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These young women were expected to live their mother’s life, while everything around them was changing.

Women continue to pay the deadly price of patriarchy

September 19, 2025, 05:52 PM - 10 min read

Look deeper and you find a large population of women, living in tier-2 and tier-3 towns, struggling to wriggle out of the minotaur of patriarchy tightening its tentacles vigorously, to counter the first narrative

Strict rules and prohibitions have been imposed on the Afghan people since the Taliban returned to power in August 2021. It is this discriminatory system of control of woman and girls in Afghanistan that is at the core of the court’s prosecution.

Ill-treatment of women: The Hague wants to arrest Taliban leaders

July 21, 2025, 04:07 PM - 6 min read

The warrants – the first ever on charges of gender persecution – are being hailed as an “important vindication and acknowledgement of the rights of Afghan women and girls”.

History of IWY and what it means 50 years on

January 28, 2025, 02:30 PM - 8 min read

The aim of IWY was to end discrimination against women and enable them to participate fully in economic, social and political life. Fifty years later, such participation has become an indicator of development and good governance.

Iran student strips against harassment over hijab, arrested

November 3, 2024, 12:53 PM - 3 min read

The Amir Kabir newsletter alleged that the woman was beaten during the arrest.

Odisha Govt extends annual casual leave for women employees to 25 Days

March 12, 2024, 03:42 PM - 2 min read

Chief Minister Patnaik announces policy acknowledging family responsibilities, offers 10 extra days of leave, emphasizing state's pioneering efforts in gender equality.

Himachali Women's Rights activist Nirmal Chandel at her residence in Mandi, Himachal Pradesh.

Success story : Himachal's single woman activist to feature in UN Women Coffee Table book

February 22, 2024, 02:23 PM - 2 min read

The tale of Nirmal Chandel, a young and vulnerable widow from an interior village in Mandi, who initiated Ekal Nari Shakti Sangathan in Himachal Pradesh 19 years ago to champion the dignity of widows, divorcees, deserted, and unmarried women, is set to feature in the Coffee Table Book by UN Women.