Child Sex Ratio

Showing sex determination ads is illegal: Here is why there is no full stop to this

Why does the court have to keep reminding search engines, time and again, to stop showing these sex determination test advertisements?

Despite Rio Olympics 2016 success, Indian women are routinely denied opportunities

Women saved the day for India at Rio, but data reveals that Indian women are routinely denied opportunities at education, work and even being born

Force versus fury: Using troops to quell student anger in Handwara is unwise

Troop deployment was set up by the British for colonial objectives. That's how Kashmir's residents now perceive them – as attempts to maintain colonisation.

Why going urban means more gender discrimination

The upside of India's growing urbanisation is faster growth and more investments. The downside, in the near term, is growing sex discrimination and declining sex ratio in urban areas.

5 reasons why we needn't panic over falling child-sex ratio

Census 2011 has renewed concerns over a continuously falling child sex ratio. But like every other demographic trend, this will reverse once couples rework their cost-benefit calculus. Not to worry.

Kill the girl child, let the woman live

Even as India continues to kill off its girl children even before they are born, those that are born tend to live longer.

Literacy=less gender bias; but reverse isn't always true

Does literacy erase gender biases? Sure, it does. Does illiteracy always lead to gender bias? Well, not quite.

Kashmir's killing fields are also in the womb

Kashmiris are doing much of the killing themselves - in the womb. The state tops the list of those reporting a dramatic increase in female foeticide.

Three million girl children 'missing': Govt study

Nearly three million girls, one million more than boys, are "missing" in 2011 compared to 2001 and there are now 48 fewer girls per 1,000 boys