Women & Child Welfare
Majority of Indians Think Role of Women in Society is to be Good Mothers and Wives: Study
As part of a Global Trends study, Ipsos examined global attitudes toward the role of women, parenting, and family across 22 countries by interviewing...
Sharp Drop in Ratio of Young Women in India Expected: Study
With the decreasing sex ratio in India, it has been reported by the Indian Government that the sex ratio will drop further in the...
Is Assam’s Two-Child Norm Implausible?
Recently, Assam’s health minister, Himanta Biswa Sarma, unveiled the draft of a new population policy for the state. It proposes, among other things, to...
Dowry-Less Social Weddings: Reliving The Unsaid Obligation
Individual Social Responsibility is about continuing to make efforts inorder to make a difference in the lives of people. Earlier this month, a dowry-less...
Empowering Tribal Women With A Taste Of Authenticity
Tribal population in India is a community that is underdeveloped both economically and socially. They mostly live in isolation from mainstream population. Women especially...
Understanding The True Meaning Of Individual Social Responsibility In The Context Of Demonetisation
Investopedia defines demonetisation as, “the act of stripping a currency unit of its status as legal tender. Demonetisation is necessary whenever there is a change of national currency....
Young Girls Join School Of Justice To Prosecute Perpetrators of Prostitution
An estimate of 1.2 million children are pushed into the abyss of forced prostitution in India, which means that India has the largest amount...
Cabinet Approved Ratification Of ILO Conventions. What Would This Mean For Our Children?
The Union Cabinet on Friday took long pending steps to strengthen laws against child labour. It approved ratification of the Minimum Age Convention, 1973...
We Are Not Missing, Just Stolen: Sex Trafficked Survivor
It is estimated that there are 20 million commercial sex workers in India, and around 80% of these, i.e. 16 million women, are victims of sex trafficking. This...
Echoing And Aiding Women Empowerment
Earlier in this month, the world celebrated the strength of women and promising to bridge the gap by aiding to create an equal place...
Revolution Doesn’t Have A Start And End Date, It Is A Process: Najet Zammouri, Vice President & Treasurer, The Tunisian Human Rights League
“If a minor is raped, the rapist has to marry the victim. This is an important issue we are fighting against. We are aiming...
India’s Adolescent Girls Need Employability Empowerment: Report
A report titled ‘Best Foot Forward: Enhancing the Employability of India’s Adolescent Girls’ was unveiled at the Dasra Philanthropy Week in association with Bank...