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#India- #Budget2013, Gender insensitive ,enforcing gender stereotypes #Womenrights

Budget 2013- Gender Gap yet again Not only is budget gender-insensitive, it strengthens gender stereotyping and reinforces the invisibility of women from the economy Ritu Dewan First Published: Fri, Mar 01 2013. ,livemint.com What is even more cynical, if not insulting,… Continue Reading →

UNESCO: Launch of World Atlas of Gender Equality in Education

To mark International Women’s Day, UNESCO and the UIS have jointly released the World Atlas of Gender Equality in Education, which includes over 120 maps, charts and tables featuring a wide range of sex-disaggregated indicators. The vivid presentation of information… Continue Reading →

March 5, 2012 0

The feminist poets of Mumbra

Mohammed Wajihuddin, TNN | Mar 4, 2012, In a modest flat off a dusty lane in the Muslim-majority town of Mumbra, a group of young girls is sitting in a semi-circle. Before they entered the apartment, they were all covered… Continue Reading →

March 4, 2012 3

Married Women in Maharashtra can keep maiden name need not take husbands’ surname

MUMBAI: Women in Maharashtra have another reason to celebrate as International Women’s Day approaches. It is now perfectly legal for a woman to retain her maiden name after marriage. The Bombay high court recently amended a crucial rule under the… Continue Reading →

February 26, 2012 2

-Bridge the Gap Bring the Change

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#India- #Budget2013, Gender insensitive ,enforcing gender stereotypes #Womenrights

The feminist poets of Mumbra

Married Women in Maharashtra can keep maiden name need not take husbands’ surname