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How police patrols reduced severe street harassment in India

Street harassment is a pervasive issue, with negative impacts on women’s safety and mobility in urban public spaces. Based on an experiment conducted in collaboration with the Hyderabad City Police, t...

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गतिशीलता के माध्यम से लैंगिक असमानता से लड़ना : दिल्ली की ‘पिंक टिकट’ योजना का आकलन

आवागमन में व्याप्त लैंगिक असमानताओं को दूर करने के लिए, दिल्ली सरकार ने वर्ष 2019 में महिलाओं के लिए किराया-मुक्त बस यात्रा योजना की शुरुआत की। शहर में महिला यात्रियों के एक सर्वेक्षण के आधार पर, निशा...

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International Women’s Day 2025: Towards equality and empowerment

Throughout this week, I4I has been sharing some of the latest evidence and ideas around women’s empowerment to mark International Women’s Day 2025. Discover the five-part series, and more about I4I’s ...

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Pedalling towards gender equality and empowerment

In Bihar, India and in rural Zambia, the government introduced programmes to address gender gaps in education by providing adolescent girls with bicycles for their commute to school. Discussing the im...

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Can job ad language help explain the gender gap in the Indian labour market?

Women applying for jobs tend to earn a lot less than men of the same age and education qualifications. Understanding the factors contributing to this disparity is crucial for addressing gender inequal...

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महिलाओं के कार्यबल की क्षमता को बढ़ाना

शैक्षिक उपलब्धि और स्वास्थ्य परिणामों में उल्लेखनीय प्रगति के बावजूद, महिलाओं की आर्थिक भागीदारी को बढाने में भारत पीछे है, जिसके चलते तेज़ और समावेशी आर्थिक विकास का लक्ष्य बाधित हो रहा है। इस लेख मे...

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Does electrification illuminate women's lives?

A key reason for women’s low labour force participation in developing countries is the burden of unpaid domestic work. Analysing data from rural Bangladesh, this article assesses whether electrificati...

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Fighting gender inequality through mobility: Assessing Delhi’s ‘Pink Ticket’ scheme

To address gender inequities in mobility, Delhi launched a fare-free bus travel scheme for women in 2019. Based on a survey of female passengers in the city, Nishant and Archana highlight positive eff...

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Unlocking women’s workforce potential

Despite significant progress in educational attainment and health outcomes, India lags in enabling women’s economic participation, which, in turn, impedes the goal of fast and inclusive economic growt...

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