Women's Feature Service

Many in Koraput vouch for the life-saving abilities of the ASHAs. Take Barti Jani, 23, of Mademgandi village in Potangi block. It is because of an ASHA, Moti Jani, that she is alive today.

More than 120 countries around the world take the welfare of pregnant women into account by ensuring paid maternity leave and health benefits by law. Even the Indian Constitution guarantees freedom of choice to a woman. The Pregnancy Discrimination

Martin Luther King had once observed that 'Justice denied anywhere diminishes justice everywhere.' By the same token, justice denied to women diminishes justice to all.

This is why, long after the glamour factor of news television has worn thin, women in news television remain committed to their chosen field. This, despite the punishing pace and tough working conditions.

Weaving is a specialised skill that all Bhutanese women are encouraged to learn as children. In most homes, one will find a wooden frame on which mothers teach their daughters to weave dream designs in fabulously coloured threads.