Educate Girls Wins 2025 Ramon Magsaysay Award
Why in the News? Educate Girls, an Indian NGO founded in 2007 by Safeena Husain, has become the first Indian organisation to win the 2025 Ramon Magsaysay Award, Asia’s equivalent […]
India’s Female Employment Rate Nearly Doubles Since 2017
Why in the News? The Ministry of Labour and Employment announced that India’s female employment rate nearly doubled between 2017-18 and 2023-24, as per the Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS). […]
ILO Flags Pakistan’s Gender Pay Gap as Worst
Why in the News ? The International Labour Organisation (ILO) in its Global Wage Report ranked Pakistan among the worst in South Asia for gender pay disparity. Women earn 34% […]
Unfinished Struggle for Gender Justice in India
Syllabus: GS Paper – 2 Issues Related to Women Inclusive Growth Why in the News? Despite landmark cases like Vishakha v. State of Rajasthan (1997) and reforms after the 2012 […]