Gender

Women engaged in manual scavenging continue to face systemic discrimination and are denied access to alternative livelihoods. Concerted efforts must be taken to rehabilitate them.

While governments urge farmers across the country to take up organic farming, gender-agnostic policies discourage women farmers.

Loss of livelihood, food insecurity, and more household work, all due to COVID-19, have created a mental health crisis among rural women. It can no longer be ignored.

Women from low-income households are bearing an unfair burden of the socio-economic impact of COVID-19. What are some policy interventions that can support a gender-inclusive employment recovery?

Chetna Gala Sinha of Mann Deshi talks about why we urgently need an ecosystem that provides access to capital, resources, and support for women micro-entrepreneurs.

Indian Muslim women are practically invisible in leadership positions and boardrooms across the country. What needs to change to ensure they get a seat at the table?

Policies and programmes must change restrictive gender norms in order to meaningfully impact the lives of women and girls.

Fewer women are getting the COVID-19 vaccine compared to men. Here are some steps to make the vaccine rollout strategy gender-sensitive.

A day in the life of a counsellor who works with burn survivors of domestic violence, building their confidence and self-acceptance one day at a time.

Access to menstrual health and hygiene management during crises such as COVID-19, is critical to upholding the right to privacy and dignity.