Tag: Women
Teaching little girls to lead
In a world where we are well aware that superheroes are mostly boys and princesses are girls, it becomes difficult to model leadership for young women.
Here’s What’s Important to Consider this International Day for Elimination of Violence against Women...
Efforts to prevent violence against women and girls should be based on careful identification of causes
What’s behind Taliban’s Fear of Educated Young Women?
The Taliban's determination to curtail women's educational rights has attracted widespread criticism, here is an article exploring the issue.
Return to agroforestry empowers women in Nepal
A women’s group in Kavre district decided has returned to agroforestry.This program is not only helping conserve soil nutrition and promote food security, it is also empowering women.
The Prison of Gender Roles
What “it” has a greater hold on people’s imaginations or limits them more than ideas about what biological sex must mean, what I call...
Achieving gender equality in India: what works, and what doesn’t
India as a country sees many discrepancies as far as achieving the goal of gender equity is concerned, how can the gaps in the system be effectively addressed?
Sex or Gender: How Society Conditions us and Makes us Conform
Society often compels us to confirm to mainstream perceptions of gender identities. But can we think differently?
Increased farm work negatively impacts women’s nutrition: study
With women putting in extra hours into farm and agricultural activities despite the fact that they get little or no respite from household chores, their nutritional standards may stand impacted.
The Conspicuous Absence of Women in India’s Labour Force
Despite decades of independence, why do women still not have an adequate representation in India's workforce?
What is sustainable menstruation and how can it help tackle menstrual waste?
Can the world move towards eco-friendly menstrual products for a sustainable future?
