Womens Day 2022

International Women’s Day 2022: How Ukrainian women soldiers refuse to stay invisible in the military

In 2014, they fought in Donbas. Now, they are fighting a full-fledged war with Russia. But a lot has changed for Ukraine’s women soldiers. This time they will be recognised for their role in combat

How shows like The Fame Game, and films like Tribhanga, Shakuntala Devi are finally embracing the idea of flawed motherhood

A common theme in the West, the idea of flawed motherhood and the mother's guilt had been pushed under the carpet by Hindi cinema for the longest time because it is uncomfortable to address.

Network18 joins hands with Truecaller to spread awareness about harassment of women through #ItsNotOK Campaign

The key focus of the campaign will be on what women can do at an individual capacity and what our society can do collectively to curtail harassment of women. As per a Truecaller Survey, 1 in every 3 women receives sexually inappropriate calls or messages and 8 out of 10 women receive harassment & nuisance calls in India

Haryana government presents Rs 1.77-lakh-cr Budget; announces Sushma Swaraj Award for women

Tabling the budget on International Women's Day, Haryana chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar, who also holds the finance portfolio, announced the Haryana Matrushakti Udyamita Scheme to provide support to women for becoming entrepreneurs

International Women's Day: President Kovind awards 29 women with Nari Shakti Puraskars

The Nari Shakti Puraskar is a Women and Child Development Ministry initiative to acknowledge exceptional contribution made by individuals and institutions, and to celebrate women as game-changers and catalysts of positive change in society.

On International Women’s Day, Google Doodle pays tribute to women acing diverse roles in society

When you open a browser to search for something today (8 March), you'll find a Google Doodle that exhibits an animated slideshow that transports us around the world to give a glimpse into the daily lives of women across cultures.

International Women's Day: The small Maharashtrian village where women own every house

As the world celebrates International Women's Day, the nameplate of every house in Bakapur, a village about 20 km from Aurangabad, displays the name of a woman as the owner or co-owner of the residence

This International Women's Day, let's talk about Hindi cinema's gross depiction of gendered housework

Whatever the COVID-19 lockdown memes may have you believe, the burden of housework still falls primarily on women even if they earn as much or more than the men in the house. These Hindi films are testimony to that.

Sushant Divgikar aka Rani Ko-He-Nur: People shouldn’t look at an artiste’s gender but their art

On Woman’s Day, Firstpost catches up with drag queen Sushant Divgikar aka Rani Ko-He-Nur, who is known for promoting inclusivity through art and slays it!

International Women’s Day: All you need to know about theme, colours, history and significance

The day also highlights how much more is needed to be done to bring about gender parity in the world