The Bombay HC stated that a 23-year-old woman is a major who is free to move about as she pleases.

Read about these 10 cases in India and around the world which show that we have a long way to go in order to attain gender equality.

Separation, judicial separation and divorce are different concepts that are often times used synonymously. We should all know the differences. Here’s a look at the divorce laws in India

Ray is well known for her tireless work for Equality of Status and Justice for Women. She was extremely dedicated to vote against the amendments made to include ‘minority’ rights in the constitution.

Most of the complaints are lodged to ascertain whereabouts of NRI spouses, request for extradition, the deportation of the spouse to India, request for maintenance, support, divorce or child custody and request for legal and financial assistance to file a case against the NRI spouse.

Former Afghan TV journalist Meena Mangal was shot dead on Friday by unidentified gun men. She had left journalism to become the cultural adviser to the parliament. Mangal was an outspoken activist for the rights of women. She had on various occasions talked about the right to education for girls. She had many social media […]

The Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled that a consensual physical relationship between live-in partners cannot be termed as rape after the relationship dies and the man does not marry the woman due to circumstances that are not in his control, PTI reported. This announcement came when it dismissed an FIR filed by a Maharashtra-based nurse […]

Citizens of Santiago, Chile, are demanding reform in abortion laws. Earlier this week, they took to the streets, demanding that not only should abortion be legalised but it should also be made free, reported Business Live. The current law on abortion According to the present law on abortion in Chile, abortion can only be performed in […]

Eighty-two women of Hollywood, including Cate Blanchett, Kristen Stewart, Ava DuVernay and Jane Fonda, took to the Cannes red carpet, protesting the lack of female directors at the festival, reported The Guardian. Only 82 female directors have had their films shown at Cannes since its inception, compared to 1,688 male directors On May 12, eighty-two women […]

A disabled woman in the UK became confined in her own house after some changes were made to the disability benefits introduced by the Conservatives. Trudy Appleby (57) from Mansfield developed Degenerative Arthritis and Bursitis in 2013 and was later diagnosed with Osteoporosis. Her condition became more serious thereafter. She was initially given disability living […]