Gender

New Delhi: The president of the  Indian Medical Association (IMA), Dr RV Asokan, has voiced strong support for the legalisation of prenatal gender determination tests, saying that the existing prohibition...

In a compelling new report, the United Nations has called for urgent global action to address critical gender disparities and fulfil the promises made under the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable...

New Delhi: The President, Droupadi Murmu has said that the “time has come for us to awaken a public consciousness where respect for women is increased, and no woman feels...

New Delhi: An IMA study has revealed that one-third of its respondent doctors, the majority of them being women, felt "unsafe" or "very unsafe" during their night shifts, so much...

New Delhi: The Uttar Pradesh Police have booked an Ayodhya resident for allegedly pronouncing triple talaq to her wife after she praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Minister Yogi...

New Delhi: The practice of 'triple talaq' is "fatal for the social institution of marriage" and "makes Muslim women's condition very pathetic", the government argued on Monday in an affidavit...

New Delhi: Two women employees have filed a lawsuit against Apple Inc., alleging that the company systematically pays women less than their male counterparts for comparable work. They aim to...

New Delhi: Women often don't feel safe while travelling alone in trains. Given the rate of sexual harassment on trains they have enough reason to feel unsafe. There is very...

Women who have been pregnant show more signs of biological ageing compared to those who have never had a baby, according to a study published in Proceedings of the National...

New Delhi: Punjab University (PU), Chandigarh has become the first university in the region to offer menstrual leave to female students. The vice chancellor, Renu Vig, has granted the proposal,...