Gender and Sexuality

India’s Gender Gap Challenge Calls for A Blueprint for Structural Change

India wants to lead the global economy by 2047—but half its population is dragging behind. The Global Gender Gap Report 2025 ranks India 131 out of 148 countries, exposing...

SC suggests setting up of medical boards to help pregnant rape survivors

The top court has issued notice on a plea filed by a 14-year-old who had sought termination of her 26-week-old pregnancy

Fake sexual harassment cases becoming a trend: Delhi High Court

The court said that allegations regarding such serious offences cannot be made at the drop of a hat, and it is an abuse of the process of law

Swiss Vote for Burqa Ban and Its Reaction among Indian Muslims

The established theologians of Islam around the world have debunked the untenable theological justifications around the full-face veil of all forms

Bom HC pulls up trial court for using objectionable words in rape acquittal order

The court observed that the words used by the trial court were slang and foul words which are utterly disrespectful to women.

Delhi HC directs police protection for Lesbian married against her will

The 23-year-old woman said she is cognisant of her orientation and escaped her home as her parents tried to ‘cure’ her using ‘psychic interventions’

UP: Father of gang-rape survivor dies in alleged accident

Alleging the accident to be a murder, family and members demonstrated on the Kanpur-Sagar highway demanding swift action against the accused.

Gujarat HC suggests the State to prohibit social exclusion of menstruating women

The court has proposed a set of directions that the Government should follow to end menstruation taboo, affecting women’s mental and fundamental rights

Mahila Kisan Diwas: A sea of dupattas Centre’s decry farm laws

Women leaders speak, march, demonstrate and hold meetings on Monday in a show of strength by the agricultural sector’s largest labour force.

Adivasi Mahila Kisan: the unsung voices of Indian agriculture

SabrangIndia celebrates International Women’s Day by acknowledging and hailing the contributions and issues of women Adivasi farmers in India.

Ayesha’s Suicide Lays Bare the Sickness of Muslim Society

Muslims who are arguing that Ayesha should have divorced her husband simply do not know how Islamic law works in India.

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