Insistence On Digital ID Limits Access To Abortion In India, Raises Privacy Concerns
New Delhi: The insistence on furnishing a digital identity proof, especially Aadhaar, at healthcare facilities not only limits women's access to abortions, which is highly stigmatised … Insistence…
STORIES
How Punitive Demolition Drives Deepen The Precarity Of Muslim Women
NEW DELHI: On Monday, May 9, the South Delhi Municipal Corporation brought bulldozers and the police to Shaheen Bagh to remove “illegal encroachments”. Residents protested against … How Punitive Demolition Drives Deepen The Precarity Of…
Abortion Is Legal In India But Rules, Stigma Make It Hard To Access
Mumbai: At 25, and into the fourth year of an abusive marriage, N*, discovered that she was eight weeks into an unwanted pregnancy. She approached a … Abortion Is Legal In India But Rules, Stigma…
“We’re Capable. We Can Do It”; Jagadevi’s Decade-Long Engagement With Local Governance
Jagadevi, a seasoned elected woman representative, is currently serving as a ward member of the Chittawadi gram panchayat in north-east Karnataka’s Bidar district. She has been … “We’re Capable. We Can Do It”; Jagadevi’s Decade-Long…
Why Climate Impact On Tea Yield Is Making Women Workers Sick
Darjeeling: From skin inflammation and blurred vision to respiratory and digestive disorders, women workers in Darjeeling's tea plantations are struggling with an array of health issues … Why Climate Impact On Tea Yield Is Making…
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…
