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News ScanWomen in economy: India among lowest in world
India continues to falter in its initiatives to bring gender-based parity in the areas of health, education and economic participation while Europe’s Nordic countries remain global leaders in the campaign to close the gender equality gap, says a global report More... Rights group accuses India over maternal health situationA leading rights group has accused India of hoodwinking the public over its claims of improving maternal health, as renewed efforts began at the United Nations to cut global poverty More... Maternal deaths on a slow decline: UNDeaths from complications during pregnancy and childbirth have fallen by a third in the past two decades. But 1,000 women still die needlessly every day, says the World Health Organisation More... SC suggests re-look at dowry harassment in IPCThe Supreme Court calls for a serious re-look at Section 498 A, the dowry harassment clause in the Indian Penal Code More... Don’t club homemakers with non-workers: SCThe Supreme Court has asked Parliament to re-think the value of homemakers, pointing out that even the Census of India officially categorises them as ‘economically non-productive workers’, alongside beggars, prostitutes and prisoners More... 1,600 girls missing at birth every day, in India: UNPFNearly 1,600 girls a day and 6 lakh a year are missing at birth in the country owing to pre-natal sex-selection, according to the United Nations Population Fund More... 80% of Delhi women fear for their safetyTwo out of three women in Delhi have suffered sexual harassment at least two to five times in the last year. Female respondents to a survey expressed a dismal lack of confidence in the police to curb harassment, with only 0.8% reporting such incidents to the authorities More... HC stresses need to amend PCPNDT ActVoicing concern over non-effective implementation of the law to prevent pre-natal sex determination, the Delhi High Court has suggested that the central government plug loopholes in the legislation More... New UN agency to strengthen women’s voiceThe United Nations General Assembly, in creating a new agency focused on women’s rights, has taken a major step towards mending its historical failure in investing in women’s equality, says Human Rights Watch More... 8 wedding pheras, not 7, to end gender discriminationSaat pheras (seven rounds of the holy fire) at Hindu weddings are passé. It is now time for eight pheras; the extra one is for not indulging in gender discrimination and female foeticide More... |
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