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Thursday, December 4, 2025
TopicGender inequality index

Topic: Gender inequality index

India slips 28 places, ranks 140 among 156 countries in WEF’s Global Gender Gap Report 2021

According to the report, the estimated earned income of women in India is only one-fifth of men's, which puts the country among the bottom 10 globally on this indicator.

Lack of jobs in India affects women more than men

In India, female labour force participation fell from 35% in 1990 to 27% in 2018.

Until 2016, India was on course to break into soft power group of 30 nations. Then it fell

It is systemic issues like corruption, poverty, inequality, gender inequality, and pollution that weigh on global perceptions of India.

Men are first authors in 3 times as many academic papers published in India as women

According to the first large-scale analysis of gender in Indian research publishing, the gender gap doesn’t fluctuate much between different fields.

Essential to distinguish religion from practices for Muslim women to progress

Substantive gender equality is a prerequisite for women to become active and equal partners in the creation of a humane society.

On Camera

My grandmother saved her children in Bhopal gas tragedy—and sacrificed her own life

‘Mother kept pouring water in our eyes whenever the burning became unbearable. She pushed our bodies deep into the blanket, making sure not a single part was exposed,’ my father said.

India’s Russian oil imports are showing up in cryptic new places. The crude map stands redrawn

December oil imports from Russia may drop nearly 50%, but Indian buyers already shifting to non-designated Russian entities and opaque trading channels to keep Russian oil flowing.

India to commission new squadron of submarine-hunting Romeo choppers in Goa later this month

The helicopters produced by Lockheed Martin are known as ‘submarine hunters’. India ordered 24 of these aircraft in 2020 to replace the Sea King helicopters. 15 have been delivered till date.

Gaali cricket: Bavuma stands tall, India’s Test ego cut to size

The India-South Africa series-defining fact is the catastrophic decline of Indian red ball cricket where a visiting team can mock us with the 'grovel' word.