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In another instance illustrating the apparent ease of birth, a teenager has given birth unassisted on a toilet after thinking that she had taken appropriate precautions by taking emergency contraception (EC). Of course this also indicates the need for compulsory sex education, as doctors concur that it is a regular occurrance that girls become pregnant [...]

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Speaking on the “Role of women in social renaissance,” Rajya Sabha MP Kanimozhi said women had historically proven to be more concerned and appreciative of grassroots issues. Whether it was environment or health, they were in the forefront of social change.Citing the success of self-help groups, she said these organisations led by women were engaged [...]

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The GOI has adopted gender budgeting, but a lot more can be done to improve the budgets.
Gender Budgeting is not a separate budget for women; rather it is a dissection of the government budget to establish its gender-differential impacts and to translate gender commitments into budgetary commitments. The main objective of a gender-sensitive budget is [...]

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The WIP has an in-depth article on what India has lost from Bhutto’s passing. It mostly focuses on the political implications and the lesser likelihood of progress on Indo-Pak peace talks and other touchy bilateral subjects. The author also notes that Bhutto was “a poster girl for Indian women activists”, but this should have been [...]

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