Women Issues

What is Section 375 in The Indian Penal Code? It defines rape. It has an exception which says “Sexual intercourse […]

Facts: Women make up only a fifth of ISRO’s workforce. Women form 0.56% of our army, 1.08% of the air force and 6.5% of the navy In the

According to the WEF’s Global Gender Gap Report for 2021, India is ranked at number 140 out of 156 nations.

Context: The Union Cabinet has passed a proposal to raise the legal age of marriage for women from 18 to

As per NITI Aayog National Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) Impact of college educated females : Graduate Females Nutrition Schooling Electricity Access

Context: NFHS-5 data revealed that India’s Total Fertility Rate has declined to 2 from 2.2 of NFHS-4. Factors that helped

Facts: India’s Female Labour Force Participation Rate (FLPR) is declining. It is below the global average of 45%. FLPR has

Facts: According to International Labour Organization (ILO), Gulf Cooperation Council(GCC) hosts about 23 million migrant workers. Among these, Women account for 39% of

Summary:  Women are affected more by the climate change.  In Climate Change negotiations, mainstreaming of women gender in key roles

Context: The Bihar government announced 33% horizontal reservation for women in State engineering and medical colleges. What is the vertical