Tag: Gender

Throughout my time as an undergraduate student in Delhi University, my peers and I had to guard ourselves from groping hands in crowded buses as we learnt to kick the man trying to rub himself against us. It was a daily struggle in Delhi’s buses.We did not know what ...

'Rehabilitation of Poppy Farmers, Widows, Orphans, Disabled…there is a Lot That India Can Do to Help Afghanistan' There are also other opportunities for Indian participation in humanitarian activities. As a result of the devastation of the economy by four decades of war, nearly two-thirds of the country’s population of ...

The widespread abuse significantly impacts the mental health of LGBTQ people, leading some to self-censor, limit online activities or, in rare cases, consider self-harm, said Jeet, who goes by one name.Teen influencer’s death spotlights toxic cyberbullying of LGBTQ folk in IndiaWhile legal protections exist, investigation of complaints is slow ...

Jammu Tawi: The ‘Green Indian Financial System (GIFS)' Initiative, founded by SIDBI, Shakti Sustainable Energy Foundation (SSEF) and French Development Agency (AFD), organised an event with the annual theme discussion titled “Strengthening Green Financing and Mainstreaming Gender” on January 23, 2024, in Mumbai. This event successfully brought together MSMEs ...

“There is a deeply-rooted patriarchal mindset that is still very normal in India, and many people still see girls and women as burdens,” Jaglan, 41, told This Week in Asia. “That is why families choose to get rid of girls before they are born.”Women face violence and pressure from ...

Nal Airbase (Bikaner) The phasing out of the Indian Air Force’s ageing MiG-21 combat aircraft next year has put a spotlight on women pilots who have thus far in their careers flown only the rugged Soviet-origin fighter plane whose checkered safety record has frequently triggered a chorus of concern ...

Johannesburg —  Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai has made an impassioned plea for what she calls “gender apartheid” to be made a crime under international law. Speaking at an event in South Africa, Yousafzai called on the world to pay attention to what’s happening to girls and women under Taliban ...

Before the BJP came to power the discussion on the campus used to be around Muslim communities’ educational development, employment and the kind of poverty the people suffer from. That was also the period in which the Sachar Committee Report was in every Muslim intellectual’s – man or woman’s ...

Srinagar: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha dedicated the 31st edition of “Awaam ki Awaaz” programme to the women change-makers of the UT of Jammu Kashmir.Extending his heartiest greeting on the auspicious occasion of Navratri, the Lt Governor reiterated the commitment of the J&K Government towards empowerment of women and gender ...

On the occasion of Navratri, Lt Governor shares the inspiring stories of Nari Shakti of the UT Important steps have been taken to create an enabling environment for women entrepreneurship. HAUSLA is one such initiative which is helping women entrepreneurs to rise and excel: LG ...