Women Empowerment
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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
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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
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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
Trending
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Pakistan says Citizenship Bill is expansionist, a step towards making India a Hindu nation
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Show civil disobedience against Citizenship Bill and NRC, former IAS officers urge Indians
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Rohingya refugee crisis: It’s not Muslims versus Buddhists, says writer Bertil Lintner
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From Vajpayee’s founding speech to Modi’s deeds, the BJP has deviated from its stated ideals
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Watch: Reality TV star Payal Rohatgi issues public apology to Sonia and Priyanka Gandhi
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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
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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 & Rizwan Safdar
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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
Video
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Watch: UK Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn reads mean tweets about himself by the fireplace
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Watch: Five speeches in Parliament during the Citizenship Amendment Bill debate
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Watch: Assam, other parts of North-East erupt in protests against the Citizenship Amendment Bill
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Watch: Reality TV star Payal Rohatgi issues public apology to Sonia and Priyanka Gandhi
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Watch: Indian in US blasts Hasan Minhaj for ‘not respecting Modi’, then poses with him for a photo
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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
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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
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A Mumbai start-up is teaching women how to ride bikes so they can make their way to jobs, salaries
Heydeedee runs an all-women instant parcel delivery service, to bring more women into the workplace.
Namita Bhandare, IndiaSpend.com
The Reel
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‘Chhapaak’ trailer: Watch Deepika Padukone as an acid attack survivor
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‘Wonder Woman 1984’: The superhero is reunited with lover Chris Pine
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Women cinematographers speak up: ‘The mainstream is hostile, diverse pool is simply not available’
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How ‘Inside Edge’ season 2 squanders its first-mover advantage
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Mubi’s streaming service in India only the beginning: ‘We can’t wait to start producing’
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Facebook’s Sheryl Sandberg calls for stronger corporate policies to ensure equal pay for women
She made the statement on a radio programme by the BBC, which had revealed wide wage gaps between its female and male presenters earlier in July.
Scroll Staff
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These are not your aunt’s Mills & Boons. They’re funny and fierce. And they aren’t romances
The Modern’s Girl’s Guide is a series of books with which Mills & Boons is going beyond its romance formula.
Devapriya Roy
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More women in workforce will boost global economy, says UN International Labour Organisation
The gender gap is largest in Southern Asia, the Arab States and North Africa, the organisation said.
Scroll Staff
The Field
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Hockey India suspends 11 players involved in fracas after Nehru Cup final
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Boxing: Chirag stars in Giants’s stunning win against Mary Kom’s Panthers in Big Bout League
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South Asian Games: With a record tally of 312 medals, India finish top for 13th straight time
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India vs West Indies: Mayank Agarwal likely to replace injured Shikhar Dhawan in ODI squad
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‘Best venue we have’: FIH chief on why awarding hockey men’s world cup to India again made sense