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Women are suing governments for failing to protect their right to life

Two recent court judgments, one by the Supreme Court and one by a human rights court in Strasbourg have set precedents for new climate litigation.

14.04.2024 4

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The missing link in political empowerment of women

If 2024 tells us one thing about sharing power then it is this: The men won’t give it up until they have to. Women will just have to wait.

13.04.2024 10

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The time of their lives: For some women age is just a number

Life expectancy is up finds a new Lancet report. But for some women, it’s not just about living longer but also living better…

07.04.2024 30

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The good wife: A lesson from India’s courts

A family court’s observation this past week that applying sindoor, or vermillion, is the ‘religious duty’ of a married woman…

01.04.2024 2

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The mood has changed, misogynists better behave

Political parties now recognise women's power as voters. It is then up to them to signal their displeasure and intolerance for verbal abuse.

30.03.2024 9

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Ee sala cup namdu: How WPL is a gamechanger for girls and sport

If ever proof of possibility was needed, it was provided by WPL 2024. Its success is a pivotal moment that will inspire a countless girls to just...

25.03.2024 4

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The world has gone bonkers over the ‘disappearance’ of Kate Middleton

Speculation about the ‘missing’ future queen of England tells us a lot about our obsession with curating the perfect image. Read on…

18.03.2024 20

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Where have all the women gone? A film offers answers

In Laapataa Ladies, the brides are making their own journeys, gradually spreading their wings and discovering parts of themselves they have never...

16.03.2024 5

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India, we have a rape problem. What are we doing about it?

Distressing news of the gang-rape of a tourist in Dumka, Jharkhand has led to a discussion on India’s ‘image problem’…

10.03.2024 10

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Remembering the life and work of Minnette de Silva

Minnette de Silva was born in 1918, a year before her more famous compatriot, Geoffrey Bawa—though her practice precedes him by a decade.

03.03.2024 10

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When there will be no need for a Women’s Day

What are we celebrating on March 8, International Women’s Day?

02.03.2024 5

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Globally, young women are becoming more liberal than men, but what about India?

There is evidence globally of a growing gender divide on ideological lines. In the past decade, young women are becoming more liberal. What about...

19.02.2024 10

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In modern India, falling in love can be a radical act

A new TV series tells us that the act of falling in love can be radical

17.02.2024 8

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More than gender justice, Uttarakhand’s UCC is about moral policing

A uniform legal marriageable age, 18 for women and 21 for men, now applies to all.

12.02.2024 10

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How a law has turned the tables on interfaith couples

When the judiciary colludes with the State in denying adult citizens the right to choose their partner, you know that there can be no happily ever...

03.02.2024 10

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Women in small towns see a future in business

Mentorship and support are crucial for female entrepreneurs to succeed

20.01.2024 80

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How Bilkis’s struggle became an everywoman story

Due to the technical or legal reasons, readability mode is not available for this article. Thank you for your kind understanding.

16.01.2024 10

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Salaam to the brave women battling biases

If we’ve seen a backsliding of gender rights, we have also seen the resistance to it

06.01.2024 7

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The stickiness of sexual harassment

How is it that men in power continue to enjoy such impunity?

22.12.2023 2

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The ballot revolution led by women voters

The emergence of the woman voter has meant that there are new deals to be made between parties and potential voters

09.12.2023 9

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Nimisha’s story needs a sympathetic hearing

Nimisha Priya’s life and fate hang by a thread. But there are many who fall through the cracks, working in abysmal conditions with nobody to speak...

25.11.2023 3

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Dealing with deepfakes: Regulation & education

Morphing faces onto naked bodies is not new. Difference between then and now is the tech—faster, easier, cheaper and nearly impossible to tell fake...

10.11.2023 3

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Malevolent shadow of misogyny spares none

This culture of misogyny is all pervasive and knows no boundaries, sometimes even amongst judges.

27.10.2023 2

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Why we must cheer the Nobel for Goldin

Claudia Goldin's research on women's labor force participation challenges traditional economic assumptions

13.10.2023 2

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Scripting our own change

Women in India continue to be underrepresented in political and public spaces and the credit for the women’s reservation Bill goes solely to women

29.09.2023 6

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Back to school, and a new beginning

Pratham's Second Chance project helps women and girls who dropped out of school pass their board exams, offering them a new beginning

15.09.2023 2

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