‘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 …
CoP26: Women need more space at the climate table
Climate change does not affect everyone equally: Women are disproportionately more vulnerable. This should ideally mean more women having a …
Why factory jobs for Ethiopian women haven’t translated into greater participation in politics
Income and job status have less of an impact on women in authoritarian contexts than in advanced democracies
Falling through the cracks: Shining a light on adolescent girls in humanitarian emergencies
With the onset of COVID-19, adolescent girls in conflict zones are 90 per cent more likely to be out of school
Burden of safety: Public buses need to work for women
Women’s everyday travels put the burden of manufacturing the experience on them, when they should be tapped into building a more …
Climate Emergency CoP 25: Gender justice being marginalised in Madrid
Countries are nitpicking on Sustainable Development Goals and are divided on finance
Half the world's married women out of labour force: Report
Marriage and motherhood also ate into women's access to paid work and accompanying benefits
Gay, bisexual and pansexual men can now donate blood in US
FDA updates discriminatory guidelines; new set of risk-based rules in place applicable on all prospective donors
‘It’s her job’: In water-starved Chambua near Udaipur, women are disproportionately affected
The act of filling water, too, sets the norm of who collects it and who gets to consume the most of it
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 …
How climate change is affecting the LGBTQIA+ community
Social stigma, higher unemployment and inadequate safe living spaces makes them more vulnerable to environmental catastrophes
Women politicians more likely to reply to people who reach out in need, study shows
And yet, women constitute less than half of national legislators in all but four countries in the world
Abiy Ahmed has won the Nobel Peace Prize: but big challenges still await Ethiopia
Abiy is the 12th winner from Africa to be awarded the prize. Last year it was won by medical doctor Denis Mukwege from the Democratic Republic of …
World off-track to meet SDGs; global hunger back to 2005 levels, says UN secretary general
Halfway to 2030, a third of the goals have stalled or gone into reverse, emissions continue to rise & gender equality is 300 years away, says …
Molecular mechanism of gender differences in sexual behaviour deciphered
Hyderabad researchers study the differences in the central nervous systems of male and female of humans and other organisms and how they …
Same-sex marriages: Reproductive and sexual rights shouldn’t be different based on sex and gender
Denying the right of marriages and a family over homosexuality is a gross violation of human rights
World Environment Day 2023: Green growth strategies can ensure climate-resilience in rural India
Investments in infrastructure, such as water management systems, irrigation facilities and early warning systems, can help communities cope with …
Raising legal age of marriage for girls: Change in legislation without education won’t bring gender equality
Bringing at par the ages of two genders is considered as an indicator of gender parity; so the legal age of boys for marriage can be …
UN calls for overhaul of global governance to tackle climate crisis
It also outlined an ambitious plan to strengthen multilateral systems to address the crises of rising inequality, lack of finance for sustainable …
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 Day of Rural Women: It’s time we recognise their lives and livelihood
Rural women are active agents of socio-economic change. As we celebrate the day on October 15, there is a need to pull them out of the …
Breaking the silence on female genital mutilation in today’s India
Communities practicing female genital mutilation for generations believe it is ‘just a pinch of skin’ with no lasting impact on the girl
Investment in girls’ education critical to arrest child marriages in Jharkhand
In Jharkhand, child marriages account for 7.3 per cent of marriages in rural areas and 3 per cent in urban areas
Land inequality threatens livelihood of 2.5 bln: Report
There is urgent need to act on land equality for any significant progress towards global sustainability, stability and social justice, flags Land …
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