Women

The initiative will be implemented across 1,200 unaided schools in the state starting August 1.

Sarakhdi village in Gujarat is one such place that stands testament to how sportswomen and their coaches can change the attitude of the village towards women's participation in sports.

This team of researchers at Duke University in North Carolina led by Nimmi Ramanujam say the "pocket colposcope" can connect to a laptop or mobile phone.

Women in Madhya Pradesh are learning to use mobile phones and access the Internet, thus becoming self-reliant and breaking cultural and social barriers.

Learning the traditional art of colouring fabrics is enabling many women in rural Bikaner to add an additional source of household income in an area where patriarchy makes it difficult for them to do so.

Jaipur has been ranked the third unsafest city for women in India. The government's latest initiative of women cops is hoping to deter harassment and violence against women on Jaipur's streets.

She is the second Indian woman to occupy a top position at the United Nations after Lakshmi Pandit.

Many women and girls across India continue to adopt unsafe and unhygienic menstrual practices. This NGO is trying to tackle that with making pads more accessible.

In today’s professional world, gender equality is an oft-discussed aspect of the workplace. However, are the limits women face at work as much self-imposed as dictated by the work environment?

AIF’s Clinton Fellow Audra Bass shares her experience of meeting the Sahiyas in Jharkhand, who help communities get access to resources to meet healthcare needs for expecting mothers.