Panchayats' working women
Slowly but steadly, women elected to panchayats are asserting themselves and, in the process, giving a new thrust to grassroot governance
Hysterectomies are rising across India; and that is not good
Undergoing hysterectomy at younger ages can have adverse health impacts including osteoporosis and cardiovascular diseases
The world must not look away as the Taliban sexually enslaves women and girls
There must be no impunity for acts of sexual violence as part of a comprehensive approach to seeking sustainable peace, justice and national …
The role of bias in how women are treated during childbirth: a Kenyan case study
Around 810 women die every day from preventable causes related to pregnancy and childbirth
Is Artificial Intelligence excluding Indian women smartphone users?
Making the effort to create solutions that take a gender lens to solution design, can aid digital inclusion for Indian women
Mexico reserves 50% seats at all levels of government for women
Under the new set up, federal entities and the federal cabinet will have have an equal number of men and women
Wealth, inequality and children’s right to survival in India
The National Family Health Survey – 4 shows how economic inequality has a direct effect on stunting and wasting of India’s children
Smart tech will only work for women when the fundamentals for its uptake are in place
If we want to tackle the underlying causes of gender inequality, to build smart and innovate for change, then technology is good
The invisibility of gender in Indian agriculture
Why policy paralysis in granting entitlements to women in agriculture and farm widows needs to be addressed
Women in power
Women elected to panchayats in Karnataka and Rajasthan function in two ways: some live up to expectations and other succumb to the pressures
The fragmented heritage of Jotiba Phule
Social radical that he was, Phule's memory lives on, despite accusations that he was pro-British and casteist. But most of his followers are …
United, these survive, save and survive
A voluntary organisation is transforming the lifestyles of villagers by involving women in collective work. The men are also following suit, but …
A step towards health rights for women
Saheli, a Delhi-based women's organisation, has, for some time, been fighting against long-acting female contraceptives like Net-oen and Norplant-…
Redefining women's role in society
REFLECTIONS ON THE WOMEN'S MOVEMENT IN INDIA: RELIGION,ECOLOGY, DEVELOPMENT Gabriele Dietrich Publisher: Horizon India Price: Rs 150
Killer on the tral
Migrating to another country may lower or raise chances of contracting breast cancer, reveals a new study
The battle of the sexes
Women of the Onge tribe of hunter-gatherers defend their age-old culture against assault from the mainlanders
Pickled power
Hill women, long deprived of any economic rights, have found their independent, confident voice in activities spurred by a welfare group
Environment's gender bias
WOMEN, THE ENVIRONMENT AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT: TOWARDS A THEORETICAL SYNTHESIS Edited by Kosi Braidotti, Ewa Charkiewier, Sabina Hausler, …
Nets but no strings
An informal banking scheme designed to assist the fisherwomen of Kerala has gained momentum within its short period of operation
You take my heart away
When it comes to recieving hearts and kidneys, men do better than women. Women do better when it comes to donating organs
DIRTY SEX
Every 10 years, the census of India comes out with a damning statistic: the country's abysmal female-male ratio. As per the 2001 census, there …
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
Government welfare schemes slashed by half in 3 years
Women safety schemes, biodiversity, agricultural sector bear the brunt
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