Tag: #GenderEquality

Sex Ratio Below 700 in 481 Haryana Villages, Border Clinics Under Scanner

Despite earlier progress in improving the gender ratio, Haryana is once again grappling with a sharp decline in the...

Ending Child Marriage Key to Preventing Deadly Teen Pregnancies: WHO

Teenage pregnancy remains the leading cause of death for girls aged 15 to 19 worldwide, according to the World...

Haryana Cracks Down on Illegal Online Sale of MTP Kits to Improve Declining Sex Ratio

In an effort to address the alarming decline in Haryana’s sex ratio, the state government has intensified its crackdown...

L&T Introduces One-Day Menstrual Leave: What Women Say

Larsen & Toubro (L&T), a leading engineering and construction firm, has taken a progressive step by introducing a one-day...

50% of Girls Drop Out of School Due to Menstruation in Beed and Dharashiv

Menstruation has been a major factor in the rising dropout rates among females, despite the nation's promotion of the...

The Silent Struggle: Women’s Choices Amid Cultural Pressures

In a bustling urban neighborhood Neha, a 34-year-old software engineer had seemingly everything like education, a lucrative job and...

Addressing Unintended Pregnancies in India: Insights from New Research

A landmark study published in BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth has highlighted that 82 Indian districts experience higher-than-average rates of...

New Book Exposes the Persistent Desire for a Male Child and the Extreme Measures Taken to Fulfill It

Obstetrician-gynaecologist Dr. Aruna Kalra shares her firsthand experience of the persistent preference for a male child in her book,...