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Kerala government to set up India’s first International Women’s Trade Centre

The Kerala government has decided to set up India’s first international women’s trade centre (iWTC) in Kozhikode to accelerate women entrepreneurship and secure gender parity. It is in consonance with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The first phase of iWTC is being executed under the Gender Park’s “Vision 2020”. It is scheduled to ..

Topics: Gender Park • Gender studies • International Women's Trade Centre • Millennium Development Goals • Sustainable design • Sustainable Development • Sustainable Development Goals

2019 edition of World Population Day (WPD)

The World Population Day (WPD) is observed every year on 11th of July to focus attention on the urgency and importance of population issues. Unlike every year, this year (2019) there is no specific theme but the day aims to draw attention towards maternal health. This year, the day calls for global attention to the ..

Topics: Gender equality • Gender studies • Midwifery • Reproductive health • Reproductive rights • Sustainability • Women Deliver • World Health Organization • World Population Day

India ranked 95th in first-ever SDG Gender Index

India has been ranked 95th out of a total 129 countries in the first-ever SDG Gender Index, which measures strides made in achieving gender commitments against internationally set targets. The index has been developed by Equal Measures 2030, which is a partnership among global and regional organisations from the civil society and the development and ..

Topics: Academic disciplines • Culture • Gender • Gender equality • Gender studies • Human rights • Social inequality • Sustainable Development Goals

Manu Gulati wins 2019 Martha Farrell Award in category of ‘Most Promising Individual’

Manu Gulati, a teacher from a Delhi government school, was honoured with the 2019 Martha Farrell Award in the category of ‘Most Promising Individual’ for her decades of efforts in enabling a gender-neutral society by coaching boys and girls in Delhi schools. The Martha Farrell awards were instituted in memory of Martha Farrell, who was ..

Topics: Academic disciplines • Gender equality • Gender role • Gender studies • Humans • Martha Farrell

2019 International Women’s Day (IWD)

The International Women’s Day (IWD) is celebrated every year on 8th of March 8 to celebrate the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. The purpose of the 2019 theme “Think Equal, Build Smart, Innovate for Change” is to achieve gender equality by putting innovation by women and girls, for women and girls, at ..

Topics: Culture • Gender • Gender and society • Gender equality • Gender roles • Gender studies • International Women's Day • IWD • March observances • Sociology of gender

2019 International Day of Women and Girls in Science

The International Day of Women and Girls in Science is celebrated every year on 11th of February to promote full and equal access to and participation in science for women and girls. The day is a reminder that women and girls play a critical role in science and technology communities and that their participation should ..

Topics: EGM: prevention of violence against women and girls • Female mammals • Gender • Gender studies • Girl • Women in science