Trend Analysis of Female Labor Force Participation in India from 1993-94 to 2020-21
India's ranking based on the female labor force participation rate is one of the lowest in the world. “Low FLFPR jeopardises country’s growth and prosperity”
Category Gender, Pluralism and Social Inclusion
Gender Budget Statement 2024-2025
In India, gender-responsive budgeting was first introduced in the 2005-06 budget process, and since then, the government has published annual Gender Budget Statements (GBSs).
Misogyny in Indian Sports
In India sports hasn’t been given the due it deserves - it is, at best, considered as an extracurricular activity while in most other nations sports is considered equivalent to studies and kids who show potential are taken under professional training.
Kerala’s Mirror of Misogyny: The Hema Committee’s Revelations
Kerala's communists and the culture they championed educated women and ended gross discrimination against them, but this fell far short of realised gender parity
Gendered Impacts of Climate Change: Ownership, Inequality, and Adaptation Strategies
Women possess a unique capacity and knowledge to promote, and to provide for adaptation to, and mitigation of climate change, but often have insufficient resources to undertake such initiatives.
Analysis of the SMILE (Support for Marginalized Individuals for Livelihood and Enterprise) Scheme, 2022
In alignment with India’s 75th Independence Day celebrations the SMILE-75 initiative was launched aiming to extend the benefits of the SMILE scheme the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment launched the "SMILE - Support for Marginalized Individuals for Livelihood and Enterprise" scheme on February 12, 2022.
Beyond the Death Penalty: Addressing the Root Causes of Violence Against Women
Death penalty for rape has been on the table since the legal change in the wake of the Nirbhaya rape and murder in 2012; it has not discouraged crimes against women