India

 Contraceptive chaos

Population control measures using the controversial contraceptive, Norplant -- developed by Population Council, us -- has backfired, with its acceptance level among women being on the lower side.

Publication Date: 
14/09/1995
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Tags:
Health, Women, Contraception, India
Health

 The bitter half

Women have always had it bad...patriarchy has ensured that down the generations. A look at women in the various spheres of life, in education, workplaces, health status and in power show that men are

Publication Date: 
Monday, August 14, 1995
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Tags:
Health, Workers, Women, Global, Statistics
Forests

 People's forests

A workshop in Nepal on community forest use brings to the fore environmental gains of the concept

Publication Date: 
14/08/1995
Prakash Khanal
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Environment, Women, Community Groups, Nepal, Kathmandu
India

 Women to the fore

With the 4th un Conference on Women and the ngo Forum on Women (Beijing) round the corner, the New York-based Women's Environment and Development Organisation (wedo) has launched the 180 Days/180

Publication Date: 
14/05/1995
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Women, Governance And Institutions
Economy

 Pickled power

Hill women, long deprived of any economic rights, have found their independent, confident voice in activities spurred by a welfare group

Publication Date: 
30/01/1995
Rakesh Agarwal
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Economy, Women, Herbal Medcine, Garhwal
India

 That sickly look

The Indian perspective on women and health could do with a healthy overhaul

Publication Date: 
29/11/1994
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Health, Women, India
Agriculture

 Toiling unsung

Rural women manage the family and the field, yet most development programmes target just the male farmer

Publication Date: 
14/09/1994
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Tags:
Agriculture, Development, Women, Developing Countries
India

 Babies made to order

A furore over the ethics of the new eugenics reproduction technologies that could create 'designer' babies has the medical community worldwide in a fix.

Publication Date: 
27/02/1994
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Tags:
Women, Birth Technology, Science And Technology, Research, Scientists, United Kingdom (UK)
India

 Ladies of the lake

ON NOVEMBER 7, residents of Vivekanandapally in Calcutta staved off yet another attempt by a group of real estate developers, which has been trying to fill up a shallow 0.134 hectare lake in the area

Publication Date: 
14/12/1993
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Tags:
Environment, Urban Development, Women, Legislation, India
India

 A hint from cars

GERMAN scientists say an understanding of car crashes could help childbirth specialists tell if a woman needs a Caesarean section (International Business Week, No 3327-657). The team of

Publication Date: 
14/12/1993
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Tags:
Women, Medical Research, Science And Technology, Computers

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