Women

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Review: Self-Aware, but Not Sentimental, Conversations With the Unglamorous Wild

Neha Sinha 28/01/2019

The most striking thing about 'My Husband and Other...

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New NHRC Study Looks at How India Can Improve Sexual and Reproductive Health

The Wire Staff 22/01/2019

“Poor maternal health continues to be an unjustifiable, but...

‘People in the village laughed at my sadness’. Credit: Puja Awasthi/ People's Archive of Rural India

In Bihar, Stigma Is Hindering Access to Kala-Azar Treatment

Puja Awasthi/ PARI 10/01/2019

Kala-azar, caused by the bite of a sandfly, is...

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Women Won’t Study STEM Just Because They Live in a More Gender-Equal Country

Lakshmi Supriya 08/01/2019

The gap in science education between the genders is...

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Explained: How the Government’s Ban on Life-Saving Oxytocin Was Unscientific

The Wire Staff 21/12/2018

The government relied mostly on unsubstantiated media reports, though...

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Climate Change Hurts Women More but They Don’t Get to Make Decisions About It

The Wire Staff 20/12/2018

At COP24, the average delegation was 63 per cent male...

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A Sexism Less Noticed: In Academic Recommendation Letters

Aswin Sekhar 17/12/2018

Most of academia is highly competitive and near-misses are...