ATM Machine Helps Indian Women Quietly Report Rape Without Going To The Police

In December, a 16-year-old girl in Calcutta was burned alive. Authorities believe she was targeted as punishment for reporting her gang-rape to the police. Two months earli...

Mumbai Women film fest back with season two

Mumbai Women’s International Film Festival (MWIFF) is back with second edition with an aim to promote female filmmakers and provide them an international platform. Th...

Priyanka Chopra Inspires Teenage Girls In India To Aim High With UNICEF

New Bollywood Actress, International Recording Artist and UNICEF India Ambassador Priyanka Chopra met with young women in Chandrapur, India, to mark International Youth Day...

Only Four Per Cent of Indian Company Directors Are Women

Only four percent of the directors of publicly listed Indian companies are women, but a landmark law passed last year means companies must act quickly to put more women on ...

Pocket Films supports and distributes the new campaign by MARD

Mumbai, August 2014: Increasing public awareness is central to Pocket Films. With an aim to spread a strong message to the audiencevia social media an...

Samford grad Tony Hale cozies up to ladies in new video linked to ‘Stand Up to Cancer’ charity

Emmy winner Tony Hale flexes his acting muscles — and gets a little attention from the ladies — in a new video for Stand Up to Cancer and Roomkey.com. Hale, 43,...

Adverts for women: The gender agenda

A new marketing campaign by Always is the latest to stress the importance of a woman’s appearance. Natalie Haynes looks at whether this is a positive strategy –...

India’s ‘Womanifesto:’ How central are women’s rights to this year’s elections?

The gang rape and murder of a 23-year-old student on a moving bus in New Delhi in December 2012 marked a sharp turning point for the debate on women’s rights in India...

Sustainable Development Goals: Where do Gender Equality and Women’s Rights Stand?

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Friday File: The eighth session of the Open Working Group on Sust...