Poppy fields forever

Simply Put: International Women’s Day 2024

Women’s Day 2024: Catering dreams in Kerala

From an initiative to empower women, the state’s Kudumbashree Mission has become its lifeline 

It will take 3 centuries to close gender gap completely, warns UN

Several global crises, backlash against women’s reproductive rights may worsen gender disparities

International Working Women’s Day: Between survival & empowerment is endless labours in Sunderbans

Extreme weather, lockdown & a lack of jobs mean an increased struggle for livelihood

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

India has one of the highest unemployment rates in women

There is a 52 percentage point difference in the employment rates of men and women in India

Voices of women from Dilli Chalo: We need equal rights as men farmers

A large contingent of women farmers marched along with their male counterparts at the Dilli Chalo protest on November 29-30 in Delhi. The women …

Women and their woeful walk for water

Women are responsible for finding and collecting water for their families. They walk miles, carry heavy burdens and wait for their turn for hours.…

Seeking many more Hedy Lamarrs

The number of women inventors is finally rising the world over but their percentage is still too small to be celebrated

Grounded fantasy

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In the fast track

Women athletes are now in a position to give their male counterparts a run for their position. Endurance-based sports already find women in a …

Letter of advice

Denying education to women may erode fundamental human solidarity, affecting social cohesion, says a United Nations report

Maharashtra women missed meals during COVID-19 lockdown, finds survey

10% of the 946 women surveyed skipped one meal a day; 7% skipped two meals a day  

70% of all maternal deaths in 2020 were in sub-Saharan Africa: UN report

Not only is sub-Saharan Africa the fulcrum of maternal deaths, but most HIV-related indirect maternal deaths also occur here

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  

COVID-19: Women issues found little space in print media, finds study

Only 4.8% of news stories monitored had anything of significance with regard to women and / or gender issues

Will the State recognise women workers’ right to bleed with dignity

The Union Ministry of Corporate Affairs has sought feedback from stakeholders on the draft National Action Plan on Business & Human Rights by …

Empathy, policy, and lessons from literature: remembering Munshi Premchand

In the era of ChatGPT and machine-based learning, policymakers and educators must revisit literature and introduce it as a mandatory component in …

Climate change & trafficking: ‘We have little understanding’

Down To Earth spoke with Christopher Richter from International Organisation for Migration to understand why the data gap exists

Can we compromise on procreation in the wake of climate change

In the context of climate change, too much harsh knowledge about environmental tragedies is creating a sense of hopelessness and helplessness in …

Meet Padma Bombale, a Maharashtra onion farmer fighting the odds

A landless farmer from Vetale village near Pune, she has to work for Rs 100 a day to make ends meet

Women’s labour force participation in India among the world’s lowest: Oxfam

Three in four Indian women not employed while the gender pay gap is 34 per cent

Simply put: Dalit women marginalised from mainstream politics, economy

Hard work, but low wages for women farmers

Women farmers earn 22 per cent less than their male counterparts