Author: Seema Bhaskaran
World Population Day: Do India’s daughters matter?
World Population Day this year focuses on the rights of women and girls – and India, with its Human Development Index ranking it at 132 out of 191 countries, must gear up its efforts.
India’s population spike holds lessons for gender equality
The burden of family planning lies on the woman even as she struggles with patriarchal control over her body, preference for male children, limited access to pregnancy control measures and men’s apathy towards the issue.
Girl child – a nation’s asset, but her life’s at stake
Despite many legislations to protect and empower girls, the ground reality paints a dismal picture. It’s time to recognise that a girl child is an asset and not a liability.