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Government Constitutes Panel on Sexual Harassment
Recently in India, many women came forward on social media speaking up about the sexual harassment which they have faced at the workplace. The...
25 Oct 2018 Issues Related to Women
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J.S. Verma Committee on Sexual Harassment at Workplace Act
Union Ministry for Women and Child Development will set up a committee of senior judicial and legal persons to look into the legal and institutional...
15 Oct 2018 Issues Related to Women
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The Big Picture: Challenges For Working Mothers
The photograph on social media of a hard-working lady cop discharging her duties with her infant daughter not merely won her appreciation, but also...
15 Oct 2018 Issues Related to Women
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(The editorial is based on the article “Not without her consent” which appeared in The Hindu on 12th October 2018. It provides an...
12 Oct 2018 Issues Related to Women
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SC Allows Women Entry into Sabarimala Temple
In a 4:1 judgment, 5-membered constitution bench of Supreme Court, in Indian Young Lawyers Association vs. the State of Kerala, has allowed women of...
29 Sep 2018 Issues Related to Women
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Government Launches Registry of Sexual Offenders
Union Home Ministry has launched the National Database on Sexual Offenders (NDSO). It is a central database of “sexual offenders” in the...
21 Sep 2018 Issues Related to Women
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Presidents nod to Triple Talaq Ordinance
President has promulgated the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Ordinance 2018, popularly known as Triple Talaq ordinance. This...
20 Sep 2018 Issues Related to Women
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The Maternity Benefit (Amendment) Act 2017
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12 Sep 2018 Issues Related to Women
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Government Plans to Extend Subsidy to Women
To encourage employers to hire more women, the Ministry of Labour & Employment has planned to extend the Pradhan Mantri Rojgar Protsahan Yojana...
14 Aug 2018 Issues Related to Women
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Does the Anti-Trafficking Bill Address Trafficking?
(This is The Hindu’s ‘Yes, No, It’s Complicated’ for the 10th of August; it addresses a vital concern regarding...
10 Aug 2018 Issues Related to Women
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Amendment to Triple Talaq Bill
The Union Cabinet has approved three crucial amendments to the triple talaq Bill. The provisions provide additional safeguards from the Act being...
10 Aug 2018 Issues Related to Women
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Government clarifies on the Anti-Human Trafficking Bill
The Ministry of Women and Child Development (WCD) has defended its Anti-Human Trafficking Bill which was recently passed by the Lok Sabha, and...
31 Jul 2018 Issues Related to Women
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Lok Sabha Passes Bill On Rape Punishment
The Criminal Law (Amendment) Bill, 2018, that provides for the death sentence for raping girls aged under 12 has been passed by the Lok Sabha. The...
31 Jul 2018 Issues Related to Women
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The Government of India has approved a new scheme namely Mahila Shakti Kendra to empower rural women through community participation during 2017-18...
27 Jul 2018 Issues Related to Women
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Gender Equality, Religious Freedom and Sabarimala
This article is based on the editorial published in The Hindu "The Sabarimala Singularity" and contains inputs from various sources. In the west,...
26 Jul 2018 Issues Related to Women
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The New Emerging Women-Power: Ground Realities
“I believe that the rights of women and girls are the unfinished business of the 21st century.” – Hillary Clinton Gender issues...
26 Jul 2018 Issues Related to Women
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Ministry of Women and Child Development organized the second meeting of National Council on India’s Nutrition Challenges under POSHAN...
26 Jul 2018 Issues Related to Women
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The Big Picture – Gender Equality versus Religious Practices
Going against the century old practices at Sabarimala Temple in Kerala, which banned the entry of women between the age group 10 to 50, the...
26 Jul 2018 Issues Related to Women
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Analysing the New Anti-Trafficking Bill
This article is based on the opinion piece published in Livemint “Anti-trafficking Bill may lead to censorship” and contains inputs from...
25 Jul 2018 Issues Related to Women
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Sabarimala Temple Bar Unreasonable: SC
The Supreme Court’s Constitution Bench has observed that prohibition on women with their menstrual cycles from entering the Sabarimala temple...
19 Jul 2018 Issues Related to Women
