The Rural Development Minister of Maharashtra decided not to remove Gaikar from her seat and stated that removing the female Sarpanch would go against women’s empowerment. The Bombay High Court, however, ruled against this order.

On behalf of India, Ruchira Kamboj, permanent representative of India to the UN handed over the cheque as a voluntary investment toward women’s empowerment this year.

We have a long way to go – but we believe that those with means must help organisations that skill women, elevate their health, keep girls in school, promote menstrual equity, and elevate life in rural India.

A 16-year-old girl who had allegedly been abducted from Bihar’s Muzaffarpur district in 2018 returns after five years as a police in Delhi.

Sharmistha Ghosh, a post-graduate in English literature, quit her job at the British Council and is now operating a small tea-stall on wheels in Mumbai.

Lorde fought against not just the existent gender inequality but racial inequality as well, staging a safer space for women from all walks of life irrespective of their race and colour.

Will 2013 see a change in the gender dynamics that control women’s choices, bodies and careers? Can we envision a year free of discrimination and crime against women?

By the virtue of prevalent social norms, men have been granted more privileges than women can even dream of and thus they have more power to ensure that social dynamics change.

One of the major causes of the fights among women is the lack of space for women in positions where they have power and agency- be it at home or work.

A strong woman does not bring shame to society, infact her courage is a matter of pride and her determination often goes unrecognised.