COVID-19 relief didn’t reach Jan Dhan a/cs of many women: Survey

At least 12,500 women Jan Dhan account holders across 13 states were surveyed; 16% reported their Jan Dhan accounts were either not operational, …

Extreme heat could claim lives of 204,000 women annually in India, Nigeria & US: Report

Women bear the disproportionate burden of heat’s devastating physical, social & financial effects, report emphasises

Economic Survey 2022-23: Special mention of women Self-Help Groups; will it translate to largesse

While commercial banks waive off loans to stay healthy, the women-led world’s largest microfinance operation thrives on near 100% repayment,…

‘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 …

International Women's Day: How self-help group — and a phone — gave Kuntala new lease of life

Non-profit Trickle Up’s pilot project put smartphones in the hands of poor women and helped change their lives

Eye-opening study on Punjab's rural women labourers poses many questions in poll season

High debts, sexual exploitation, gender disparity, caste discrimination and exclusion from the political process continue to bedevil these mostly …

International Women’s Day: Why 2021 shines bright for gender parity at parliaments in Sub-Saharan Africa

In the 48 countries around the world that held parliamentary elections in 2021, women candidates won 28.6% of the new seats

In Photos: Tribal women in Odisha battle severe water crisis

The Hill Kharias of Odisha are a particularly vulnerable tribal group living in the Mayurbhanj district. The group lacks access to potable …

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 …

International Women’s Day: ‘Next, I will build a pucca house and beauty parlour’

With Trickle Up’s seed grant, a lot of women in Jharkhand’s Pakur opted for agricultural practices. But Golapi chose to run a …

International Women’s Day 2023: When mothers learn from daughters and begin anew

In a South Kolkata suburb, life comes a full circle as women take baby steps to fulfill lost dreams and rush to attend afternoon classes

International Women's Day: How Nira Chhatria ensured her family's survival with a phone and just Rs 3,000

Nira Chhatria was chosen as a participant when Trickle Up began working with ultra-poor women in Odisha in 2015

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

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

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 …

International Women’s Day: Self-help groups are institutions with bargaining power today; now it is time for the next step

Self-help groups bring about socio-economic empowerment of women by providing access to income-generating opportunities. Focus should now be on …

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 …

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 …

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.

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

Women power: Uttarakhand village women revive dry springs, end water woes

With the help of experts and through the community, they found a solution to their hardships

'Energy poverty hurts women'

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

800 women still die in childbirth every day globally: Unicef report

The lowest coverage levels tend to be in the poorest countries where maternal mortality levels are highest, it says

Safeguarding women after disasters: some progress, but not enough

Sexual exploitation must be recognised as a real and widespread problem. There must be staff and management accountability.