Tag
India women
![Gang Rape of a Tourist in India Highlights Culture of Downplaying Sexual Violence Gang Rape of a Tourist in India Highlights Culture of Downplaying Sexual Violence](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2024-03-05-124125.jpg)
Gang Rape of a Tourist in India Highlights Culture of Downplaying Sexual Violence
By Sheikh Saaliq
Police recorded 31,516 rape cases in 2022, a 20 percent increase from 2021, according to the National Crime Records Bureau.
![Horrific Crime Reaffirms Delhi’s Status as India’s Most Unsafe City for Women Horrific Crime Reaffirms Delhi’s Status as India’s Most Unsafe City for Women](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2023-01-11-101131.jpg)
Horrific Crime Reaffirms Delhi’s Status as India’s Most Unsafe City for Women
By Kavita Chowdhury
A woman was hit by a car filled with drunk men, who drove on for 13 kilometers, dragging her body lodged in the car’s wheels.
![Women in India Come Together to Fight COVID-19 Women in India Come Together to Fight COVID-19](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2021-05-28-8.jpg)
Women in India Come Together to Fight COVID-19
By Akanksha Khullar
It is time to recognize the efforts of these unseen heroes of the crisis and acknowledge the critical roles that women play in Indian society.
![Fighting Gender Inequality in India During the COVID-19 Pandemic Fighting Gender Inequality in India During the COVID-19 Pandemic](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2020-04-17.jpg)
Fighting Gender Inequality in India During the COVID-19 Pandemic
By M Niaz Asadullah and Kalyani Raghunathan
The pandemic will drive many women in India into poverty and food insecurity.
![India’s ‘Shadow Pandemic’ India’s ‘Shadow Pandemic’](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2020-04-17.jpg)
India’s ‘Shadow Pandemic’
By Neeta Lal
Domestic violence in India surges during the COVID-19 crisis.
![Addressing Rape in India Addressing Rape in India](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2020-01-21-1.jpg)
Addressing Rape in India
By Neeta Lal
7 years after an infamous rape and murder case, India has made little progress in preventing crimes against women.
![Women Emerging as Leaders in Fixing India’s Slums Women Emerging as Leaders in Fixing India’s Slums](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2020-01-08-1.jpg)
Women Emerging as Leaders in Fixing India’s Slums
By Bijal Brahmbhatt
The collective might of women must be harnessed as a powerful, necessary force for change.
![The 2010s: Reflecting on a Decade of Change in Bollywood The 2010s: Reflecting on a Decade of Change in Bollywood](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2019-12-31-1.jpg)
The 2010s: Reflecting on a Decade of Change in Bollywood
By Alexandra Delaney-Bhattacharya
From digital streaming to the #MeToo movement, the last 10 years have left their mark on India’s film industry.
![Female Delivery Drivers Breaking Patriarchal Barriers in India Female Delivery Drivers Breaking Patriarchal Barriers in India](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-female-delivery-associate.jpg)
Female Delivery Drivers Breaking Patriarchal Barriers in India
By Adnan Bhat
Breaking down one more barrier to women's employment in India.
![Interview With Indian ‘Instant Divorce’ Victim Nida Khan Interview With Indian ‘Instant Divorce’ Victim Nida Khan](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-nida-khan-displaying-her-own-photograph.jpg)
Interview With Indian ‘Instant Divorce’ Victim Nida Khan
By Prabhat Singh
How one woman is fighting against injustice, ignorance, and violence toward women in the name of religious practices.
![India’s Problem With Women India’s Problem With Women](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-07-13_20-39-13.jpg)
India’s Problem With Women
By Tej Parikh
As tradition and modernity collide, India is the world's most dangerous place for women.
![The ‘Pad Man’ of India’s Parliament The ‘Pad Man’ of India’s Parliament](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-women-1617225_1280.jpg)
The ‘Pad Man’ of India’s Parliament
By Mansi Bhatia and Nantha Kishore
Lawmaker Ninong Ering’s progressive step toward a period-friendly India.
Page 1 of 2