Women Empowerment
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Parliament clears women’s reservation bill
All the 214 members present in the Upper House voted in favour of it.
Scroll Staff
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Women’s reservation bill passed in the Lok Sabha
The bill reserves one-third of the seats in Lok Sabha and state Assemblies for women.
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Explainer: When will women’s reservation in the Lok Sabha actually be implemented?
The bill’s execution relies on a delimitation process, which, in turn, hinges upon Census data.
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Trending
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Ordinary voters flagged Modi speech to Election Commission – and came up against a broken system
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Memoir: Human rights lawyer Nandita Haksar recalls her understanding of feminism as a young woman
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Harsh Mander: Past, present and future – what Narendra Modi’s campaign of hate signifies
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Mid-life running works wonders for the knees, hips and spine
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Hockey, FIH Pro League: Raheel, Dhami named in India’s 24-member men’s squad for Europe leg
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Women’s reservation bill: Sonia Gandhi demands sub-quota for OBCs
The bill proposes a quota within quota for the Scheduled Tribes and Scheduled Castes, but there is no such provision for the Other Backward Classes.
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Women’s reservation bill introduced in Lok Sabha
The bill proposes to reserve one-third of all seats in the Lok Sabha and state Assemblies for women.
Scroll Staff
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Three things I got wrong about patriarchy
The author explains what assumptions she has revised during her research project on why all countries have become more gender equal.
Alice Evans
Video
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Watch: Students in Pakistan enact moments from Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant’s pre-wedding event
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‘Hind’s Hall’: Rapper Macklemore releases poignant song in support of Palestine, US campus protests
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Met Gala 2024: From Alia Bhatt to Isha Ambani, what Indians in attendance wore
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Watch: South Korean band performs Rabindra Sangeet accompanied by traditional Korean instruments
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Watch: This man fused hip-hop with Bharatnatyam to dance to Shakira’s ‘Hips Don’t Lie’
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These Pakistani businesswomen are fighting sexism to break into the health tech industry
Entrepreneurship has long been a boys’ club that rarely opens its doors to women in Pakistan. But things are changing.
Zofeen T Ebrahim, Thomson Reuters Foundation
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Justice Ayesha Malik takes oath as first female judge of Pakistan’s Supreme Court
The 55-year-old judge will now join 16 male colleagues in the Supreme Court.
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How women’s self-help groups in rural India are negotiating for jobs, power and space
The convergence between women’s collectives and panchayats is aiding the better implementation of schemes like MGNREGS.
Padmini Ramesh, IndiaSpend.com
The Reel
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Watch: Politics, ambition and crime in Vasantha Balan’s ‘Thalaimai Seyalagam’
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How the fantasy film ‘Pathala Bhairavi’ heavily influenced Telugu cinema
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Watch: Manoj Bajpayee’s hundredth movie ‘Bhaiyya Ji’ is a revenge drama
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Start the week with a film: Why ‘Manjummel Boys’ was a blockbuster
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How actor Shahana Goswami flies under the radar and above the competition
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Do cash transfers really empower women? Tamil Nadu election promises spark debate
Both the leading political parties in the state have offered to pay monthly welfare benefits to women heading families.
Aarefa Johari & Sruthisagar Yamunan
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Will the BJP’s plan for a Uniform Civil Code save Muslim women?
It would advance gender equality – if women can claim their equal rights.
Alice Evans
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In the 2021 Budget, India needs to do more to address the challenges faced by women
A gender budget of less than 5% of the total Budget in 2020-’21 reflects the low priority that women empowerment gets.
Apoorva Mahendru & Vikrant Govardhan Wankhede
The Field
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Hockey, FIH Pro League: Raheel, Dhami named in India’s 24-member men’s squad for Europe leg
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Table Tennis, Saudi Smash: Manika Batra beats world No 14 Nina Mittelham to enter quarter-finals
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All-round development: The Impact player rule is holding back several multifaceted players in IPL
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IPL 2024: Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma lead Hyderabad to crushing 10-wicket win over Lucknow
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Badminton: India to host World Junior Badminton Championships 2025 in Guwahati