Utility: Direct Question can be asked on the topic. Useful content for topics like Gender Gap, Women Empowerment, Technology etc. Access to technology is so crucial to ensure public health and safety. In recent years, health Facts: According to Global System for Mobile Communications (GSMA): Around 390 million women in low- and middle-income countries do …
Facts: Dowry deaths accounted for 40% to 50% of homicides in the country for almost a decade from 1999 to 2018. In 2019 alone, 7,115 cases of dowry death were registered under Section 304-B of the Indian Penal Code. About Section 304-B: Section 304-B was inserted into the Indian Penal Code(IPC) in November 1986. According to this section, to …
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Context: The burden on Women during the Pandemic increased disproportionately due to Societal norms, a male-dominated job market, and a lack of gender-sensitive policymaking. Facts: Only 18% of working-age women were employed as compared to 75% of men. What factors are affecting Women’s participation in labour market? As per Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy: During the …
Facts: India slips 28 spots on the 2021 Global Gender Gap index released by World Economic Forum. Currently, India ranks 140th rank among 156 countries. In 2020, India’s rank was 112th among 153 countries on the index. India was the 3rd worst performer in South Asia, after Afghanistan and Pakistan. Whereas Bangladesh topped the list in the South Asia region. …
The Supreme Court has set aside the “rakhi-for-bail” order of the Madhya Pradesh High Court. Further, the SC also issued a set of guidelines to be followed by Courts while dealing with sexual assault cases. What was the Rakhi for Bail order of the MP High Court? In 2020, the Madhya Pradesh High Court Judge …
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Facts: India rated as the most dangerous country for women, as per Thomson Reuters Foundation survey 2018. According to a National Crime Records Bureau report (2019) as many as 32,032 rapes were reported in 2019 (88 incidents of rape a day). Every hour, 39 instances of crime against women including four instances of rape are committed …
Context: Delhi High Court has acquitted a former journalist in a defamation case filed by a former Union minister. In this case, a journalist initially made allegations of sexual harassment against the former Union Minister. In turn, a criminal defamation case was filed in Delhi High Court against the journalist by Union Minister. However, Delhi …
The World’s Women 2020: Trends and Statistics report has been released by the Statistics Division of the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs(UNDESA). Facts: About the report: The report has been produced every five years since 1990 and provides the latest data on the state of gender equality worldwide. World’s Women 2020 Report: It …
Facts: ILO Report: Globally, women perform 76.2% of total hours of unpaid care work, more than three times as much as men. In Asia and the Pacific, this figure rises to 80%. NSSO Data: Only about a quarter of men and boys above six years engaged in unpaid household chores, compared to over four-fifths of …
Facts: In high courts, the percentage of women judges is a mere 11.5%, while in the Supreme Court there are four sitting women judges out of 33 in office. Out of 1.7 million advocates registered, only 15% are women. There has never been a woman chief justice. The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, and Sustainable Development Goals (SDG 5 and SDG 16 in particular), address the global …