The Working Group on Agricultural Research and Education constituted by the Planning Commission for the formulation of the Eighth Five Year Plan (1992-97) recommended the establishment of a National Research Centre for Women in Agriculture (NRCWA). Accordingly, the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) established the NRCWA in 1996 at Bhubaneswar which was upgraded as […]

Domestic Violence (sometimes referred to as domestic abuse, or violence within the family) occurs when a family member, partner or ex-partner attempts to physically or psychologically dominate another. Domestic violence often refers to violence between spouses, or spousal abuse but can also include cohabitants and non-married intimate partners. Domestic violence occurs in all cultures; people […]

In , – also commonly referred to as domestic abuse, spousal abuse, battering, family violence, and intimate partner violence (IPV) – is widespread and constitutes one of the more prevalent forms of violence against women. Since the 1970s, there has been a growing awareness in the country of the need to introduce legislative and other […]

According to a report published on 2 March 2009 in the medical journal, The Lancet, over 100,000 young women (2% of all deaths) were killed in fires in in a single year. The causes of these deaths were not accidental, according to the authors, but rather a result of .  However, Indian Social Research Organisation […]

Doris Leuthard (born 10 April 1963) is a politician and lawyer. Since 1 August 2006, she has been a member of the  Swiss Federal Council, the executive authority of the Swiss Government. She is the fifth woman to be elected to the Swiss Federal Council since 1984. Political Career From 1999 – 2006, Doris Leuthard […]

Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin OM, FRS (12 May 1910 – 29 July 1994) was a chemist, credited with the discovery of protein crystallography. She was awarded the for her development of X-ray crystallography, the discovery of the structure of penicillin and vitamin B12. Table of Contents 1 Early Life and Education 2 Academic Career 3 Research […]

Overview A dowry (also known as trosseau or tocher) is a custom, strectching back to the Code of Hammurabi, of a woman bringing money, goods, or estate to her husband in marriage. The opposite – property given to the bride by the groom – is called dower or mahr. Normally the bride would be entitled to her […]

The Dr. Durgabai Deshmukh Award for Women’s Development is named after Dr. Durgabai Deshmukh, who was the founder chairperson of the Central Social Welfare Board (India) from 1953-62. Dr. Durgabai was an active participant in the Indian independence movement. She was also enrolled as an advocate in the Madras High Court. As chairperson of the […]

development cooperation is under the responsibility of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The Netherlands supports initiatives in 36 partner countries to improve governance, focusing on human rights and a business climate conducive to jobs and good incomes. The same themes underpin Dutch efforts to improve education, water and sanitation, the environment and and to fight […]