Women

With a significant judgement, the Delhi High Court has brought some relieving news for women in the defence services. The court has allowed permanent commission for women in the Indian Navy, entitling them for full time service and retirement benefits.

While many places in India still face gender-based violence, this village in Madhya Pradesh, where men were regularly beating their wives, now has them helping women in their household chores. Here's how the transformation slowly but surely took place.

Menstruation is still considered a taboo in many parts of the country. While many still do not prefer to talk about this "problem", girls in UP are coming forward to not only talk about it but also to spread awareness about low cost sanitary napkins.

These three inspiring women have been elected as members of the male dominated district councils in tribal areas of northeast India, against all odds. From fighting patriarchal mindsets to encouraging more women participation, they are doing it all to work for development and women’s welfare in their regions.

One woman is a teacher, makes teaching aids, talks to women, helps women in running their own little company, provides low cost sanitary pads to rural women and much more. Swati proves that superwomen do exist.

A doctor who operated in torch light, brave ASHA workers who risked their lives to treat people in Maoist affected areas or the life saving floating clinics of Assam - learn how innovative healthcare services in times of distress are saving crucial lives.

Women employees in Jammu and Kashmir can now avail child care leave of maximum 730 days. They will receive a leave salary equal to what they had been drawing immediately before taking the leave.

Women are key figures in moulding this world and Forbes lists out the 100 most powerful women each year. This year, 4 Indians and 2 women of Indian Origin are a part of the list.

Santadevi Meghwal is a 19 year old girl from Rohicha Khurd village in Luni tahsil, 70km from Jodhpur, Rajasthan. She was about 11 months old when she was married off to a nine year old local boy and she is fighting for an annulment of the marriage.

They might have initially contested from the women’s quota, but these ladies have proved themselves so well that they have been winning in the general quota ever since. And why not – when one woman sarpanch is all it takes to get a proper road, electricity, 25 hand pumps, four tube wells, old age pension for 50 women, and much, much more! Meet some amazing women sarpanches of Rajasthan.