As the country celebrates the International Women's Day on March 8, 2011, statistics reveal that India lags behind many countries, including its neighbours Pakistan and Nepal, when it comes to women's participation in politics.
Cutting across party lines, women Members of Parliament propose to set up pressure groups in both Houses to push for speedy clearance of a number of women-related Bills that are pending passage.
A painful reality revealed in India's most recent census: Despite a booming economy and big cities full of luxury cars and glittering malls, the country is failing its girls. The discrimination happens through abortions of female fetuses and sheer neglect of young girls, despite years
MORE women than ever are holding powerful political roles in India after two female regional leaders scored massive victories in state assembly elections.
The recently held 14 th Legislative Assembly Elections of Tamil Nadu- a southern state of India, brought back to power J.Jayalalithaa (63) who is widely acclaimed as “The Iron Lady of India’ for her * Personal Charisma * Unparalleled Courage * High Intellectual Capacity & * Independent
The Asia Pacific Forum on Women, Law and Development (APWLD) will hold the first ever Asia Pacific Feminist Forum (APFF) on 12-14 December 2011 in Chiang Mai, Thailand.
The Asia Pacific Forum on Women, Law and Development (APWLD) will hold the first ever Asia Pacific Feminist Forum (APFF) on 12-14 December 2011 in Chiang Mai, Thailand.
Each BGD project includes a workshop to encourage interregional, intercultural, interdisciplinary, ideologically plural and action-oriented discussion of the topic at hand.
