Women

Women often get the wrong end of the stick in society, for no apparent fault except for being a woman. A young blogger talks about this injustice in a video that asks society an important question.

A 21-year-old from Mysore has overcome severe financial difficulties and disability to become financially independent, support herself and her family, and inspire other with her courage and dedication.

Project Patradya is a Delhu-based initiative engaging a community of women refugees to produce edible cutlery as a more sustainable alternative to plastic.

The villages in the desert of Rajasthan are notorious for child brides, but groups of girls are now banding together to defy and upturn a long-held tradition to assure a new and better future for themselves. Tarun Kanti Bose takes a closer look.

Meet Rajshree Vinherkar, the lady who is leading the movement for women empowerment in Raigad village in Rural Maharashtra.

Meet Neeru Gandhi (61), Monicka Chanana (52), Sarita Manocha (63) and Pratibha Sabharwal (61) who are quite popular now as ‘Nanis on the highway.’ Here’s how they got on the road.

Here’s how you can #KnowTheDifference between innocent gestures/actions and potential sexual harassment at the workplace.

An awful experience prompted this young blogger to find ways to make the ubiquitous local trains of Mumbai safer for women.

Ashwini Nene is the first Indian to get a perfect GRE score under the new format, and continues to inspire other students.

A rape case in Assam and other instances of violence against women left a deep impact on Dr. Divya Gupta, a gynaecologist from Indore. She started an organization called Jwala for Justice, which not only takes on cases of violence against women but also provides much needed support and other assistance to the victims.