India’s Workplace Harassment Law Has Failed Informal, Marginalised Workers
New Delhi: India’s law on sexual harassment at work has failed to account for the experiences of informal sector working women, most of who are from … India’s…
STORIES
How India’s Falling Maternal Death Rate Masks Acute Regional, Social Disparities
New Delhi: The steady fall in India’s maternal mortality rate over the last two decades glosses over significant variations between states, districts and social groups, show … How India’s Falling Maternal Death Rate Masks Acute…
Why Surrogates Are Still Passive Deliverers Of Service, With Few Rights
New Delhi: India's new laws on surrogacy, meant to prevent exploitative practices, still do not fully recognise the surrogate’s rights to full economic, medical, legal, and … Why Surrogates Are Still Passive Deliverers Of Service,…
How Forced Evictions Are Pushing Women To The Edge Of Precarity
New Delhi: For two years now Shabana Khatoon has been living under a tarpaulin sheet near the Dhobi Ghat in south Delhi’s Jamia Nagar. For 20 … How Forced Evictions Are Pushing Women To The…
Why Courts Must Stop Fixating On The ‘Modesty’ Of Survivors Of Sexual Violence
New Delhi: The use of the archaic idea of feminine “modesty” in the interpretation of the penal laws on sexual violence is regressive because it undermines … Why Courts Must Stop Fixating On The ‘Modesty’…
SPECIAL SERIES
DATA
Indian Women Are Exercising More Agency But Urban-Rural Gaps Persist
Indian women are exercising more agency as they participate more in decision making within their households, own and operate bank accounts and mobile phones, and…
Rising Caesarean Births Increase Inequity For Women Among Different Social Groups
Caesarean births are on the rise in almost all Indian states, according to latest available data…
Teen Pregnancies Drop In India, Urban Rural Divide Still High
Teen pregnancies declined in most states and UTs of the country but there continues to be…
Indian Women Have Greater Voice in Households But Less Property Ownership
More women are engaging in making decisions within their households, are owning and using bank accounts…
