Kerala Conversion Case
Daily News GS II Social Justice
Why in news? Supreme Court has ordered an investigation by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) into a possible “conspiracy” of “love jihad”. What is the case? The case…
August 19, 2017 0 568
Empowering women leadership
What is the issue? India has improved in the rate of women graduates. Yet, India lags in women participation in senior level management roles across different sectors. What are the factors limit…
August 14, 2017 0 1129
Stalking - Part II
Click here for Part I What is the issue? Despite the rising number of cases, the conversation on sexual violence in India continues to be centred on rape. Other trivialised forms of violence agai…
August 14, 2017 0 757
Gender discrimination at workplace
Why in news? Internet giant Google has recently sacked a male employee for his internal memo which perpetuated gender stereotypes. How distributed are women in Indian workforce? Women entrepreneu…
August 12, 2017 0 847
Tribal women - Victims of Witch Hunting
What is the issue? On International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples (August 9), a most common form of violence against tribal women i.e branding them as witches, is being remembered. Wha…
August 10, 2017 0 757
How to deal with Hate Speech?
Why in news? A former DG of Kerala police was arrested recently on charges of promoting communal enmity. Why was he arrested? It is a case of gross misuse of the law. The state police had booked…
August 09, 2017 0 514
Gender Disparity in Google
Why in news? A 10-page internal memo titled “Google’s Ideological Echo Chamber”was recently leaked by an employee at Google. What was the memo about? It attempts to justify gend…
August 09, 2017 0 429
Invalidating Triple Talaq
What is the issue? Among recent uproar on the triple talaq issue, the All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) had informed the Supreme Court that it was considering reforms and the gradual giv…
August 08, 2017 0 981
Stalking - a crime indeed
What is the issue? The recent incident of a woman being pursued at night by men in a car in Chandigarh has brought up the issue of stalking to the fore. Oppositions are getting stronger that the p…
August 08, 2017 0 1129
Marginalisation of Women Farmers
What is the issue? Despite making a considerable share as agricultural workers and in rural workforce, women are not officially recognised as farmers. Women are either labelled as “agri…
August 05, 2017 1 1028
