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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

Aurat March still faces never-ending backlash and threats of violence in Pakistan

Aurat March started last year in Karachi and spread...

Elections 2019: Ignore Our Rights at Your Own Peril, Women Tell Political Parties

Highlighting growing caste, religion-based and gender violence during the...

Afghanistan’s First All-Female Orchestra Zohra is led by conductor Negin Khpalwak

Five years ago, a unique all-female orchestra was formed...

Protests Break Out in TN Following Pollachi Sexual Harassment Case

A storm of protests and outrage has broken out...

Why India Needs More Women To Contest 2019 Elections

Mumbai: India stood 149th in a 2019 list of...

Dismal prison conditions for women inmates in India

A compilation of facts and figures by CJPVarious studies...

Is ‘Women’s reservation’ a backdoor entry for the Savarna elite

Rahul Gandhi has declared that his party would reserve...

India’s Poorest Women Benefit Less From Public Health, Nutrition Services

New Delhi: Despite a four-fold increase in the number...

International Women’s Day Ignored Global Avoidable Mortality Holocaust Of Women And Children

On International Women’s Day (8 March) the Western-dominated celebrations...

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