Some of the most loved movies from the film festival were women-centric and talked about modern age women and their aspirations, troubles and life in general. It was good to see that out of 58 feature-length films screened at the festival, 12 were directed by women. Also Read: Mira Nair & Why She Inspires Some of the […]
A lot of people are afraid to say what they want. That’s why they don’t get what they want.
A United Nations report finds that India is showing signs of improvement in opportunities available to the Girl Child, when it comes to education and development, though challenges remain. India and China are home to one in three 10-year-olds alive today, the UNFPA report says, with India home to 12 million 10-year-olds. “Both India and […]
Dangal is the story of two girl wrestlers, andtheir father who challenges his own biases.
If history is to be taken into consideration, the third and final US Presidential debates have lesser impact on voters. However, Wednesday’s final debate between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton re-wrote history. It inspired many “Nasty Women” to come out in support of Clinton. As Clinton was calmly explaining her take on Social Security, Trump […]
The National Capital Region (NCR) opened its first One-Stop Crisis Centre under the Nirbhaya Fund, at the Sector 10 government hospital of Gurgaon. Two rooms of the hospital have been named “sakhi” and converted into the OSC Centre, TOI reports. The main purpose of these crisis rooms will be to provide any and all help to victims of […]
In this modern age, the men too should fast for us say women
Bengluru teen golfer Aditi Ashok has given a stellar performance at the Xiamen International Ladies Open. The 18-year-old came in the top 10, securing the 8th position in a tie with Frenchwoman Valentine Derrey and Malene Jorgensen of Denmark. This is Aditi’s fourth consecutive Top-10 finish. It was a tough final round when Dutch golfer Anne Van […]
India has some of the highest rates of depression in the world. A few years ago, an international newspaper headline officially named it the most depressed country in the world. Earlier this year, an Indian newspaper this year reported that according to the World Health Organisation, 36% of Indians will suffer major depression at some point […]
On October 21, Wonder Woman will turn 75. On this occasion, the iconic comic character will be officially declared as the new honorary ambassador for the empowerment of women and girls for the United Nations. The event is to be held at the UN headquarters in New York and shall be attended by UN Secretary-General […]
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