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Womens Feature Service covers developmental, political, social and economic issues in India and around the globe. To get these articles for your publication, contact WFS at the www.wfsnews.org website.

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Is India’s National Commission for Women Insensitive Towards Women’s Issues?

Disillusioned and appalled with the 'failure' of the NCW to intervene satisfactorily in the recent cases of violence against women, 92 women's rights groups from across India have demanded a comprehensive review of the Commission's panel

Migrant Women Workers Reveal Painful Realities of Working Abroad

Her new family was extremely strict. Even phoning home was not allowed. She was promised a salary of Rs 5,000 (US$1=Rs 55) a month but the actual amount deposited in her bank account was less.

Male Professor Conducts Survey of Women’s Place in Contemporary India

Both these attributes - the moral dimension and the gender concern - informed the JRD Tata Memorial Oration, hosted by the Population Foundation of India (PFI) that he delivered recently in Delhi, wherein he undertook a magisterial survey of women'

Feminist Bina Agarwal Leads Campaign for Gender Equality in India

It was not always easy for me to straddle two worlds of activism and academia. Activist meetings began in the middle if the day and stretched into the evenings.

Two Women Share ‘Pure Magic’ Of Discovering ‘Meghalaya’

The next day, we headed to Cherrapunji, which we knew from school days as the wettest place in the world. Nothing ever dries here; 'dampness,' to misquote Shakespeare, 'is all.'

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How JP Morgan’s Justin Nelson Ties Giving to Estate Plans

Ask a wealthy family how they plan to divide an estate, and the conversation used to stop at percentages: how much to each child, how much to the grandchildren, how much to charity if anything is left over. That conversation has changed. Fo

Bestselling Author Chris Sund Finds 92% of Adults Believe They Are Capable of More

His survey of more than 200 working adults points to a gap that has little to do with talent, and a personal mission to help people close it.

Pluto Security Emerges From Stealth With $42M in Funding, Backed by a Community-First Growth Strategy

For cybersecurity startups, building a capable product is only...

How White-Collar Cases Now Begin With a Document Request, Not a Knock at the Door

A federal grand jury subpoena shows up in the CFO's inbox, addressed to the company, asking for three years of emails, wire records, and board decks. The case is already underway. Nobody kicked in a door. No agent flashed a badge in the lob
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