Digital India Is No Country for Women. Here’s Why
By URVASHI ANEJA AND VIDISHA MISHRA New Delhi : Only 29% of India’s internet users are women. Unless this digital gender divide is bridged, India’s aggressive […]
Gender
No role reversal yet! Study shows 64% Indians think women are meant to be good moms, wives
New Delhi : A change in the society can only be brought about when we change our mindset. Considering women equal by ditching the patriarchal thought […]
Gender discrimination defines India’s economy
By Ejaz Ghani New Delhi : A central driver of economic growth is the increased role of women. This growth comes in many forms: better education […]
Indian train network makes history by employing transgender workers
Kochi : An initiative offering jobs to a handful of members of Kerala’s hijra community aims to tackle prejudice and bring transgender people into the […]
Rich couples flying abroad for gender test & abortion, fear health officials
By Chetna Choudhry Gurgaon: Health officials claim to have identified an emerging trend in Gurgaon and some other urban parts of Haryana that may explain why […]
Despite economic progress, gender divide in India’s labour force remains stark
By Tadit Kundu New Delhi : Five years after India’s official statistics recorded a sharp decline in the share of women in India’s labour force, a […]
Court: Kids must be taught gender equality in school
By AMRITA MADHUKALYA New Delhi : While awarding the death sentence to the four convicts in the December 2012 gangrape case, Justice Dipak Misra, in his remarks, […]
Gender sensitisation needed from school level, observes SC in Nirbhaya case
New Delhi : The Nirbhaya gang-rape was a case of “barbaric sexual violence against women” and also against society at large, Supreme Court Justice R. […]
Is the economy of India only dependent on urban cities?
By Lalita Nijhawan New Delhi : The most effective method in fighting gender discrimination is realizing the difference between the words ‘gender’ and ‘sex’. Where sex […]
56 per cent of NREGA jobs for women
By SREEPARNA CHAKRABARTY New Delhi: Despite widespread criticism of the Modi government’s handling of the rural employment guarantee scheme, there was some reason to cheer with […]