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International Women’s Day: How perfect are the world’s most gender-equal countries? Where does India stand?

Gender equality is 300 years away, said the UN. The Nordic countries – Iceland, Finland, Norway and Sweden – have done well when it comes to equality, but the gender pay gap remains and women still invest far more time in household chores. India is taking small steps but has a long way to go

The Future is Female: Women march, rally on International Women’s Day

Today, 8 March, marks the 112th International Women’s Day. Women across the globe are taking out marches to defend their rights and demand for equality. This year assumes more significance as UN chief Antonio Guterres warned that global progress on women's rights is 'vanishing before our eyes'

From Aarya to Queen to Piku to Thappad, celebrate Women's Day by watching women-centric content on Amazon Fire TV

The first ever Women's Premier League 2023 is live-streaming on Jio Cinema and is available to stream for free for all Fire TV customers.

Vidya Balan: 'Our nation can progress only when our children are literate and the women are empowered'

Lending support to Literacy India, actor Vidya Balan in her video message said, "Our nation can progress only when our children are literate and the women are empowered."

Why women's narrative should be prioritised in the sustainability debate

Even though women spend more time engaged in activities related to the environment, they own less than 10 per cent of the land worldwide, they experience poverty disproportionately, and have practically no participation in environmental decision making

Why has Pakistan's Lahore banned the Women's Day march?

Lahore city authorities cited the 'controversial cards and banners' commonly displayed by participants in the march and security concerns as reasons behind the decision. However, they have allowed this year’s Haya (modesty) March to be held despite the ban on the Aurat March

'Audiences are bored of seeing men at the helm’: Aahana Kumra On Women’s Day

Aahana Kumra feels when a man makes a film about desire, it’s like Jism, but when a woman directs a similar theme, it is like, Lipstick Under My Burkha

Sumaira Shaikh on the road to Dongri Danger, her first stand-up special: It's difficult for female comedians to get the numbers

"I’m sorry to say this but I think Indian audiences inherently relate more to the topics that the male comedians talk about," says Sumaira Shaikh.

International Women's Day: Women more prone to vision loss compared to men

By prioritising and improvising the engagement of wider gender empowerment initiative, there is hope for filling the gender gap regarding women’s access to eye care system in India.

International Women’s Day: Lifting the veil of ignorance over Muslim women’s attire

The hijab row discourse offers a binary of either bitterly attacking the hijab or aggressively defending its religious sanction. Both of these betray the crucial element of choice