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Resignation in Protest: MP woman judge quits over elevation of senior she accused of harassment and discrimination

In a powerful act of protest, Judge Aditi Gajendra Sharma resigns after the elevation of a senior she accused of caste-based harassment, calling out the judiciary’s silence, systemic bias, and betrayal of its own ideals

More Women Are Out of Work, Reveals Govt Report

Women’s work participation has dramatically declined, unemployment is at...

Assam’s World-Famous Tea Gardens Are Deadly For Pregnant Women

Sonitpur, Assam: “Mothers are now able to reach us...

What Free Public Transport Means To Delhi’s Women

New Delhi: On a winter’s day in early 2018,...

Kathua rape case; Judgement pronounced, Justice done

A special Pathankot Court on Monday, June 10, delivered...

When Rape and Violence become the Battleground for Communal Identities

Television and social media discourse over the past one...

Agar Wo Desh Banati: Where growth of one equals growth of all

We live in nature! We die in Nature! It's...

Female military peacekeepers left feeling overwhelmed after inadequate training

Female military peacekeepers deployed to complex UN missions often...

Singing for victory: Ramya Haridas– the second Dalit woman parliamentarian from Kerala

She sang and danced, entered people’s hearts and finally...

“She did not appear as helpless as before…”

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