カテゴリー: Women
A strikingly-designed centre reminiscent of Rajasthan’s famous forts will soon be opening its doors in conservative Jaisalmer“Don’t even try,” friends told Michael Daube, when he said he wanted to coax women in Jaisalmer to embroider yoga bags to help …
Familiar issues of discrimination and child marriage are being taken to the stage through interactive theatre in remote villagesHigh in the mountains of a remote village in western Nepal – a region once home to a fierce Maoist insurgency – a large crow…
Factory closures due to fashion industry order cancellations have pushed many former employees into often dangerous workCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageWhen Hla, 19, tried to go back to work seven months ago after having a b…
Rural women in Tamil Nadu are mostly excluded from land ownership, but collective farms can offer self-sufficiencyWhen all the shops closed due to the coronavirus lockdown, small collectives were key to remaining self-sufficient for marginalised farmer…
Pania Tepaiho Marsh leads hunting weekends for women that are now so popular she has a long waiting listThe first time Pania Tepaiho Marsh went hunting in the bush, the jabbering and chattering of her busy mind fell unexpectedly still.Equipped with a h…
Airline becomes first in Japan to make move as part of commitment to tackle gender-based discriminationJapan Airlines is replacing “ladies and gentlemen” in its in-flight and airport announcements with gender-neutral expressions, beginning in October.T…
The west reduced tantra to a quest for sexual liberation and wellness. But a new show charts its darker depths – from avenging goddesses to blood-drinking and self-decapitationMake a cursory web search for the term tantra and you will be confronted wit…
Message from the US embassy comes during long-postponed direct talks between the government and the TalibanThe United States has warned women in Afghanistan that they are at increased risk of attack by extremist groups.The US embassy in Kabul warned on…
‘Leisure is a feminist issue’ says Surabhi Yadav, whose photography project captures carefree moments of women around herWhen Surabhi Yadav’s mother, Basanti, died Yadav realised she had never really known her. “I knew her as my mother, but nothing els…
Girls in Uttar Pradesh targeted in assaults aiming to reinforce caste and gender hierarchies, say activistsA spate of brutal rapes and murders of young girls in a single district of India over the past month has provoked outrage and exposed the ongoing…
Girls in Uttar Pradesh targeted in assaults aiming to reinforce caste and gender hierarchies, say activistsA spate of brutal rapes and murders of young girls in a single district of India over the past month has provoked outrage and exposed the ongoing…
Niine’s sponsorship of Rajasthan Royals aims to help remove stigma around periodsWhen the Rajasthan Royals walk on to the pitch this September, it will mark more than a long awaited return of Indian Premier League (IPL) cricket.Emblazoned on the back o…
New study shows preference for a son is highest in north of country with Uttar Pradesh having highest deficit in female birthsAn estimated 6.8 million fewer female births will be recorded across India by 2030 because of the persistent use of selective …
Employer aims to remove stigma in a nation where menstruation is still taboo to some Indian food delivery company Zomato has said it will give female employees up to 10 days of “period leave” a year, as part of an effort to combat what it said was stig…