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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

Muslim Jurists Are Wrong, Husbands Cannot Beat Wives

Many Islam-haters use verse 4:34 (الرِّجَالُ قَوَّامُونَ عَلَى النِّسَاءِ...

UN In India Condemns Recent Cases Of Sexual Violence Against Women And Girls In India

NEW DELHI, 13 April 2018 – The UN Resident Coordinator...

How Scooters Are Helping Haryana’s Women Get To Work

Madhuban and Sonepat (Haryana): It’s training day at the...

A bond for seven lifetimes: Hindu marriage law on divorce in Bangladesh

What Hindu marriage law says about divorce  Hindu divorce laws...

Karnataka Has India’s 2nd Lowest Unemployment Rate, Lags On Women Empowerment

New Delhi: Karnataka has amongst India’s best economic and...

Comedy is part of feminist history—and we need it more than ever

Feminism has always been mobilized and strengthened through collective...

How A Make-Work Programme Changed The Lives Of Women In Kerala

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