Critical human rights issues remain unaddressed in India: Expert
By New Delhi By conforming to a business and human rights framework, both government and businesses stand to greatly benefit. A national action plan on business […]
Gender
Itâs assuring! Study finds Indian daters to be gender sensitive
By Shubham Ghosh New Delhi : The high rate of crime against women and the wave caused by the more recent #MeToo movement might have tainted India’s […]
#MeToo: How Unsafe Working Environments Hinder India’s Economic Development
By Raghu Raman A strategic response to creating a safer work environment for women, is to make a compelling socio-economic case for it. India needs to […]
Changing Global Gender Norms Is Possible
By SARAH DEGNAN KAMBOU & RAVI VERMA What India can show the United States about how to disrupt rape culture. The scope and intensity of last weekâs […]
Gender-Responsive Budget 2018 Gave Indian Women Six Reasons to Cheer
By Vidya Raja The government has, at various stages, clearly indicated its interest in eliminating gender gaps that have been a hindrance to the social and […]
21 million âunwantedâ girls, 63 million âmissingâ women â Economic Survey underlines Indiaâs gender crisis
By Renuka Bisht As India grows richer will Indian women gain equality? A key finding in the Economic Survey 2017-18 is that gender indicators are more […]
Why India needs a victim and witness protection law
By Jayshree Bajoria Gender And Development: Could Delhiâs Witness Protection Scheme be a template for a nation-wide law? A 22-year-old Dalit woman from Lalitpur district in […]
Child abuse knows no gender
KOCHI: A study covering more than 6,500 high school students on abuse in school environment has shown that more boys than girls suffer sexual abuse […]
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 […]
Still a man’s world! 55 per cent working Indians prefer men over women as co-workers
By Glynda Alves When it comes to the workplace, it looks like men are still favoured over women, according to a survey by a leading […]