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Curbing teen pregnancy can help check India’s anaemia epidemic, study finds

Priyamvada Grover - June 17, 2018

An estimated 53% of India’s women in the reproductive age group are said to suffer from anaemia, according to the latest National Family Health Survey.

Behind India’s glamour industry: Anorexia, Size Zero and the elephant in the room

Manjima Bhattacharjya - June 13, 2018

While loudly denying anorexia exists in Indian modelling scene, many agree that misconceptions around being thin affect today's younger generation.

Raya Sarkar’s ‘list’ forced difficult conversations, but due process got Lawrence Liang

Apurva Vishwanath - March 9, 2018

Raya Sarkar’s list began a conversation that must be continued. But the conversation must be on sexual harassment and not the lists.

More women in armed forces: Modi govt to make ‘service voter’ rules gender neutral

Anubhuti Vishnoi - February 27, 2018

Government accepts EC recommendation to extend voting rights to husbands and children of women in forces, posted out of home.

Only 28 per cent of judges in India’s lower courts are women, and there’s no sign of change

Kaveesha Kohli - February 16, 2018

A new study says that there are few women judges in the lower judiciary, despite reservations in some states.

Sit girl, in the corner: Across the world, the many proverbs that keep sexism alive

ThePrint Team - February 10, 2018

Around the world, through the ages, there have been norms for how women should conduct themselves.

Muslim women’s groups divided on triple talaq bill passed by Lok Sabha

Sanya Dhingra - December 28, 2017

While the BMMA welcomed the passage of the bill and expressed concern only about the ‘cognisable offence’ provision, Bebaak Collective called it a ‘black...

What women and Muslim MPs said in the triple talaq bill debate

Nishtha Jaiswal - December 28, 2017

Only three women and a handful of Muslim members of Parliament spoke in the debate on the triple talaq bill in the Lok Sabha Thursday.

Taliban makes a comeback in Pakistan’s tribal areas

Sanya Dhingra - November 17, 2017

Terror outfit operates in the guise of ‘peace committee’ in FATA region, bans cultural activities, women’s movement outside their homes.

Women of Gujarat: More educated since 1999, but not much progress elsewhere

Divya Narayanan - November 17, 2017

According to data from National Family Health Surveys from 1999 to 2016, Gujarat’s performance on human development indicators for women is a mixed bag.

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