Crimes Against Women NCRB Data – crimes against women have more than doubled over the past 10 years – physical as well as mental cruelty – 95% cases, offender is…
Surrogacy in India Issues in Surrogacy The main reason for India’s dominance in commercial surrogacy is its low cost which is around 1/3rd of that in developed countries like the USA.…
Personal Laws & Gender Justice Personal Laws are a set of laws in India that govern various aspects of a person’s life like family, marriage, divorce, inheritance, etc. Due to…
Maternal / Neo-Natal Health Lancet Report on Maternal Health Nearly 1/4th of babies worldwide are still delivered in the absence of a skilled birth attendant. 1/3rd of the total maternal…
Declining Child Sex Ratio From 927 in 2001 to 918 in 2011 majorly due to pre natal sex determination & Female foeticides (15 million in last 25 years) due to…
Low Female Labour Force Participation + Wage Disparity + Women in Combat Role Low Female labour Force Participation IMF working paper – India has one of the lowest female labour force…
Maternity Benefit (Amendment) Act, 2017 The amendments to the Maternity Benefit Act, which were introduced this year, in particular the provision of 26 weeks of paid maternity leave and the…
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