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When doctors fail rape survivors in accessing justiceSubscriber Only
July 17, 2018 14:40 IST
#GenderAnd: At the heart of insensitivity of doctors is the lack of medical training. The MBBS courses in India do not educate students on laws related to rape, sexual assault and other gender issues.
The trauma of fathers, husbands, sons of rape survivorsSubscriber Only
July 12, 2018 11:59 IST
#GenderAnd: Families have a critical role to play in a rape survivor’s recovery, and they too need support to cope with the trauma
BBC apologises to senior female journalist for underpaying her
June 29, 2018 18:38 IST
Gracie quit because the two editors earned more than her 135,000 pounds-a-year salary. She went back to a job in the newsroom.
Our entire journey an example of breaking all stereotypes: INSV Tarini crewSubscriber Only
May 27, 2018 14:06 IST
From Fremantle in Australia to Cape Town in South Africa, the expedition under project Navika Sagar Parikrama took halts at five ports across the globe.
Govt proposes amendment of POCSO Act to make it gender-neutral
April 28, 2018 20:05 IST
Such a study was last conducted in 2007 by the WCD Ministry that focused on child sexual abuse, where it was learnt that 53.2 per cent of children had been subject to one or more form of sexual abuse. Of this, 52.9 per cent were boys.
Women in India make on-average 16% less than men: Report
April 27, 2018 16:46 IST
In India, when evaluating the same job level, the gap is 4 per cent, and when considering the same level at the same company, the gap fell to 0.4 per cent.
Around the globe in seven months: Despatches from the INSV TariniSubscriber Only
April 25, 2018 10:17 IST
#GenderAnd: The all-female crew of the INSV Tarini will return to India after circumnavigating the globe
Some male sexual assault victims feel left behind by #MeToo
April 19, 2018 10:52 IST
According to MaleSurvivor, a significant portion of abuse perpetrators report having been victimized by abuse, but most victims do not go on to commit sexual abuse against others.
Here are the consequences of linking women’s medical records to their AadhaarSubscriber Only
April 24, 2018 13:19 IST
#GenderAnd: Aadhaar has been pitted to solve another problem, that of gender-biased sex selection…but the suggestion is flawed
Gender mainstreaming in politics: Where has gender-based reservation got us?Subscriber Only
April 13, 2018 14:28 IST
#GenderAnd: The journey of many women elected representatives shows the environment has not necessarily become enabling and favourable for women to gain experience and emerge as policy makers.
Lean on Me: The radio show which has been a friend to many Indian womenSubscriber Only
April 2, 2018 10:48 IST
#GenderAnd: Sakhi Saheli, a synonym for girlfriend, is a popular show on All India Radio’s Vividh Bharti, running for nearly 15 years now.
Sarojini Naidu: I am only a woman, only a poetSubscriber Only
March 28, 2018 09:41 IST
#GenderAnd: The Nightingale of India, Sarojini Naidu was a poet, a politician and an activist. She was the first Indian woman to be President of the Indian National Congress.
Sucheta Kripalani: India’s first woman chief minister, chartered her own independent courseSubscriber Only
March 26, 2018 12:04 IST
#GenderAnd: Sucheta Kripalani and her husband Acharya Kripalani continued to have different political loyalties, exemplifying democracy of a different kind.
National Family Health Survey underscores need for serious discussion on marital rapeSubscriber Only
March 15, 2018 09:12 IST
#GenderAnd: 31 per cent of married women have experienced physical, sexual or emotional violence at the hands of their spouse, with physical abuse being the most common
Indian science and gender bias, nothing scientific hereSubscriber Only
March 14, 2018 15:05 IST
#GenderAnd: As in most sectors in our unequal society, science too has an asymmetric representation of gender. There are very few women in faculty positions. Transgenders and intersex are unheard of.
Binodini’s Women: The three strong characters of My Son, My Precious.Subscriber Only
March 9, 2018 15:31 IST
#GenderAnd: The Princess of Arts and the key renaissance figure of Manipuri modernism. Her exposure to literature broadened at Tagore’s Santiniketan where she became the celebrated muse to sculptor and painter Ramkinker Baij, and found her reaching beyond strictures of ideology to a universalist, humanist art.
Chup raho, kam bolo, dheere boloSubscriber Only
March 13, 2018 13:46 IST
#GenderAnd: “The key habits that may dominate women’s everyday lives, despite their education, success, financial status and family background. These behaviours may seem harmless, but each one has enormous impact, and it means only one thing – that Indian women are trained to habitually delete themselves”
The continuing hardships of the widows of Uttarakhand, five years after the flash floodsSubscriber Only
March 8, 2018 16:04 IST
#GenderAnd: Although they level widespread and often inescapable destruction, natural disasters do not affect all people equally. More marginalised populations — including women — tend to be disproportionately negatively impacted.
Missing women in urban spaces: From ‘women only’ to ‘women focused’ solutionsSubscriber Only
February 28, 2018 10:40 IST
#GenderAnd: Low numbers of women commuting in public spaces reeks of deep constraints to women’s mobility -- be it concerns of safety, or attitudes that say women need not work or step outside their homes unless necessary.
The workplace is still a venue for discrimination, shows report Subscriber Only
February 27, 2018 09:32 IST
#GenderAnd: About half the top 99 BSE listed companies consider women, religious minorities, people from Scheduled Castes and those with disabilities as vulnerable groups.
Corporate India is getting better but far from being truly inclusiveSubscriber Only
February 26, 2018 12:35 IST
#GenderAnd: Findings of the India Responsible Business Index to see whether companies care about marginalised groups, SC/STs, women, physically disabled.
15 women who stood for a Republic that would bear the imprint of both men and womenSubscriber Only
February 23, 2018 10:16 IST
#GenderAnd: Between them, the 15 women in the Constituent Assembly had seen child marriages, indignities because of caste and religion, violence, widowhood, loss of property and intermittent education.
Beyond words and posthumous tributes, the battle to get a widows pensionSubscriber Only
February 20, 2018 19:27 IST
#GenderAnd: Do state governments fulfill their promise of ex gratia compensation to families of deceased soldiers?
Annie Mascarene: Freedom fighter, nation builder, guardian of democracy and Kerala’s first MPSubscriber Only
February 16, 2018 09:23 IST
#GenderAnd: Annie Mascarene’s experiences in the politics of her state, and her fight to push Travancore to become a part of Independent India helped shape her views.
2.6 million dry toilets and 13,384 manual scavengers. Do the mathSubscriber Only
February 15, 2018 17:30 IST
#GenderAnd: The law against manual scavenging can be successfully implemented if the State accepts that the practise of manual scavenging exists.
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