Policymakers need to take a closer look at public health data through a gender lens
“To say that something is not affected by gender in some way is ignoring the reality of our daily lives,” said Michelle Kaufman, Director of the Gender Equi... Read more.
How India’s public health system can reach rural women suffering domestic abuse
The key is identifying gender-based violence in villages early, together with counselling services at the lowest levels and support by ASHAs. This story was sup... Read more.
Why India needs a national policy to strengthen the health response for gender-based violence
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Countdown begins to disconnect 1098, India’s legendary child helpline
The Indian government is set to merge Childline with emergency rescue services; social workers concerned about continuity of child-friendly systems... Read more.
Stranded spouses: Visa regimes allow for a new form of transnational domestic violence
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The missing perspectives in science, and science journalism
At the World Conference of Science Journalists, scientists and journalists examined colonisation of knowledge and systematic exclusion of marginalised voices.... Read more.
In India, consensual sex amongst teenagers is a crime
Trigger warning: discussion of sexual assault and self-harm... Read more.
The morning after: The struggle to find emergency contraceptive pills in India
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Climate change is pushing women and girls into trafficking and modern slavery
Mamatha Raghuveer Achanta, an activist and lawyer, remembers the case of Susheela*, a farmer and a mother of two young children, from a village in the southern ... Read more.