India's growing affluence doesn't promise its women more rights, safety; ranks 131 of 153 in global index
7 years, 3 months ago

India's growing affluence doesn't promise its women more rights, safety; ranks 131 of 153 in global index

Firstpost  

A nation’s economic well-being does not necessarily ensure gender parity or women safety, a new index concluded. With a score of 0.58, India was ranked 131 among 153 nations, 27 places below its rank measured by per capita income. Zimbabwe ranks highest, Saudi Arabia lowest Cash-strapped, impoverished and politically unstable Zimbabwe topped when ranked by the gap between a country’s WPSI and per capita income ranks, with its WPSI position 65 places better than its per capita income rank. Saudi Arabia ranks the worst, ranked 89 places lower than its per capita income position. Nepal topped the south Asia list: its WPSI stands 42 places higher than its per capita income ranking.

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India's Stunned Response to Pakistan at UNSC: A Call for Action on Minority Women's Safety
4 months, 3 weeks ago

India's Stunned Response to Pakistan at UNSC: A Call for Action on Minority Women's Safety

India TV News  

India expressed deep disappointment and condemnation over Pakistan's provocative remarks and political propaganda surrounding the Kashmir issue at the UN Security Council meeting. The Indian Permanent Representative, P Harish, stated that the condition of women belonging to minority communities, particularly Hindus, Sikhs, and Christians, remains abysmal, with an estimated 1,000 women subjected to forced religious conversions and marriages annually. Harish …

India 129th on Global Gender Gap index, this country is on top: Complete list
9 months, 1 week ago

India 129th on Global Gender Gap index, this country is on top: Complete list

Hindustan Times  

India slipped two places on the World Economic Forum's Global Gender Gap index to 129th place as Iceland retained its top position in the rankings. India was among the economies with the lowest levels of economic parity, with Bangladesh, Sudan, Iran, Pakistan, and Morocco as all of them registered less than 30 per cent gender parity in estimated earned income. …

India Needs to Work on Pay Parity for Women: WB
1 year ago

India Needs to Work on Pay Parity for Women: WB

Deccan Chronicle  

Chennai: While Indian working women have freedom of movement, laws affecting women’s decisions to work, and less constraints related to marriage, laws related to women’s pay and work after childbirth are areas where the government needs to work, finds a study by the World Bank. When it comes to constraints on freedom of movement, laws affecting women’s decisions to work, …

Crimes against women must stop for the country to prosper
1 year, 3 months ago

Crimes against women must stop for the country to prosper

Live Mint  

Crimes against women in India rose by 4% in 2022 from the previous year, a majority of the cases being cruelty by the husband or his relatives. Delhi is still rated as the country’s most unsafe city for women, with an average of three reported rape cases per day, accounting for 29% of crimes committed against women in 19 major …

India climbs eight places to 127 in global gender index, says WEF report
1 year, 8 months ago

India climbs eight places to 127 in global gender index, says WEF report

The Hindu  

India was ranked at 127 out of 146 countries in terms of gender parity — an improvement of eight places from last year, according to the annual Gender Gap Report, 2023 of the World Economic Forum. The country had improved by 1.4 percentage points and eight positions since the last edition, marking a partial recovery towards its 2020 parity level, …

Women, girls safer in India since 2015, say NFHS figures: Government in Parliament
2 years, 8 months ago

Women, girls safer in India since 2015, say NFHS figures: Government in Parliament

Firstpost  

Domestic violence, including violence during pregnancy down from NFHS-4 survey period. No increase in sexual violence against girls under 18 years was reported under Modi regime New Delhi: The government on Wednesday informed the Parliament that there has been a favourable decline in crimes against women in India since 2015. The WCD Minister said that as per the latest National …

India expresses concern about discriminatory, inferior status accorded to women in Afghanistan
2 years, 9 months ago

India expresses concern about discriminatory, inferior status accorded to women in Afghanistan

India Today  

India on Wednesday expressed its concern about the discriminatory inferior status accorded to women in Afghan society which has adversely impacted the education of girls in the war-torn country, while underlining the need for the Security Council to focus its attention on consequences of terrorism on the rights of women. Addressing the UN Security Council Open Debate on Women and …

What is keeping women from going to work?
3 years, 3 months ago

What is keeping women from going to work?

Hindustan Times  

Though the Indian economy more than doubled in size and the number of working-age women grew by a quarter over the last two decades, the number of women in jobs declined by ten million. The paper also explores two key gender-oriented factors as potential reasons that can lead to high crime rates against women and girls: these are consumption of …

WEF's gender gap index: India slips 28 places, ranks 140 among 156 countries
3 years, 11 months ago

WEF's gender gap index: India slips 28 places, ranks 140 among 156 countries

Hindustan Times  

India has slipped 28 places to rank 140th among 156 countries in the World Economic Forum's Global Gender Gap Report 2021, becoming the third-worst performer in South Asia. {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} According to the report, India has closed 62.5 per cent of its gender gap till date. Noting that the decline also took place on the economic participation and …

Data | Was India safer for women in 2018?
5 years, 2 months ago

Data | Was India safer for women in 2018?

The Hindu  

Close to 3.78 lakh cases of crimes against women were recorded in 2018, the highest since gender-wise classifications were initiated in 1992 by the NCRB. Crimes against women over the years image/svg+xml In 2013, cases of crimes against women increased signifcantly 1995 2000 2005 2010 2015 4 lakh 3 lakh 2 lakh 1 lakh 79,037 3,78,277 Types of crime Under …

Ranked 129, India marginally improves in human development index in 2018
5 years, 3 months ago

Ranked 129, India marginally improves in human development index in 2018

Business Standard  

Ranked 129, India marginally improves in human development index in 2018 The overall index, given in the 2019 HDI report of UNDP, showed that India scored 0.647 in 2018, as against 0.643 in the previous year. Indivjal Dhasmana New Delhi India's ranking in the human development index improved marginally by a notch to 129 in 2018, showed a report released …

Uphill Task: Survey Finds the Going is Tough for Working Women in India
5 years, 5 months ago

Uphill Task: Survey Finds the Going is Tough for Working Women in India

News 18  

An all-India study, one of the largest since Independence, has shed new light on the challenges faced by working women in India. Just 10 per cent working women in border areas of Jammu and Kashmir have access to crèche while this facility is almost non-existent in border areas of West Bengal. A significant number of working women told the surveyors …

Survey trashes India, US on women
6 years, 8 months ago

Survey trashes India, US on women

Deccan Chronicle  

India has been branded the most dangerous country for women and the USA third, along with Syria, on factors of sexual violence, harassment and coercion into sex. A recent Thomson Reuters survey ranked India the world’s most dangerous country for women. So it is not surprising that a recent study by the Thomas Reuters Foundation found that when experts on …

Women's safety survey: Activists voice concern over govt rejecting report, call for 'introspection rather than dismissal'
6 years, 8 months ago

Women's safety survey: Activists voice concern over govt rejecting report, call for 'introspection rather than dismissal'

Firstpost  

Activists believe that instead of questioning the credibility of the report, the government needs to introspect on the findings. New Delhi: Activists have voiced concern over the findings of a recent survey that ranked India as the most dangerous nation in the world for women, saying the government should introspect the “deteriorating” condition of women in society rather than simply …

Women's safety survey: Thomson Reuters Foundation defends its methodology as questions over 'perception poll' mount
6 years, 8 months ago

Women's safety survey: Thomson Reuters Foundation defends its methodology as questions over 'perception poll' mount

Firstpost  

The Thompson Reuters Foundation’s survey report titled ‘The Most Dangerous Countries for Women-2018’, which has adjudged India as the most unsafe country for the fairer sex, has been garnering a strong but mixed response. Opinions have been sharply divided over the Thomson Reuters Foundation’s report which adjudged India as the most unsafe country for women. The methodology used According to …

Response to women's safety poll has been typically sexist and myopic; report should be studied, not vilified
6 years, 8 months ago

Response to women's safety poll has been typically sexist and myopic; report should be studied, not vilified

Firstpost  

Hannah Gadsby in her poignant new Netflix special Nanette, makes a compelling argument about man’s relationship with the idea of reputation. Mathematically speaking, India’s cumulative scores by the parameters of measurement — healthcare, discrimination, cultural traditions, sexual violence, non-sexual violence and human trafficking — charts India at the extreme end of the high-risk zone for women. The study though, if …

‘India most dangerous for women’: Shashi Tharoor dismisses survey as 'sweeping statement'
6 years, 8 months ago

‘India most dangerous for women’: Shashi Tharoor dismisses survey as 'sweeping statement'

The Hindu  

Congress leader Shashi Tharoor has dismissed as a “sweeping statement” a new survey that ranked India as the world’s “most dangerous” country for women, asserting that he was astonished that Afghanistan, Syria and Pakistan fared better than India on the list. Mr. Tharoor’s remarks came after a Thomson Reuters Foundation survey ranked India as the world’s “most dangerous” country for …

India is not the most dangerous country for women, data shows
6 years, 8 months ago

India is not the most dangerous country for women, data shows

Live Mint  

New Delhi: A new poll of global experts by the Thomson Reuters Foundation published on Tuesday suggests that India is perceived as the most dangerous country for women. India’s rise to the top place is driven by the perception about rising sexual violence in the country, Thomson Reuters Foundation reported. But a Mint analysis of data from demographic and health …

Government rubbishes survey listing India as most dangerous country for women, calls it 'inaccurate', 'unreliable'
6 years, 8 months ago

Government rubbishes survey listing India as most dangerous country for women, calls it 'inaccurate', 'unreliable'

India TV News  

The Women and Child Development Ministry on Wednesday dismissed the survey that ranked India the world's most dangerous country for women, calling it 'clearly inaccurate'. The Thomson Reuters Foundation, after a survey of about 550 experts on women's issues on Tuesday ranked India the world's most dangerous country for women, followed by war-torn Afghanistan and Syria, due to the high …

India ranked world's most dangerous country for women: Opinions divided over Thomson Reuters Foundation poll
6 years, 8 months ago

India ranked world's most dangerous country for women: Opinions divided over Thomson Reuters Foundation poll

Firstpost  

While some women expressed scepticism over the findings of the Thomson Reuters report, others feel they reinforce the rising crime graph against women. And yet, the Thomson Reuters Foundation poll of 548 experts on women’s issues found India to be the most dangerous country in the world for women. “If you look at the recent food and gender surveys, India …

Thomson Reuters survey concluding India most dangerous for women is inaccurate, WCD ministry denounces the poll
6 years, 8 months ago

Thomson Reuters survey concluding India most dangerous for women is inaccurate, WCD ministry denounces the poll

Op India  

The Thomson Reuters Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Thomson Reuters conducted a survey to find out which of the 19 cities are safe for women – and which need to do more to ensure women are not at risk of sexual violence and harassment and harmful cultural practices and have access to healthcare, finance, and education. Stating that rate of …

Maneka Gandhi rejects survey ranking India as most dangerous for women, asks why was WCD ministry not consulted
6 years, 8 months ago

Maneka Gandhi rejects survey ranking India as most dangerous for women, asks why was WCD ministry not consulted

Firstpost  

Maneka Gandhi has written asking the methodology abducted to get the official numbers, sample size, and information as to who were the stakeholders. Union Minister for Women and Child Development Maneka Gandhi has rejected a poll conducted by the Thomson Reuters Foundation that ranked India as the world’s most dangerous country for women. | @_pallavighosh with more details pic.twitter.com/kGpV1uKAIc — …

Crime against women up 83 per cent across the country
6 years, 8 months ago

Crime against women up 83 per cent across the country

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: In 2011, India was ranked fourth in the list of the world’s most dangerous countries. Ranked “Worst” on all four indicators, which are, Cultural practices, Sexual violence, Economic Opportunities and Education, India has seen an increase of 83 per cent in crimes against women across the country. There needs to be an addition in the curriculum at a school …

India most unsafe for women: poll
6 years, 8 months ago

India most unsafe for women: poll

The Hindu  

India has been ranked as the most dangerous country out of the world’s 10 worst countries for women, behind Afghanistan, Pakistan and Somalia, according to a poll conducted by the Thomson Reuters Foundation. “The world’s second most populous nation, with 1.3 billion people, ranked as the most dangerous on three of the topic questions — the risk of sexual violence …

Indian women earn less than men even if equally qualified, says report; India 108th on gender equality rankings
6 years, 9 months ago

Indian women earn less than men even if equally qualified, says report; India 108th on gender equality rankings

Firstpost  

Women in India earn less than men even if they have the same educational qualifications, data from a recent government report shows. By Prachi Salve Mumbai: Women in India earn less than men even if they have the same educational qualifications, data from a recent government report shows. In the construction sector in rural areas, for instance, women are paid …

India drops 21 slots on Gender Gap index 2017, placed behind Bangladesh
7 years, 4 months ago

India drops 21 slots on Gender Gap index 2017, placed behind Bangladesh

India Today  

India has slipped 21 places on the World Economic Forum's Global Gender Gap index 2017 to a lowly108th position out of 144 countries. At the 108th place, India is behind its neighbors China and Bangladesh in the index released as part of the WEF's Global Gender Gap Report 2017. Reason behind India's low performance According to the report the reason …

Intolerable that women don't feel secure in India, says President
8 years ago

Intolerable that women don't feel secure in India, says President

India TV News  

On occasion of International women’s day, President Pranab Mukherjee today emphasized on the security of women in the country, saying it is inexcusable that women in India do not feel as secure and safe as they should. In his address at the presentation of the Nari Shakti Puruskar for the year 2016 at Rashtrapati Bhavan, he said the government is …

Women & Laws In India
8 years, 3 months ago

Women & Laws In India

Live Law  

IntroductionIn every era in the history of social development, the question of women and the question of gender justice remained on board. Introduction In every era in the history of social development, the question of women and the question of gender justice remained on board. The legal sphere commands equality, yet the social sphere, where most Indian women live, has …

India improves ranking in Global Gender Gap report of World Economic Forum
8 years, 4 months ago

India improves ranking in Global Gender Gap report of World Economic Forum

Op India  

India has jumped to 87th position in year 2016 from the 114th position it had in year 2014 in global ranking of countries on an index that measures gender gap. This index is released by the World Economic Forum as part of its yearly Global Gender Gap report. The latest report recognizes the efforts made by India in this by …

India’s Most Literate State Has Failed to Ensure Women’s Safety
8 years, 10 months ago

India’s Most Literate State Has Failed to Ensure Women’s Safety

The Quint  

India has never been a kind country for women, what with incidents of honour killings, assault and rape being reported frequently. However, it appears that the state does not fare much better when it comes to violent crimes against women, especially molestation and rape. As per another report, the incidence of rape in Kerala is 63 per lakh population while …

68 million working women = $700 Billion boost for India
9 years, 3 months ago

68 million working women = $700 Billion boost for India

India TV News  

India could boost its gross domestic product or GDP by $700 billion or 16% more than its business-as-usual growth within ten years by putting women on par with men, according to a study released this month by the McKinsey Global Institute, the financial research arm of the international consulting company. The potential increase of 68 million working women by 2025 …

Ranked below Chad and Yemen, India's gender equality saga is a sordid tale for women, says survey
9 years, 4 months ago

Ranked below Chad and Yemen, India's gender equality saga is a sordid tale for women, says survey

Firstpost  

Bridging the gender gap will have a huge economic impact and could add Rs 46 lakh crore to India’s GDP in 2025. This was revealed in the survey The Power of Parity: Advancing Women’s Equality in India by McKinsey Global Institute. Consider this: 26 countries on Mckinsey’s dataset of 95 have a lower per capita GDP and Human Development Index …

India lowest among 16 Asia-Pacific countries in economic parity for women
10 years ago

India lowest among 16 Asia-Pacific countries in economic parity for women

The Hindu  

The socio-economic standing of women in India is the lowest among 16 Asia Pacific countries, according to Mastercard’s latest Index of Women’s Advancement. “Although women in Asia Pacific are increasingly more educated than their male counterparts, progress towards gender parity is still sluggish, especially in the areas of business leadership, business ownership and political participation,” the survey said. The survey …

India ranks 114 out of 142 nations on WEF's Gender Gap Report
10 years, 4 months ago

India ranks 114 out of 142 nations on WEF's Gender Gap Report

India TV News  

New York: India has performed poorly in removing gender-based disparities, ranking 114 out of 142 countries in World Economic Forum's 2014 gender gap index, scoring below average on parameters like economic participation, educational attainment and health and survival. India's slipped 13 spots from its last year's ranking of 101 on the Gender Gap Index by the World Economic Forum. India …

India ranks 135 in Human Development Index: Report
10 years, 7 months ago

India ranks 135 in Human Development Index: Report

India TV News  

New Delhi: In a sign that shows India has a lot of catching up to do, the country's ranking in the Human Development Index remained unchanged at 135 in 2013, reflecting little improvement in the living standard of its people, says a United Nations Development Programme report. "India's HDI value for 2013 is 0.586 - which falls in the medium …

India gets poor 101st rank on global gender gap index
11 years, 4 months ago

India gets poor 101st rank on global gender gap index

India TV News  

New Delhi/Geneva: Indicating a poor state of affairs on gender parity front, India was on Friday ranked at a low 101st position on a global Gender Gap Index despite an improvement by four places since last year. The index, compiled by Geneva-based World Economic Forum, has ranked 136 countries on how well resources and opportunities are divided between men and …

Are women safe in India?
12 years, 2 months ago

Are women safe in India?

Al Jazeera  

We ask if the country’s existing laws and the attitude of law enforcers are serving to compound or prevent sexual abuse. So there are huge problems with the way in which sexual harassment is described as something silly as outraging the modesty.“ – Kavita Krishnan, the secretary of the All-India Progressive Women’s Association Angry Indians are hitting the streets, defying …

Are women not part of our being?
12 years, 6 months ago

Are women not part of our being?

The Hindu  

In a survey conducted by Thomson Reuters’ TrustLaw Women, a hub of legal information and legal support for women’s rights, India ranks with Afghanistan, Congo and Somalia as one of the most dangerous place for women. While women in India generally face numerous disadvantages — poor health indicators, lower literacy rates, lower income levels, poor female to male ratio due …

No country for young women
12 years, 7 months ago

No country for young women

The Hindu  

The startling murder of Pallavi Purkayastha, a 25-year-old legal professional, at her central Mumbai apartment on August 9 by the security guard of her building is another reminder of the abysmal levels of violence experienced by Indian women 66 years after Independence. While a number of laws have been enacted over the course of the past few decades to address …

Protecting women
14 years, 1 month ago

Protecting women

The Hindu  

The criminal justice system needs immediate repair in order to curb crimes against women. Here I must commend the practice of many private corporations with a huge female workforce of escorting their women employees to their homes when they have to work a late shift. The point, however, is that to award the death penalty a judge would have to …

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