A lack of access to funds is one of the biggest hurdles Indian women face in pursuing entrepreneurship.

The Women, Peace and Security agenda is “one of our best hopes” for a more peaceful future and a liveable planet, UN Secretary-General António Guterres told the Security Council on Wednesday.

The COVID-19 pandemic has deepened a trio of interlocking crises that threaten women and girls around the world: spiking levels of gender-based violence, steep losses in employment and an unmanageable increase in unpaid care work.

Inclusive financial networks such as credit cooperatives are more effective than traditional financial institutions in relieving the financial distress of women whose lives and livelihoods are hit by catastrophic events such as the COVID-19 pandemic, shows a yet-to-be-published survey by SEWA Bharat, a federation of women-led bodies that provide economic and social support to women in the informal sector.

Violence against women around the world has increased amidst COVID-19.

Here are some critical data-points on crimes against women in Delhi for the year 2020 from the Crime in India report by National Crime Records Bureau.

Together they carry rocks and mix concrete to build dams, ponds and embankments to catch the fruits of the June monsoon

Questions on the representation of women in decision-making roles must go from how many women participate to how gender representative are institutions.

Cyclone-battered South 24 Paraganas is one of country's poorest districts & hunting ground for traffickers

It is three decades since the devadasi system was outlawed but women, mostly Dalit, are still forced into ‘marriage’ with Hindu deities and considered ineligible to ever marry a human being. With police & state governments not enforcing the law, south India’s devadasis struggle to get education, monthly pensions, housing and dignity.