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Your questions answered: Women and COVID-19 in India

The second wave of COVID-19 in India brought unprecedented losses. The poorest and the most marginalized, including women and girls,…

3 years ago

Violence Against Women Is Not Impossible to Tackle. Here’s How We Can Tackle It Globally.

  As the world grapples unevenly with the effects of COVID-19, a parallel and equally horrific pandemic has threatened half…

3 years ago

Stories of Resilience : A Second Chance

Since the outbreak more than five months ago, and the global lockdown over three months ago, the COVID-19 virus has…

4 years ago

Gender responsive governance in the times of COVID-19

With the outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic, the glaring inequalities in our societies have come to the fore. The implications of…

4 years ago

Importance of increasing women’s participation and leadership in Peace and Security sectors

  We as a world community has not as yet achieved gender quality. When it comes to peace keeping and…

4 years ago

For a more equal world: Coronavirus pandemic shows why ensuring gender justice is an urgent task

Women are at once bearing the brunt of the pandemic and leading the response to it. This reflects an untenable…

4 years ago

Women Are at the Frontlines of the Battle Against COVID-19

Women Are at the Frontlines of the Battle Against COVID-19 -- Kanta Singh, Country Programme Manager, UN Women In the weeks since…

4 years ago

Nearly a Third of Indian Women Primarily Engaged in Housework Would Like to Have a Job

Over the past four decades, India has achieved rapid economic growth, gender parity in primary school enrolment, and a decline…

4 years ago

Not Woman Enough

After having worked for the United Nations for little more than a decade, I realized that the International Women’s Day…

4 years ago

Time for Indian Army to Give Nari-Shakti Their Due

We grew up hearing tales of valour of women warriors like Jhansi ki Rani, Kittur ki Rani Chinnamma, Razia Sultana,…

4 years ago