The first global treaty to address the burning but the oft-neglected issue of violence and harassment at the workplace has just come into force. The ILO Violence and Harassment Convention can help empower working women in myriad ways. Here’s how.
Do we characteristically exist in two different worlds of “real” and “virtual”, or is “Cyber Existence” just an expanded version of the same world, with biases and norms replicated from our non-virtual societies?
As many countries alter their vaccination policy in terms of gender, making it more accessible and inclusive, how has India been faring in terms of providing adequate healthcare to its women and Trans people?
Corporate India has been making efforts to accommodate the needs of the LGBTQ consumers. To some, the gestures seem inclusive and politically correct, but critics term the moves pretentious.
Gen Z is a crowd different from their predecessors and so is their language. Here’s a quick guide to ease you into a conversation with them.
In recent times, Number13 has tried to understand and explain the world of women as workers, partners, mothers and more. In solidarity with International Women’s Day on March 8, here’s a list of articles we carried in the recent past where gender justice features prominently.
Six books by Dr. Seuss have been taken out of publication citing the racist and insensitive drawings in them. History shows children’s books are infested with all the human biases and prejudices.
A new survey from cyber security firm Kaspersky highlights the myriad challenges the pandemic has brought upon the women employed in the STEM sector.
Most of us are familiar with the ‘Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao’ campaign introduced by the Narendra Modi government in 2015. But for a girl child born in India, things are still not so hunky-dory.
A task force set up by the Centre has recommended that the minimum age for marriage for women in India may be fixed at 21, setting off a debate on marriage, women empowerment and consent.
A Supreme Court case on the legality of mandatory confessions in Christianity, filed by members of the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church, has kicked up a debate on the past, present and future of Christian confessions.
Unsafe abortions kill lakhs of women every year. Still, chained by religion and patriarchy, abortion regulations hesitate to see the obvious tragedy. Safe abortion is a fundamental right of women. Here’s why.
With a PIL for uniform divorce laws making headlines, debates about a uniform civil code are rife again. What is a uniform civil code, and what are the concerns around it?
Uttar Pradesh has a law that can make inter-faith wedding a crime. If anyone can prove forced conversion in mixed marriages, the punishment could be up to 10 years in jail. Multi-cultural India has a lot at stake here.
Jeff Bezos-owned Blue Origin is set to take the first woman to the moon, which has been a man’s land so far. NASA is aiming to change the rule through its Artemis mission, which gets ready for take-off by 2024.
This is not a new story. This is in fact a very old story. India’s internet penetration is abysmally low in comparison with its peers and the digital divide is only getting more alarming. Here’s a status report.
Work-from-home and the lockdowns have stretched gender inequality in the Indian societies. Women continue to slog and remain alarmingly underpaid. This calls for immediate policy attention.
Euthanasia is soon to be allowed in New Zealand as 65% of the population voted in favour of the controversial proposition. Can it be implemented in India?
The Covid-19 pandemic has spiked divorce petitions in India, triggering a debate on how patriarchy, social systems and attitudes choke women.
What are the prospects of women leaders in foreign policy roles? How women leaders pursue policy objectives with minimal aggression and more efficiency? Here’s an explainer