October 14, 2025
Think tank for women’s equity launched
UN Women India Country Representative Kanta Singh has launched a new think-tank aimed a
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Advancement of Women's Empowerment in India
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October 14, 2025
Advancement of Women's Empowerment in India
In recent years, India has witnessed a significant rise in women’s empowerment, reflected in greater participation in education, politics, entrepreneurship, and social activism.
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In recent years, India has witnessed a significant rise in women’s empowerment, reflected in greater participation in education, politics, entrepreneurship, and social activism.
October 7, 2025
Rajya Sabha nominations: When will women finally get their due?
As Jammu and Kashmir gears up for another round of Rajya Sabha nominations, a familiar question returns, and once again, it risks being ignored: will a woman finally find a place at the table? For more than seventy years, the answer has been an unbroken no.
September 22, 2025
How Women In Politics Are Still Excluded From India's POSH Act And Left Vulnerable To Sexual Harassment
On Monday, the Supreme Court declined to entertain a plea seeking to expand the scope of the Protection of Women from Sexual Harassment at Workplace (POSH) Act, 2013, to include political parties.
August 4, 2025
In Uttarakhand, a women’s group enters panchayat poll ring to knock out ‘pradhan pati’ system
Posters with the picture of a young woman wearing a faint smile, and her educational qualifications highlighted in bold red, are plastered across the village of Jheepa in Uttarakhand’s Almora district.
July 15, 2025
Women in Politics: A Law Passed, A Ceiling Still Intact
In September 2023, India passed a law that had been in limbo for nearly 30 years — the Women’s Reservation Bill, now officially the Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam. The country celebrated. Parliament roared in approval.
May 8, 2025
Income and gender disparities in India still significant, says UNDP
NEW DELHI: India moved up three places to be ranked 130th among 193 countries in the Human Development Index rankings for 2023 due to progress made in improving life expectancy through health sector initiatives, and sustained improvements in key dimensions of human deve
Grassroots To Governance: Redefining Women’s Role In Indian Democracy
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January 27, 2025
Grassroots To Governance: Redefining Women’s Role In Indian Democracy
India, being the world’s largest democracy, envisions democratic participation as the cornerstone of India’s political system. Democratic decentralization or the grassroot level democracy is deeply embedded in ancient Indian philosophy and traditions.
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India, being the world’s largest democracy, envisions democratic participation as the cornerstone of India’s political system. Democratic decentralization or the grassroot level democracy is deeply embedded in ancient Indian philosophy and traditions.