The Strauss-Kahn case illustrates once again the serious obstacles that women around the world face in getting justice. »

The Emergency, declared 36 years ago this day, impacted the poor in more sinister ways than any other section of society… »

In rural India, where medical facilities are few and health insurance non-existent, marginalised groups like tribals are especially vulnerable to clinical trials. »

How the global garment industry is using regressive customs in Tamil Nadu, enabling it to exploit young women workers… »

Sportswomen have not only to get past traditional prejudices but also have to overcome commercial pressures to make themselves more attractive and marketable… »

To be a woman, and to be different or disabled is to carry a heavier baggage of discrimination and violence. Yet, there are inspiring role models… »

Does economic development only reinforce regressive values? How else can one explain the phenomenon of disappearing girls in modern India? »

With the burden of domestic work on their shoulders, women spend more time doing unpaid work than men around the world… »

Nidhi Gupta's suicide reminds us yet again that violence does exist inside closed domestic spaces and continues to be shrouded by silence… »

Are women better off today, or worse off? The answers, like most things in India today, are contradictory. »