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How to Boost Women’s Workforce Participation
(The editorial is based on the article “How to Boost Women’s Workforce Participation” which appeared in Businessline for 27th...
29 Jan 2019 Issues Related to Women
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Devadasis System Still Prevalent
The National Law School of India University (NLSIU), Bengaluru, and the Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) in Mumbai have studied the...
15 Jan 2019 Issues Related to Women
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Government Re-Promulgates Triple Talaq Ordinance
The government has re-promulgated the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Ordinance, 2019,banning the practice of instant triple talaq...
14 Jan 2019 Issues Related to Women
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Global Report on Trafficking in Persons 2018: UN
The recent study from the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) has shown that human trafficking is on the rise with sexual exploitation...
09 Jan 2019 Issues Related to Women
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The Big Picture - Women in Combat Role
Army Chief General Bipin Rawat has recently said there are women officers engaged in exercises like mining and demining operations and also manning...
03 Jan 2019 Issues Related to Women
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Recently the Global Gender Gap Report has been published by the World Economic Forum (WEF). India has been ranked 108th out of 149 countries in...
19 Dec 2018 Issues Related to Women
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Partner’s Forum Inaugurated in New Delhi
The Prime Minister inaugurated the fourth Partners’ Forum at New Delhi. Partners’ Forum is short for the meeting of The Partnership...
12 Dec 2018 Issues Related to Women
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In its fifth edition, the Global Nutrition Report highlights the worrying prevalence and universality of malnutrition in all its forms. About a...
30 Nov 2018 Issues Related to Women
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Minimum Wages Act for Domestic Workers
A petition filed by NGO Common Cause along with social activist Aruna Roy and the National Platform for Domestic Workers has sought the Supreme...
27 Nov 2018 Issues Related to Women
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Maternity Leave: Government for Incentive Scheme
The Ministry of Labour & Employment has come up with clarification with respect to Maternity Leave Incentive Scheme. There were some media...
17 Nov 2018 Issues Related to Women
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Government Constitutes Panel on Sexual Harassment
Recently in India, many women came forward on social media speaking up about the sexual harassment which they have faced at the workplace. The...
25 Oct 2018 Issues Related to Women
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J.S. Verma Committee on Sexual Harassment at Workplace Act
Union Ministry for Women and Child Development will set up a committee of senior judicial and legal persons to look into the legal and institutional...
15 Oct 2018 Issues Related to Women
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The Big Picture: Challenges For Working Mothers
The photograph on social media of a hard-working lady cop discharging her duties with her infant daughter not merely won her appreciation, but also...
15 Oct 2018 Issues Related to Women
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(The editorial is based on the article “Not without her consent” which appeared in The Hindu on 12th October 2018. It provides an...
12 Oct 2018 Issues Related to Women
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SC Allows Women Entry into Sabarimala Temple
In a 4:1 judgment, 5-membered constitution bench of Supreme Court, in Indian Young Lawyers Association vs. the State of Kerala, has allowed women of...
29 Sep 2018 Issues Related to Women
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Government Launches Registry of Sexual Offenders
Union Home Ministry has launched the National Database on Sexual Offenders (NDSO). It is a central database of “sexual offenders” in the...
21 Sep 2018 Issues Related to Women
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Presidents nod to Triple Talaq Ordinance
President has promulgated the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Ordinance 2018, popularly known as Triple Talaq ordinance. This...
20 Sep 2018 Issues Related to Women
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The Maternity Benefit (Amendment) Act 2017
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12 Sep 2018 Issues Related to Women
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Government Plans to Extend Subsidy to Women
To encourage employers to hire more women, the Ministry of Labour & Employment has planned to extend the Pradhan Mantri Rojgar Protsahan Yojana...
14 Aug 2018 Issues Related to Women
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Does the Anti-Trafficking Bill Address Trafficking?
(This is The Hindu’s ‘Yes, No, It’s Complicated’ for the 10th of August; it addresses a vital concern regarding...
10 Aug 2018 Issues Related to Women
