-Frontline Mediocre access to health, education and job opportunities but significant political empowerment marks the pattern of women's lives in the subcontinent. The fifth annual Gender gap index of the World Economic Form (WEF) finds India occupying the 101st position among 136 countries, way behind Bangladesh at 75 though ahead of Pakistan at 135. The index bases its rankings on its findings regarding how women fare in four areas - health, access...

-WageIndicator.org   The report entitled: "Gender Pay Gap in the Formal Sector: 2006-2013 -WageIndicator Data Report (Preliminary Evidences from Paycheck India Data)" aims at quantifying the magnitude of Gender-based disparities that women face in the organized sector of the Indian labour market, and track their progress over time. The extent of the Gender pay gap is measured on various parameters such as age, educational qualifications, industry, work experience, designation, level of...

-Live Mint In the past year, ration cards are being replaced with smartcards that can track food doled out through the PDS system New Delhi: Mohanlal Kapoor, a street vendor in north India, holds a card entitling him to subsidized food for his wife and four children. To get supplies, the Kapoors must battle an estimated 15 million families in their state toting similar pieces of paper that they're not entitled...

-Outlook New Delhi: Investing in education of girls, especially the most marginalised, is required to make progress on most social indicators in India, according to UNICEF. To mark the second International Day of the Girl Child, UNICEF today organised a meeting with top Urdu editors in the capital. Speaking at the event, Urmila Sarkar, Chief of Education UNICEF, said, "Innovation in girls education will be instrumental to female empowerment and breaking the cycle...

-The Indian Express For the first time, the government is doing a headcount of businesses run by members of the transGender community. The exercise is a part of the sixth economic census that counts the number of establishments in the country. The issue had cropped up during national level discussions where some states and activists sought this data. The aim was to get a Gender dimension of entrepreneurship, said a government official. "Male...