It would be great to talk late night walks without fear, drink till late at bar, go clubbing alone and wearing clothes without the fear of being stared at. However, it would be better if instead of men it was possible for problematic people to disappear.

Cornelia Sorabji became the first Indian female advocate in India and Britain and fought for her rights to practice law and challenged all the biases and stereotypes in society.

It calls on the leaders of the G7 and other countries to commit themselves, and to adopt and implement progressive legislative frameworks for gender equality.

Women are marching across India on April 4th for building a just and equal India and to defeat forces of hatred and violence. Listen to what they are marching for. From constitutional rights to fixing an environment of hatred, here are voices, and sentiments as Indian women march. Listen to some of the key issues […]

The last thing feminism can be accused of doing is to demand from women that they emulate men. Feminism doesn’t’ want women to live like men, but to have rights equal to men. To be able to embrace and enjoy equal degree of social standing and liberty as men do. Yet, time and again many […]

2018 started on a heartening note in Iceland as the government made gender pay gap an offence in the country. While the bill was in formulation since March 2017, the legalisation was made on January 1 this year. This is a groundbreaking move at a time when women the world over are fighting for equal […]

Pentagon has decided to include Transgender recruits in the military beginning January 1. This decision came in wake after President Donald Trump’s ordered ban suffered more legal setbacks, The Hindu reported. BREAKING: Pentagon says it will allow transgender people to enlist in the military beginning Jan. 1, despite Trump's opposition. — The Associated Press (@AP) December […]

Humanitarian and spiritual leader Sri Sri Ravi Shankar thinks “homosexuality is a tendency” and that one’s sexual orientation is not a permanent thing and potentially changeable. With this controversial statement, he is receiving severe backlash. READ: Ganga Kumari To Be Rajasthan’s First Transgender Cop Sri Sri was at the Jawaharlal Nehru University when a student […]

Ganga Kumari, a 24-year-old transgender person, has become the first from the community to join the Rajasthan police force. She now stands tall as Rajasthan’s first and India’s third transgender person to join a state police force. Jodhpur: Constable Gangakumari, first transgender appointed in Rajasthan Police. She was appointed after High Court's directions pic.twitter.com/C2rgb9c3Dj — ANI (@ANI) November […]

Meet 33-year-old Danica Roem, who is the first openly transgender person to run for the Virginia statehouse. A former journalist, Danica is a Democratic candidate looking to be elected to office in the Republican US state. “I am running to represent my life-long home area,” says Danica who hails from Manassas. “I was born here, I […]