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July 16, 2013
90,000 women candidates in Bengal rural polls

 In a country where they have been playing second fiddle to men for centuries, women candidates outnumber men in the ongoing polls to the West Bengal village councils, the third tier of India's electoral democracy.

IMF video: Women in Charge

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June 18, 2013

IMF video: Women in Charge

Underrepresentation of women in leadership positions and top-paying jobs persists. But a study in rural India suggests that exposure to female leaders can dramatically improve people’s attitudes toward girls and women.

Underrepresentation of women in leadership positions and top-paying jobs persists. But a study in rural India suggests that exposure to female leaders can dramatically improve people’s attitudes toward girls and women.

May 6, 2013
What Bangalore needs to learn from Pak women, India

New Delhi, May 5: Pakistan is a country, which has elements that shoot those seeking their rights like Malala Yousafzai, there is movement to make women voters cast votes on

April 25, 2013
A party of, by, for women in Banglore, India

The failure of existing political parties to fulfill their promise of 33% quota for women in state legislatures and parliament has forced a group of city’s women to face the issue head on by floating a party for wo

April 22, 2013
Women voters outnumber men in Kodagu, India

There has been an increase of 8.4 per cent in the number of voters in the district, compared to last elections. The total number of voters in Kodagu is 4,02,333. It was 3,71,056 during 2008 Assembly polls.

April 19, 2013
Women get a raw deal in politics, India

The Congress, the BJP and the JD(S) may not have much in common, but they are united in their belief that 

April 16, 2013
Hopeful of consensus on Women Reservation Bill, India

The Government is hopeful that a consensus will emerge among political parties on the contentious 

March 28, 2013
Parliament must take steps to empower women: M.S. Swaminathan, India

New Delhi, March 22 (IANS) Retiring Rajya Sabha member and veteran agricultural scientist M.S.