CITES COP19: ‘Recognise women’s effort in tackling wildlife trade’
Gender gaps obfuscate understanding of real-world illegal wildlife trade activities & appropriate intervention
China, south Asia not proactive in reducing climate impacts on women: ICIMOD
Most policy documents are silent on the existing pay gaps and women’s access to agricultural resources
It is unhealthy to be a woman in India
The 2018 Global Gender Gap report ranks India at a dismal 108 out of 149 countries; and in the South Asian region, India …
Limited access to land and water affects productivity of women farmers in Africa
FAO study reveals the constraints that make women more vulnerable to climate change and environmental degradation
Sub-Saharan Africa might need nearly a century to achieve gender parity: Global Gender Gap Report
Gender equality in the region may not be fully realised until 2125
Income opportunity gap, gender-based violence, domestic work burden: What's holding back women in Zimbabwe?
Around 79% of the burden of water fetching responsibilities in Zimbabwe falls on women
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
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
Women, on average, enjoy barely 77% of legal rights that men do: World Bank
World Bank’s ‘Women, Business and the Law Index’ says that women just entering the workforce will retire before they enjoy the …
Women work harder than men — our anthropological study reveals why
Perfect sex equality in workload only occurs in instances where men move away from home after marriage and women do not
Gender equality: India ranked 101 among 136 countries
Country rated lower still at 135 when it comes to ensuring health and survival of its women
A just, robust economy needs upskilling and reskilling of women
Gender gap at workplace is more stark in India than even comparable south Asian economies
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
Human development index: India climbs one spot to 130
Rising economic inequalities and wide gender gap don’t let India achieve a faster ascent among 189 countries
Exploring the ‘public’ in public sanitation services
A look into whether our toilet infrastructures promote gender inclusion or exclusion
Globally, women have just two-thirds of legal rights given to men, finds World Bank
India’s rank improves from 126 to 113
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
As told to Parliament (March 24, 2023): India has eliminated leprosy, as per WHO criterion
All that was discussed in the House through the day
Women in Kerala Assembly poorly represented despite inheriting legacies like KR Gouri
Only 11 women were elected to the 140-member state Assembly in the recently concluded election
Gender gaps in food: 150 million more women went hungry than men in 2021
Over 800 million went hungry last year; Gender equality and food security directly related, 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 …
Gender gap in labour market stagnant since 1995, flags UN report
Gender equality a far-fetched goal; women living alone more likely to be in the labour market, finds report
Climate talks have to be reimagined as they’re dysfunctional, says Bonn delegate
Babitha PS speaks on visa issues, safety and women’s representation at climate conferences
As told to Parliament (March 29, 2023): No report of starvation deaths from states, UTs, claims minister
Metro Flash Mob: "Please Mend the Gap"
On March 29, 2011, Dharini Bhaskar was harassed and assaulted while taking the yellow metro line in New Delhi. And although she filed a police …