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Rajasthan Official Asks Women to Voluntarily Give up Rights to Land
25 Aug 2021
The statement issued by Women’s Organisations pointed out that in India, the growth rate of single women-headed household is rising at the rate of 20 percent according to the World Bank.
Vasanth Adithya. J
Flipside of New Human Trafficking Bill
23 Jul 2021
The Bill proposes a common law that would bring into its ambit all forms of human trafficking, including sexual exploitation, indentured labour, slavery, sexual servitude and organ trade.
Saksham Malik
Changing Forms of Gender-Based Economic Discrimination: Are Indian Courts Ready for Challenges of Algorithmic Bias?
22 Jun 2021
To inform our opinion on the higher judiciary’s future approach to cases involving issues of algorithmic bias in hiring, we need to look at its past decisions.
E Jayashree Kurup
Progressive Judicial Orders Boost Hindu Women’s Inheritance Rights
15 Apr 2021
A woman can write a will bequeathing her property to anybody she chooses.
Neeraj Mishra
Time to Bring in Gender Parity in India’s Courts
17 Mar 2021
In a submission to the Supreme Court in December 2020, Attorney General KK Venugopal had noted that there was a need to balance the gender demographics in courtrooms, especially with respect to…
Ritika Goyal, Shrutika Pandey
Needed: Gender Balance in the Legal Profession
09 Mar 2021
The solution lies in looking at women as human resource assets to drive reforms in the access to justice sphere.
Aparna Mahiyaria
Interaction with Jagmati Sangwan on International Women's Day
08 Mar 2021
She speaks on "love-jihad", the increase in violence against women and Dalit community, the impact of economic and social life courtesy the neoliberal policies of the budget, the major demands of the…
Pragya Singh
Women Have to Keep Fighting through Dark Times
08 Mar 2021
The Priya Ramani judgement by a Delhi court has struck a blow against patriarchal norms. More and more women are coming out to protest against all forms of repression.
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International Women's Day and Its Genesis in Labour Movements
07 Mar 2021
Let’s take a look at the history of the day and understand why it is important to remember its rootedness in labour movements.
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Reputation Not Above Right to Dignity
07 Mar 2021
Many other women had stepped forward following Ramani, accusing Akbar of sexual harassment. Ramani was last month acquitted by a Delhi court in a criminal defamation case filed by Akbar.