Can We End Female Genital Cutting In A Generation?

Five years ago, over 3 million girls were at risk of undergoing female genital cutting, a process that involves the partial or complete removal of a girl’s external g...

How Does The Gender Gap Affect Cardiologists?

Despite efforts to increase gender diversity in cardiology, major differences in job characteristics and pay persist between men and women who treat heart patients, accordi...

Student To Discuss Gender Inequality At UN Panel

It’s no small feat to be selected to speak on a panel at the United Nations, yet that’s exactly what Maya Krishnan has accomplished. Krishnan, a senior studying...

A Personal Tribute To Smita

That was sometime way back in the seventies. I still remember the two young women in our Tashkent film delegation who were fashionably late for meals, meetings; who giggled...

Meeting Malala by Bill Gates

Two weeks ago, I had a big honor. I got to spend some time in New York with Malala Yousafzai, one of the most courageous people I’ve ever met. As I’m sure you k...

THE FILM & TV INDUSTRY DECLARES A STRIKE!

THE FILM & TV INDUSTRY DECLARES A STRIKE!

We were hoping to avoid this, and did our damdest for that, but unfortunately, in the face of demeaning obduracy, we f...

Mukesh Bhatt Re-Elected As Guild President

NEW DELHI: Eminent filmmaker Mukesh Bhatt has been unanimously re-elected as president of the Film and Television Producers Guild of India., while Dheeraj Kumar, Siddharth ...

From Angelina Jolie To Priyanka Chopra -- 9 Celebs Who Are Helping Educate Our Kids

As September 8 marks International Literacy Day, here’s a list of some of the celebrities from Hollywood to Bollywood who support the cause for education. Hollywood s...

Health Gives Nod To Use Of Injectable Contraceptives

The Health Ministry has given in principle nod to the introduction of injectable contraceptives for women in the family planning programme. The costs of doing so are still ...