Women In India

Sexual assault by husband can take form of rape, says Supreme Court. Understanding why this is significant

Forceful pregnancy of a married woman can be treated as ‘marital rape’, the Supreme Court ruled on Thursday. While the order recognises marital rape purely within the ambit of abortion, it is significant for women in India, where a sexual assault by a husband is not criminalised

Delhi HC says marital rape exemption requires ‘serious consideration’: What you need to know

The court, hearing petitions challenging exception to marital rape under India’s sexual assault laws, said that it was ‘difficult to appreciate’ that rape affects only unmarried women’s dignity

Now Shiv Sena's Gulabrao Patil compares roads in his constituency to Hema Malini's cheeks: A look at other politicos' most sexist statements

The former Assembly Speaker KR Ramesh Kumar apologised after he made his'if rape is inevitable, enjoy it' statement during a discussion on farm laws in the Karnataka Assembly

Nine years since December 2012 Delhi gang rape: What has changed in India and what needs to change

On 16 December 2012, a 23-year-old medical student was brutally gang-raped in New Delhi, prompting some of the biggest protests we have seen and a change in laws. However, the situation on the ground hasn't seen much improvement

Women's Day 2019: Achievements unlocked, skills proven, but women's representation in Indian politics embarrassingly low

On International Women's day, a look at women in politics in India and their low representation in parliaments and decision-making roles.

#MeToo, increased workplace participation and other ways in which 2018 was an empowering year for women

As women fight back and claim their space, as well as participate in movements like #MeToo, it seems that empowerment has come to stay in India

MeToo movement, Sabarimala controversy: Tenets of feminism need a rethink as debate over gender equality deepens

The MeToo movement, although far from perfect, has provided a tool, whereby women can bring the focus to the differences and their vulnerabilities without being dis-empowered by them.

GST exemption for sanitary pads not end of fight; affordability, policy changes still needed for safe menstrual hygiene

Research shows that only 12% of the 497 million women in India have access to sanitary napkins, and their poor menstrual hygiene was mainly because of lack of affordability.

Response to women's safety poll has been typically sexist and myopic; report should be studied, not vilified

Closer home in India, the joke hits home. A perception study recently conducted by Thomson Reuters Foundation that maps India as the most unsafe country for women, has become the subject of much debate.

Death penalty for child rapists does not mean swifter or better justice: Reporting of rape deterred, not act

About 90 percent of child rape cases were pending trial in India in 2016, no more than 28 percent of such cases ended in conviction, and there is a 20-year backlog in bringing cases to trial, the latest available national crime data show.