Gujarat's women group gets UN award
They received the award for women's leadership with low cost and sustainable technology to tackle storms.
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UK watchdog bans gender-stereotyping advertisements
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Sexual exploitation of women now criminal offence in J&K
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Hillary Clinton meets rural women artisans with Anita Dongre
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Don't need to empower women, just don't suppress them: Kangana
'We don't need to empower them, they are powerful, and they are the very reason why humanity and human race exists.'
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TN govt launches 24-hour helpline for women
Women facing domestic violence and sexual harassment at home or workplaces can contact the toll-free helpline 181 to...
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Women to get equal representation on UAE advisory council
The 40-member Federal National Council is currently chaired by a woman, Amal al-Qubaisi.
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On equality before God, women fall behind Dalits: Ramachandra Guha
'Whether it is Hinduism or Islam or Christianity, Dalits have made some more progress than women.'
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Priyanka's investment in Bumble aimed at women empowerment
India is the first country in Asia to get Bumble, which was founded by Whitney Wolfe Herd shortly after she left...
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Four self-defence moves every woman should know | Video
You might not be best at this but learning a few basic self-defence techniques would buy you enough time to get away...
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Start-up launches lactation pod for working mothers
The state-of-the art facility 'Domatio,' which comes as a trailblazer in mother and child care in the country, can be...
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New chatbot Shakti to help women fight workplace harassment
It can be used by people to understand what constitutes sexual harassment, details that a survivor should keep ready...
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Some of the biggest gatekeepers of patriarchy are women: Leena Yadav
It is equally difficult for a man to live in the society with a certain mind conditioning when he realises he is...
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'Mural Mahabharatam' in 113 frames
'Mural Mahabharatam' is the result of four years of hard work of artistic creation by the women, supervised by their...
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Exhibition on 20th century 'path-breaking' Muslim women
The show 'Pathbreakers: The Twentieth Century Muslim Women of India' features women who remain largely unheard of and...
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Egyptian women join race against gender-based violence
Cairo: The UN Population Fund in Egypt in collaboration with the National Council for Women and the Ministry of Youth...
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'After MeToo, 80% men are overly cautious with women at work'
About seven in every 10 respondents said that encouraging the affected women to be independent can possibly help them...
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Community centre at Kochukadavu lends a helping hand to the flood-hit people
School uniforms and women's garments would be stitched at the unit.
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4 Indian-origin women among Forbes list of top female US tech moguls
Four Indian-origin women have been named by Forbes among America's top 50 female technology moguls.
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Women's safety: Maharashtra to provide necklaces with panic button
Minister Deepak Kesarkar said the government is finalising a scheme under which 'chains' with panic button will be...
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US women earn half the income of men, new study finds
Women who left the workforce for a year earned, during their years on the job, an average of 39 per cent less than...
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Single women demand minimum Rs 3,000 pension
The women want the Centre to adopt the Rajasthan government's scheme, which gives Rs 1,000 to children below 18.
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Home 'most dangerous place' for women: UN study
The UNODC calculated that the global rate of female homicide victims stood at around 1.3 victims per 100,000 female...
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Dell hosting women entrepreneur network meet in Bengaluru
About 100 women entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, and business leaders from across India will participate and...
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Maneka bats for harassment watchdog in police stations, hospitals
She also noted that police and hospital authorities should be advised to use the training material available on the...
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Kozhikode to get a women-friendly shopping mall
On weekdays, the mall will function for 12 hours from 10 am. On Saturdays and Sundays, it will be open till 11 pm.
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Patriarchal mindset greatest apartheid on the planet: Adil
Hussain says #MeToo is a starting point and the society will slowly go into introspection.
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Thousands march across Spain to protest violence against women
Since 2003, 972 women have been killed by their partners or ex-partners in Spain, 44 of those so far in 2018,...
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#MeToo discussion: All quiet on the IFFI front
Panaji: India's #MeToo movement has been a raging point of discussion at most film-related red carpet events, press...
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Farhan Akhtar launches short film on violence against women
Farhan's MARD (Men Against Rape and Discrimination), filmmaker Feroz Abbas Khan, and Population Foundation of India...
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DU professor writes to varsity's VC to grant paid maternity leave to ad-hoc teachers
The governing body of Aditi Mahavidyalaya had adopted a resolution in July for extending the benefits of paid...
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#HearMeToo: UN's initiative to eliminate violence against women
The event, which was organised under the theme 'Orange The World: #HearMeToo', focused on women and girls who...
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Kerala seamstress in elite club for rare successful campaign
It was P Viji and her Penkoottu who initiated strikes demanding better facilities for women working in the...
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More women not having children in England
ONS said its study also revealed that a quarter of women who reached age 25 in 2017 had at least one child, the...
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Sulabh promises making toilets scribble-free after women fall victims
Of more than 200 stations on Delhi Metro network, Sulabh has its facility at 196 of them.
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Don't sacrifice comfort to be loved, Sarah Silverman tells girls
The actress feels, the girls don't understand that they can get love without this insane amount of physical...
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More than 2000 women go missing in Maharashtra in five years
Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said the missing women include 298 minor girls.
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'Happy to Bleed' campaign to give birth to a book
People are encouraged to write stories, draw pictures or narrate their experience on anything connected to...
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Odisha CM pitches for 33% reservation for women in assemblies, Parliament
Naveen Patnaik said the government has always been working sincerely for the socio-economic empowerment of women in...
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Defamation threat dissuades women from reporting sexual harassment: IWPC
It urged the media organisations to send a strong message that there will be zero tolerance for such behaviour.
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Eight Indian-American women honoured in US
They were honoured at the inaugural American Bazaar Women Entrepreneurs and Leaders Gala.
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Now men think twice before harassing women: Preity Zinta
Asked if she has ever faced any sexual harassment in the film industry, Preity told the interviewer: "No I haven't......
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NCW seeks review of workplace sexual harassment Act
The experts recommended an e-portal where the details of all internal and local complaints committees can be...
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We are all beautiful: Jessie J champions female empowerment
'Is picking who is prettier and then continuing to say why a good activity for women to participate in?'
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First woman director at IIM-Calcutta
She completed her PhD from the University of Michigan and has a distinguished academic career spanning over 25 years.
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Social media ups negative perception of bodies in girls
Findings, published in the journal Body Image, showed that participants' views of their own appearance were not...
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We've created another stereotype to break women's image in cinema: Rasika
Actress Rasika Dugal says while it is a good sign how the image of Indian women is changing on-screen, she feels...
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Mother-daughter duo controls traffic in Kottayam town
The NCC cadets are entrusted with the responsibility of managing the traffic in front of the college from 8.30 am to...
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Paytm rolls out women exclusive 'Social Community Platform'
Paytm aims at empowering women with informative content on personal development, career guidance, health, lifestyle...
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