Women's Feature Service

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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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Domestic Workers in Jaipur Narrate Stories of Discrimination and Abuse

Pratima, 20, works as a maid in Jaipur and it is she who set the tone for the first-ever public hearing of domestic workers in Rajasthan's state capital.

Tough Women Activists Come Together to End Violence in Manipur

Today, even as ethnic clashes continue to rage, the CJWU has successfully intervened in several incidents. They are also exploring ways of keeping the original issue alive and are thinking of filing an RTI petition on the action taken on the Rajkhow

Women Tea Workers on The Rise in Assam Community

There are challenges, of course, for these former daily wage earners, including alcoholism among their male counterparts. But there can be no doubt that these enterprising women, now part of the booming small tea growers' fraternity in Assam, are c

Do Women Express More Concern for The Environment Than Men?

Gender inequalities are also reflected in women's low participation in national and local political fora. This has ramifications for sustainability if, as some research suggests, women express more concern for the environment,

Why Is Nawrangpur Community Inaccessible to Medical Care?

Ironically, it's not like there is no health infrastructure in place in the tribal-dominated and Maoist-violence affected Nawrangpur district. On paper at least, it has 37 PHCs and seven community health centres (CHCs) covering 10 blocks.

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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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