Gender Gap in India- Performance in the 2023 Gender Gap Report
The 2023 Gender Gap Report was recently published by the World Economic Forum. The report shows that India has improved its rankings, but much more re…
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Gender-critical Feminism and TERF (trans-exclusionary radical feminist) Ideology
Dr. Kathleen Stock, a gender-critical feminist academic, faced opposition and protests during her talk at the Oxford Union. Stock has been criticized …
AISHE (All India Survey of Higher Education) Report- Gender Equality Gains take a Hit
The recently released AISHE report for 2020-21 shows that the COVID-19 pandemic threatens to reverse the gains in gender equality with regards to high…
Menstrual Leave- Initiatives, Significance & Concerns
Following CUSAT’s announcement, the Kerala government too has announced plans to provide period leave for female students.
Disbanding Gasht-e-Ershad- Did the Protests Help?
Recently, Iran’s Public Prosecutor announced that the country’s dreaded Gasht-e-Ershad, an entity at the center of the major protests over the Mah…
Two Finger Test- Getting Rid of a Regressive Practice
Recently, a Supreme Court bench called out the so-called ‘two-finger test’, conducted on sexual violence victims, as ‘regressive’, ‘unscientific’ and ‘offensive’ to women’s dignity. Though…
BCCI Equity Policy- Significance, Challenges and Efforts Elsewhere
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