By Matters India Reporter Bengaluru, December 24, 2022: The Apostolic Carmel Sisters organized a unique Christmas celebration with transgender community in Bengaluru, giving a message of gender equality and inter-religious amity. The celebration held a week ago at the Apostolic Carmel Generalate in Jayanagar in collaboration with the Teachers TrainingContinue Reading
Varanasi: People’s Vigilance Committee on Human Rights (PVCHR), an NGO that works for the promotion of human rights, held a workshop on gender equality for youth. The November 8 workshop was a dialogue with girls and boy to tackle gender disparities for building a sustainable future for all, Lenin Raghuvanshi,Continue Reading
Mumbai, Aug 2, 2020: Women have captured yet another male bastion – traffic signals this time. In a first in the country, 120 traffic signals across 13 junctions between Dadar and Mahim in Mumbai will feature female pedestrians in traffic lights. The initiative is taken under the Brihanmumbai (Great Mumbai)Continue Reading
July 1, 2020: As many as 45.8 million females are ‘missing’ in Indian demography in 2020, mainly due to pre and post-birth sex selection practices stemming from son preference and gender inequality, a recently released United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) report has said. India accounts for almost one-third (32.1 percent)Continue Reading
By Sudha Varghese The world is very complicated or rather it is made very complicated. Until women achieve equality in her family, in society, and in the whole system changes will not come in her favour. Gender equality is a cry which needs to be taken more seriously than theContinue Reading
By Ariel Sophia Bardi Chandigarh: A few years ago, Tanu Sharma’s father was planning to marry her off as soon as she completed her high school studies. Now, that she has completed her high school, Suresh Kumar wants her to pursue her education and supports whatever she decides to become.Continue Reading
Amritsar: A delegation of the Sikh Dharma International from Brazil reached Golden Temple Amritsar Saturday. This marks the culmination of their India visit. The delegation includes women as well and they have been actively participating in religious programmes and preaching. The Brazilian Sikh women, who hold command of the organisationContinue Reading