Reservation of 50% seats in village councils has generated excitement among women in Himachal Pradesh to be a decision maker.
In a shocking tradition, women in rural Haryana are forced to walk barefoot for 12 days to mourn a death in the family while men can wear shoes.
Despite a law in place, poor women from marginalized communities in Jharkhand continue to be branded as ‘witches’ and tortured.
Half of the panchayat members in Fatahpur Pakri village in Bihar are women, but Suman is the only member who exercises her rights.
Aleya Akhtara reports on a critical lack of access to maternal healthcare and family planning options amongst women in Meghalaya.
Over 90 percent of women in India work in the informal economy.
Indian society has a 4000-year history of pushing its male to female transgender community into becoming Hijra.
Child marriage is deeply embedded in cultural traditions, which can be difficult to change.
