women empowerment

How Swasth Foundation uses technology to provide affordable and quality health services to the urban poor in Mumbai.

In a move that both empowers women and instils environment friendly habits, an all women group from Kharghar – Yuvashakti – has started recycling old sarees that can be stitched up as bags.

The University of Petroleum and Energy Studies (UPES) located in Dehradun, Uttarakhand, is helping many women in villages located near the campus become economically independent with a unique Women Technology Park.

Jungle Jewels, an initiative to support women in Trichy, makes jewellery straight from nature’s bounty – the seeds of trees.

Empowered women in Maharashtra's drought-hit areas take up farming to ensure their families have enough to eat and their kids can go to school.

A devadasi recounts her journey from suffering horrifying sexual abuse as a teen to becoming independent and raising her two daughters with quality education.

International Monetary Fund head Christine Lagarde thinks that increased participation of women will work wonders for the global economy.

Here are five encouraging takeaways from the latest National Family Health Survey.

Yellama ia a 22-year old single mother who drives an auto rickshaw in Bangalore. But that's not all — she is also preparing for her IAS exams. Meet this inspiring young woman.

When women in rural India are still fighting for basic rights like education, Vandana Bahadur Maida has broken all stereotypes by becoming the first woman sarpanch of her village in Madhya Pradesh. It is just the beginning and she has already taken some strong steps. Here's a tête-à-tête with her.