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Himanta supremacy: BJP is the only party to buck anti-incumbencyAssam Election Results: The BJP is poised to win the Assam Assembly elections, bucking anti-incumbency trends seen elsewhere. Chief Ministe...
Women voters now India’s most decisive political force, reservation only a matter of timeWomen are increasingly influencing Indian elections. Their voter turnout has surged, surpassing men in recent polls. This electoral power i...
Transgressionary state: Transgender Amendment Act is a step back on freedom, democracy and growthIndia's Transgender Act faces criticism for undermining individual rights and autonomy. This law's restrictions on self-determination and t...
Centre defends 2019 law on triple talaq in SC, says practice 'fatal' for marriageThe Centre defended its 2019 triple talaq law before the Supreme Court, arguing it was essential to protect Muslim women's rights and suppo...
Kerala announces 'Dakshayani Velayudhan award' for women empowermentThe award would be bestowed on a woman who works for the empowerment of other needy women and those toil to uplift the marginalised among t...
UN Women to partner with Kerala's gender parkAs directed by the Chief Minister, a detailed project report on the collaboration is being drawn up. The partnership aims at making The gen...
Kerala to set up India's first trade centre for womenThe first phase of iWTC, being executed under the gender park’s “Vision 2020”, is scheduled to be completed by 2021.
Why Kerala cuts a sorry figure on jobsA survey showed the share of working women in women's population was just about 22% in rural areas and 19% in urban ones, unlike other 'wom...
President Pranab Mukherjee to launch five key projects in Kerala tomorrowPranab Mukherjee will launch five key projects, including declaration of Kerala as the first digital state and dedication of the UL CyberPa...
President Pranab Mukherjee to inaugurate Gender park on February 27India's first gender equality convergence center, will be inaugurated by President Pranab Mukherjee here on February 27.
After She-Taxi, Kerala to launch G-Taxi for transgendersIt also recommends the setting up of a TG Justice Board with state Minister for Social Justice as its chairperson.
India's first gender university to come up in KeralaKerala government is getting ready to set up a first-of-its-kind university in the country, exclusively for research-oriented studies relat...
Gender equality key to national development: ExpertA national policy with an action plan backed by resources is the need of the hour to solve gender equality issues in the country, according...
First global conference on gender equality commences in KeralaAn international conference, organised by Kerala Government and UN Women, a United Nations entity, expressed concern over growing gender in...
First global conference on gender equality in KeralaIn a bid to reduce gender inequality in India and increase female work participation rates, the Kerala government is set to host the countr...
Kerala Gender Park to launch 'Food On Wheels' to serve safe foodThe Park would create a total business ecosystem for women entrepreneurs to run mobile food units under the Food on Wheels also, he said.
Kerala's Gender Park eyes US partnership in biennial meetKerala's Gender Park is planning to rope in the US government as partner in an international biennial conference to be held here in Novembe...
Kerala's LGBT community shows first signs of coming out; but people largely hostileIn Kerala, people belonging to the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community have so far been “invisible”.
- India ranked at 115 on women empowerment scale: Survey
India has been ranked at a poor 115 by a global survey which looked into the level of economical empowerment of women in 128 countries.
- Gender parity in panchayats now
The UPA government on Thursday took a major step towards gender equality by approving 50% reservation for women in panchayats.