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Feminism was rather established by the late 1970s and the critiques of this lack of information spread easily, at least among feminists, writes Lourdes Beneria

"Hockey Wali Sarpanch," Neeru Yadav, Boosts Women's Participation In Sports

Among all these developmental initiatives taken by Neeru Yadav, her initiative of boosting women's participation in sports has left a lasting effect on people's minds

UP Annual Budget Doles Out Gifts For Women To Make Them Safe, Self Reliant

The state annual budget focused on schemes like Kanya Sumangala Yojna and Mahila Samarthya Yojna, apart from proposing 3 new women PAC battalions

UN Security Council Denounces Taliban’s Ban On Women In Afg

The 15-member council said in a unanimous statement that the ban on women and girls attending high school and university in Afghanistan “represents an increasing erosion for the respect of human rights and fundamental freedoms”

Taliban Bans Women From Universities In Afghanistan

According to the letter shared by the Ministry of Higher Education's spokesman, Ziaullah Hashmi, private and public universities should implement the ban as soon as possible and notify the ministry once it is in place

Women Entrepreneurship Day 2022: This Year 'We Chose Women'

Amisha Sharma

Entrepreneurship

Fighting society’s negative thinking and comments on how a woman is just made for household work and taking care of her family, she’s not worth more than that. To encourage the women who still started their businesses with social critics, we celebrate women’s entrepreneurship day on 19 November every year.

Women Permitted In Certain Branches Of Indian Navy, Govt Tells HC

The submission was formulated in a plea asserted that the Indian Navy was practising institutional discrimination and restraining female candidates of the right to serve the nation as their male counterparts

GB9: India Pushes For Farmer-conservers, Women As Crop Diversity Guardians

"India demanded that GB-9 deliberate on the issue of continued funding of ICRISAT Genebank," a statement from the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare read

Club Mahindra’s Project Saksham Empowers Women

Sustainability

After interacting with these women to understand the nature of their businesses and the materials needed, the team will gauge their requirements and provide the same

16 Cr Women Globally Have Unmet Contraception Needs : Lancet Study

Economy

Based on data from 1,162 self-reported representative surveys on women's contraceptive use, the researchers used modelling to produce national estimates of various family planning indicators. Women were defined as needing contraception when they were married or if unmarried, sexually active, able to get pregnant and not wanting a child within two years, or if they were pregnant or had just given birth but would have preferred to delay or prevent their pregnancy

Only 10.5% Police Officers Are Female; 1 In 3 Stations Are Equipped With CCTV: Report

The data on police organisations (DoPO) Report 2021 states that the police forces of India’s States and Union Territories have grown by 32 per cent between 2010 and 2020, but the share of women is only a meagre 10.5 per cent as against the desired 33 per cent

10,000 Women Enrolled For Agnipath’s Scheme: Govt

The Indian Navy started its registration on 1 July for Agnipath Scheme and within days of its opening, 10,000 female candidates had enrolled for it. After the registration process, the online application will commence from 15 July to 30 July

Around 20% Of 'Agniveers' To Be Inducted By Indian Navy This Year Will Be Women

Around 20 per cent of the 'Agniveers' to be inducted by the Indian Navy this year will be women, Navy officials said on Tuesday

Many Women Plan To Quit Jobs Within Two Yrs Due To Burnout: Report