Ivanka Trump, the first daughter of the United States, has come up with an idea of creating a fund to finance women entrepreneurs around the world. This will be started by the World Bank, as discussed during the recent G20 summit. The Women Entrepreneurs Finance Initiative is said to provide more than $1 billion to improve […]

A 36-year-old woman from Hyderabad has allegedly been trafficked to Saudi Arabia on the pretext of a job as a nanny with an attractive salary. However, things did not turn out as planned and she was reportedly tortured by her ‘kafil’. The woman, Macha Manjula sent a message for help to her husband, explaining the […]

As per the new decision made by the Women and Child Development (WCD) ministry, women over the age of forty, who are financially stable and independent will be given preference for adoption over couples. Central Adoption Research Agency (CARA) passed this resolution considering the growing number of single women adopting and raising a child on […]

A three-day photo exhibition was organised in Chandigarh, featuring works of over forty photojournalists from Chandigarh, Ludhiana and Amritsar. The photographs celebrated the girl-child and womanhood. Forty photojournalists mount a three-day exhibition to celebrate the girl child… https://t.co/wLyd6pTjCz — NewsWallet (@newswalletapp) July 9, 2017 Organised by the Photojournalist Welfare Association(PJWA), the exhibition was under the […]

Major Nana Kofi Twumasi-Ankrah has been chosen as the equerry, the first ever Ghanaian-born equerry in British History, by Queen Elizabeth. It is one of the most important roles in the royal household and he will be required to support the monarch at official engagements such as regional visits and audiences at the Buckingham Palace. The […]

Four women employed at the  National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) have accused Hall of Fame coach, Robert Montgomery “Bob” Knight, for allegedly touching them inappropriately and pass indecorous comments about their body. These instances happened before and after his speech at NGA, according to various documents and interviews with NGA officials. The allegations were originally led by the […]

Three years ago, Maliha was arrested for allegedly indulging in prostitution after the forces found her sitting with a man alone in a park who was not her relative. She was planning her future with this man in Herat when the police officers barged in. Maliha was accused of maintaining an illicit relationship, which in […]

A teenage rape survivor has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for murder after giving birth to a stillborn in a toilet. The punishment was justified by saying that the teenager failed to get prenatal care that amounted to homicide. Teenage rape victim sentenced to 30 years in prison after suffering a miscarriage in […]

Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST) is likely to get 100 AC and Non AC buses on the streets of Mumbai, primarily for women. The buses will be driven by women drivers and conductors. They will be called “Tejasvini“. The buses will be taking only women passengers during the peak hours, that are- 7 am […]

Harvard University‘s elite society – the Fox Club has yet again shut its doors for women and has regained its status of being an all-male society. Founded in 1898,  and one of the eight original male only clubs, its membership has boasted some distinguished names including T S Eliot and Bill Gates. NO GIRLS ALLOWED: Harvard’s […]