agricultural land rights for women

Also, share in joint family property; new bill passed

Anaemia rampant in women in Bageshwar

Bad state of toilets for women

Battered women prone to asthma

Women grow food basket

Maharashtra district revives an old farm practice and tackles drought

'Energy poverty hurts women'

Women's participation should be considered while making policy on access to energy and management, says an expert