Why is it important to have gender-inclusive city planning?
By ElsaMarie D’Silva By 2050, two-thirds of the world’s population will live in cities. Three of the most populous 10 cities will be in India. What […]
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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 […]
Indian women want review of sexual violence coverage by global media
Women in India are eager for the global media to cover more stories of sexual violence “survivors” who have been able to rebuild their lives […]
How to stop violence against women in India — it starts with training police officers
From the Woman’s Marches in the US to the global #MeToo campaign, the issue of women’s rights has well and truly permeated society’s consciousness. But this should not disguise the […]
Why India needs a victim and witness protection law
By Jayshree Bajoria Gender And Development: Could Delhi’s Witness Protection Scheme be a template for a nation-wide law? A 22-year-old Dalit woman from Lalitpur district in […]
How India is battling sexual violence: gender classes for Delhi rickshaw drivers
By Michael Safi Five years after a notorious rape and murder, 100,000 taxi drivers are being conscripted in the fight to change traditional male mindsets New […]