Why Over-The-Counter Emergency Contraceptives Must Stay
A few days ago, news surfaced about the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) planning to recommend a ban on the over-the-counter sales of emergency contraceptive pills […]
Beti Bachao Beti Padhao Has Not Caused Any Significant Shifts: Report
Opacity surrounded the outcomes of the BJP-led NDA government’s flagship scheme for girl children. Data on sex ratio and education do not show significant changes
Transgender women Are Being Excluded From Maharashtra’s Cash Scheme For Women
With no clarity on trans women beneficiaries, and the many hurdles to establishing gender identity, the Ladki Bahin scheme is becoming exclusionary
Assam’s Family Size Norm For New Initiative Could Hit Its Marginalised Women Most
Linking economic welfare schemes for women to their family size will further limit women’s participation in work and increase their vulnerabilities, argue experts
More Women, Marginalised Community Teachers In Bihar’s Public Schools. But The Good News Ends There
Only 20% of students attend primary schools in Bihar’s Araria and Katihar districts, revealing a grim post-pandemic state of government schools.
Homes Razed, Tughlaqabad’s Women Agitate For Rehabilitation Rights
The bulldozers arrived with no notice, women allege, leaving them stranded without shelter or belongings
Budget For Adivasi, Dalit Schemes Is Too Little, Gender-Skewed: Report
Schemes that directly target Scheduled Castes (SC) and Scheduled Tribes (ST) have not received enough allocations in the Union Budget announced on February 1, says a […]
Women, Hit Hardest By Pandemic, Needed A More Dynamic Budget Response
Women have emerged as the single largest category of persons disproportionately impacted by COVID-19. The female labour force in January 2022 is 9.4% smaller than it […]
Mid-Day Meal Renamed PM POSHAN: New Name, Reduced Budgets
The Union Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi approved the Pradhan Mantri Poshan Shakti Nirman (PM POSHAN), a modified version […]
How Farm Acts Affect Women In Agriculture
On 27 September 2020, three Farm Bills became law after receiving presidential assent. The Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm Services Bill […]
Bihar’s Gender Budget Fails To Bridge Gender Gap
Gender gaps in Bihar are glaring. Nearly half (46%) of women in Bihar are illiterate, increasing their chances of being married early, found a new report […]
