Gender

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Katie Bouman Helped Create the Black Hole Image. You Know What Followed.

The Wire Staff 15/04/2019

Women at the forefront of scientific achievements continue to...

Pregnant woman, in Anand town, resting. Credit: Reuters/Mansi Thapliyal

Women’s Commission Orders Probe Into Report of Womb Removal in Maharashtra

Expressing shock over the news report, the MSCW Wednesday...

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Fact Check: Modi Said Congress Looted Maternity Benefits, but What Is BJP’s Record?

The Wire Staff 10/04/2019

The government’s scheme excludes more women that it covers....

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In RTI Findings, Mixed Picture of PM Scheme for Malnourished Mothers

Sanjoy Basu, Neeraj Kumar and Shashi Shekhar 08/04/2019

In Odisha, only five mothers were registered, which means...

Tea plantation workers in Assam pluck leaves while it rains. Credit: Nazdeek

In Assam, the Healthcare Apparatus for Women Needs a Complete Overhaul

Tripti Poddar 06/04/2019

For generations of women on Assam’s tea plantations, poor...

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NASA Nixes All-Women Spacewalk Because It Doesn’t Have Spacesuits That Fit

Jahnavi Sen 27/03/2019

While some say the shortage reflects how women are...

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Karen Uhlenbeck Is First Woman to Win ‘Math’s Nobel’

Vasudevan Mukunth 21/03/2019

In the last 17 years, 19 men have won...