Women Issues

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Facts: Dowry deaths accounted for 40% to 50% of homicides in the country for almost a decade from 1999 to 2018.

Context: The burden on Women during the Pandemic increased disproportionately due to Societal norms, a male-dominated job market, and a

Facts: India slips 28 spots on the 2021 Global Gender Gap index released by World Economic Forum. Currently, India ranks 140th rank among 156 countries.

The Supreme Court has set aside the “rakhi-for-bail” order of the Madhya Pradesh High Court. Further, the SC also issued

Facts: India rated as the most dangerous country for women, as per Thomson Reuters Foundation survey 2018. According to a National

Context: Delhi High Court has acquitted a former journalist in a defamation case filed by a former Union minister. In

The World’s Women 2020: Trends and Statistics report has been released by the Statistics Division of the United Nations Department

Facts: ILO Report: Globally, women perform 76.2% of total hours of unpaid care work, more than three times as much

Facts: In high courts, the percentage of women judges is a mere 11.5%, while in the Supreme Court there are four sitting women judges out of