Half Of Global Missing Female Births Take Place In India
Sex-selective abortions are the major reasons for India to have half of the global missing births. The Lancet documented the trends in missing female births, […]
Discrimination
Has India failed to safeguard welfare of women?
By Vivek Menezes Uproar raged all through this week after the release of an obviously flawed international survey by the Thomson Reuters Foundation, which ranked […]
More women killed in gender violence than armed conflicts in parts of Asia: expert
By Beh Lih Yi Gender-based violence is emerging as one of the deadliest forms of violence in Asia and it has killed more women than armed […]
Giving New Hope to India’s ‘Third Gender’
In India, “hijras” are people who were born male but live as female or who are intersex. After years of discrimination, Indian society is starting […]
Day of the Girl Child progress report: India has moved forward in empowering girls but still lags much of the world
By Yasmin Ali Haque Yesterday was International Day of the Girl Child, a good day to celebrate the progress India has made in advancing the […]
‘Caste graded system a threat to democracy’
Nagpur: The Democratic Advocates Association for Constitutional Action (DAACA) had organized a discussion on ‘The challenges before the Constitution of India and parliamentary democracy and […]