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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

Yemen Reform A Concern For Nobel Laureate Tawakkul Karman

For months, top UN officials have been voicing growing concern about the human rights and humanitarian conditions inside Yemen, where hundreds of people have died since mass protests against the Government began early this year.

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,

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