A reciprocal marriage arrangement that ties two families together can make one woman’s decision to leave an abusive relationship affect another woman’s life. A survivor-turned-advocate and a recent…
UNESCO’s 2026 Gender Report finds that only 59 girls in rural India complete upper-secondary education for every 100 boys, while…
India’s proposed changes to the Periodic Labour Force Survey could bring unpaid caregiving, household activities and other forms of work…
The National Human Rights Commission has called for safer public transport, stronger police responses, functional workplace harassment committees and better…
UN Women says at least 25 women and girls are killed every day as conflict-related sexual violence rises and female…
Hospital data from Mumbai and Thane show that breast cancer can affect women well before menopause. Doctors urge women not…
A newly married woman died after collapsing near a hotel room in Uttar Pradesh’s Jhansi, with her father alleging that…
The global gap in paid parental leave is reinforcing traditional gender roles, with consequences for women’s careers, financial independence and…
WHO and UN partners introduce new indicators to track heat-related risks to pregnant women, newborns and children Extreme heat is…
Maharashtra's law recognises women farmers regardless of land ownership. The gap between applications and certificates issued raises questions about implementation…
The Supreme Court has asked the Delhi government to explain why teaching vacancies advertised by the Delhi Subordinate Services Selection…
Gender equality can be written into laws, included in government policies and promised at international forums. But those commitments mean…
India’s experiment with women-led community justice has reported resolving hundreds of cases in its initial pilot regions, but a parliamentary…
From jokes about women’s bodies to female characters written mainly for comic relief, Bollywood’s comedy debate raises a bigger question:…
From challenging menstrual-health stigma in Rajasthan to speaking about personal safety in Madhya Pradesh, girls are turning education and life…
India’s skilling programmes are bringing more women into vocational training, but the transition from certification to secure employment remains a…
Women’s rights do not stop mattering when women grow older. Yet violence against older women often remains hidden behind assumptions…
A new research division, a White House task force and a promise to improve women’s healthcare across every stage of…
A Punjabi-origin man has been arrested in California for his wife Jasmine Aujla Gill’s murder after her burned remains were…
A UN Women analysis warns that 11.7 million more women and girls could face food insecurity by the end of…
The Supreme Court is considering an independent panel to examine sexual violence allegations by women journalists covering protests in Delhi,…
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