In an effort to encourage transgender people to pursue higher education, the Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) is endeavouring to provide them free education from its July session.

A woman sarpanch in south central Bihar debunked all myths revolving around women’s decisiveness by settling a 20-year-old land dispute in less than a week. Fifty-year-old Pushpanjali Singh, is the sarpanch of  Wari Panchayat under Dobhi Police Station area of Gaya district. Besides solving the case quickly, she dealt fairly with all the parties leaving […]

Renowned South Korean actress Baek Jin-hee hopes that one day India will be free from the stigma of girl child discrimination. During her recent visit to India, she interacted with girls from different marginalised sections of society and discussed with them issues like the importance of education and personal hygiene. Baek is the ambassador for ‘Because […]

Scoring decent marks in class XII landed me in a reputed girls’ college of Delhi University. I was a bit apprehensive about my experience of studying in a girls’ college. Initially, I was dumbstruck seeing so many girls staying and studying together. I wasn’t sure of how I would survive the forthcoming three years. Contrary […]

“If anyone thinks he has no responsibilities, it is because he has not sought them out”, this quote by Mary Lyon shows the dedication with which she had devoted herself to the welfare of society. An American pioneer in women’s education, Mary belonged to a humble family in Masauchussets. She became a teacher at the […]

Good health is not easily won. If you find yourself easily falling sick or finding yourself  gaining or losing weight you are probably not taking charge enough. Here are some simple ways in which you can take that first step to living a more holistic and healthier life. 1. Don’t delay all your checkups Perhaps […]

Shireen Mehta talks to SheThePeople.TV about Wander On Clouds, a Delhi-based travel agency committed towards helping women have the best time of their lives.

Women leaders across the world suggest that women’s education is the answer for all the issues involving gender-inequality. Kiran Bedi, however, begs to differ. She says imparting education to women without imbibing a sense of courage in them is futile. [( Picture Credit: Hindustantimes.com)] We realized that while education was helping us grow and see […]

We all face sexism everyday, in one way or the other. Some are very serious and extremely offensive and some have been normalised to the extent that it doesn’t really make us protest. [Feature image: ITV] In a shocking post which has caught attention on social media, a man posted a picture of two women in […]

Even as more and more women reach top positions, whether in companies or in the political or social space, they struggle with bias, the home v/s career battle and the perceptions of male colleagues.