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

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Vikrant Govardhan Wankhede

· Jan 25, 2021 · 06:30 am

The gender imbalance in Bihar’s rural governance is gradually being fixed by reservation for women

Unlike many other Indian states, which have reserved 33% seats, Bihar has kept 50% seats for women in local bodies.

Sadhika Tiwari, IndiaSpend.com

· Nov 01, 2020 · 09:30 pm

Rickshaws to the rescue: These women are on a mission to protect domestic abuse victims

In Bhopal, survivors of violence help others facing the same predicament.

Annie Banerji, Thomson Reuters Foundation

· Sep 05, 2020 · 01:30 pm

In Bangladesh, a university programme is helping garment workers to take on managerial roles

These women are opting for varied fields like economics, public health and human resources.

Naimul Karim, Thomson Reuters Foundation

· Jul 30, 2020 · 08:30 pm

Data check: India lags behind its neighbours on women’s representation in Parliament

Several parties have announced that they will field more female candidates this year.

Shreehari Paliath, IndiaSpend.com

· Mar 16, 2019 · 09:30 pm

Freedom fighters and ticket checkers: The trail-blazing women of pre-Partition Sindh

Education and an enterprising spirit helped women from the community find their own feet.

Saaz Aggarwal

· Sep 20, 2018 · 11:30 am

The wheel of fortune: How making cotton textile helped women curb patriarchy in medieval China

The image of highly productive women positively shapes cultural beliefs about their ability and then translates into a more positive view about women generally.

Melanie Meng Xue, Aeon

· Jul 08, 2018 · 09:30 pm

United States: Concerned about women after 2016 election, says former First Lady Michelle Obama

She said Donald Trump’s victory showed a lack of women’s empowerment.

Scroll Staff

· May 07, 2018 · 04:56 pm

In a fairly prosperous region of Pakistan’s Punjab province, women are still not allowed to vote

They are denied their democratic rights in the name of caste and clan honour.

Ghulam Dastageer

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Rizwan Safdar

· Apr 01, 2018 · 09:30 pm

Video: On this day in 1918, leaders of the UK Suffragette movement won the right for women to vote

Even after 100 years of the historic move, women continue to fight the battle for equality.

Reuters

· Feb 07, 2018 · 02:00 pm

You cannot empower women until you also start thinking about helping young men

For change to occur, the ecosystem of power around women must be different. For this, we also need to tackle masculinity stereotypes.

Rohini Nilekani

· Dec 16, 2017 · 07:30 pm

A self-help group for women in Gir is standing up for widows’ rights

Going beyond microfinance and income-generation, the groups are fighting against social taboos.

Palak Gosai

· Sep 19, 2017 · 09:30 pm