World Human Rights Day: Is an India free of witch-hunts possible

Cases of witch-branding have been reported from 12 states in India; some 2,300 ‘witches’ were murdered between 1999 and 2003

Drop ‘patriarchal, sexist’ 2-finger test from medical syllabus: Supreme Court

The two-finger test is an invasive, unscientific and regressive practice used in rape cases to gauge whether a person is sexually active or a virgin

How the American dream has treated demands for reproductive autonomy through history

Pre-1840, abortion was accessible and stigma-free for most  

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

The women who appear in Dante’s ‘Divine Comedy’ are finally getting their due, 700 years later

A project regarding researching and composing Wikipedia entries on Dante’s (female) characters has doubled as advocacy

Women’s Day 2024: Investing in women most effective way to accelerate growth, says UN Women

1 in every 10 women globally lives in extreme poverty; war & crisis eroding decades of progress in gender equality

Women’s Day 2024: Strength of a collective in a not-so-silent revolution

Kishori dals or girls’ collective that began in Odisha village is helping ensure girls’ rights

The Woman King is more than an action movie – it shines a light on the women warriors of Benin

For some African feminists, African women have never been frail and defenceless

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

Government welfare schemes slashed by half in 3 years

Women safety schemes, biodiversity, agricultural sector bear the brunt 

Violence against women with disabilities and older women goes unseen: WHO advocates for urgent action

Older women and women with disabilities can be extremely isolated when violence occurs, complicating their ability to seek help and report the abuse

Miracle of birth as a nightmare: India needs urgent policies to protect women’s obstetric rights

Obstetric violence is rampant, specially in rural India

Sultana’s Dream: Rokeya Hossain’s feminist utopian novel recognised as ‘Memory of the World’

Ramacharitmanas by Tulsidas, Panchatantra and Sahrdayaloka Lochana by Anandavardhana also recognised by UNESCO