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Thursday, November 7, 2024
TopicIndian women

Topic: Indian women

Sex workers welcome SC order against abuse, but fear of police runs deep

A Supreme Court order has legally empowered India's sex workers, but decades of police and societal abuse means ingrained cynicism and fear aren't going go away overnight.

Indian law needs to account for women, make finance inclusive

Indian women face multiple barriers in accessing finance in an equitable manner. Research suggests adding a gender lens to existing laws and financial products is crucial.

Jyotiraditya Scindia braves criticism with figures, ‘more women pilots in India than anywhere in world’

Scindia says civil aviation is key to India’s economy after the Opposition casts doubt on need for a separate civil aviation ministry.

‘Bura na maano’, but Holi is a great chance to teach children about consent

Bura na maano Holi hai’ is the defensive phrase used by adults for their children violating consent of passersby, usually women. But kids must be told better.

Indian women can have rights, but men must get the jobs, finds Pew study

Pew surveyed 30,000 Indians between 2019 and 2020; it said nearly nine in ten adults agreed that a “a wife must always obey her husband”.

Hyderabad’s Dr. Harikiran Chekuri talks about advantages of breast reduction surgery in women

The leading cosmetic surgeon explains why breast reduction surgery helps women with large-sized breasts so that they can live pain-free and active lives.

Indian women, stop making sacrifices. Identify the ‘enemy’ and the fight will become easier

Campus Voice is an initiative by ThePrint where young Indians get an opportunity to express their opinions on a prevalent issue.

English India’s most used social media language, but it’s shutting out rural women: Meta paper

According to insight from Meta, 91% Indian women use English for online communications. Hindi is used by just 6%, while Bengali is used by 1%.

Covid has devastated India’s self-employed women

Women employed as domestic workers in India’s cities have lost work in vast numbers, forcing many to return to their home villages.

2020 lockdown shut 11% women MSMEs, only 1% got back on feet with govt help, finds study

Krea University researchers surveyed 2,083 non-agricultural enterprises in Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, and Odisha to examine the impact of Covid-19 on women-led MSMEs.

On Camera

What Arthashastra tells us about strongmen rulers and autocracies in ancient India

Americans might be puzzled as to why an autocratic strongman holds such appeal with voters. But it’s a story India has seen a thousand times in our ancient politics.

US President-elect Trump vows to slash trade deficit with India. How trade fared under him vs Biden

India-US trade in first 3 yrs under Biden was $122 bn, while it was $83 bn in Trump’s first term. Average trade surplus in India’s favour grew from $18 bn under Trump to $31 bn under Biden.

China unveils J-35A stealth fighter, with striking resemblance to US F-35. Here’s how they compare

The Chinese aircraft has uncanny similarities to the American F-35 jet. There are claims that China copied the design. Cyber theft of F-35 design data was reported in 2009.

Xi wanted to teach India about imbalance of power. We should take a budgetary lesson from it

While we talk much about our military, we don’t put our national wallet where our mouth is. Nobody is saying we should double our defence spending, but current declining trend must be reversed.