Tag: Women Empowerment

Gender Bias In Wages

 
/ April 27, 2011

Women farm workers in rural India labour hard, but are paid only half of what men are. This video captures the bias in Maharashtra state

Microcredit Incites Caste Violence

 
/ March 25, 2011

A local moneylender vengefully attacks a Dalit woman from a microfinance group

Women Gain Political Clout

 
/ January 25, 2011

Reservation of 50% seats in village councils has generated excitement among women in Himachal Pradesh.

Nandashtami: A Celebration Of The Girl Child

 
/ January 17, 2011

A Himalayan festival brings a rare chance for girls to be appreciated by their family in Uttarakhand

Transgender Woman Inspires Community

 
/ January 12, 2011

Dalit Transgender woman in India’s Bangalore contests local election, motivates community to fight for it’s rights

Women Master Art Of Farming

 
/ January 4, 2011

Women break into male domain of agriculture and set up a farming cooperative in Bihar.

Women’s Market: So Close, Yet So Far!

 
/ November 16, 2010

Tribal women seek access to India’s only all women’s market in Manipur.

Microcredit Empowers Our CC

 
/ October 27, 2010

VV Community Correspondent  Rohini takes microloan, buys a computer to improve her livelihood through IndiaUnheard.