Women

A woman is an adult female human. The term woman may also refer to a girl (a female child or adolescent). The plural women is sometimes used for female humans regardless of age, as in phrases such as "women's rights." Typically, a woman has two X chromosomes and is capable of pregnancy and giving birth from puberty until menopause. Female anatomy, as distinguished from male anatomy, includes the fallopian tubes, ovaries, uterus, vulva, breasts, Skene's glands, and Bartholin's glands. The adult female pelvis is wider than the male's, the hips are generally broader, and women have significantly less facial and …

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PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 12 November 2024 English

Across Maharashtra, young men and women, desperate for state jobs, are training furiously to make the cut to become Agniveers. However, it’s a short-lived aim – after four years, only a fourth of them

Across Maharashtra, young men and women, desperate for state jobs, are training furiously to make the


PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 25 October 2024 English

For the women of the Chakhesang tribe, weaving is a traditional occupation, passed down from one generation to the next. But low wages and competition from machine-made products are posing a problem

For the women of the Chakhesang tribe, weaving is a traditional occupation, passed down from one generation


PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 22 October 2024 English

Analysis of sitting MPs/MLAs with Declared Cases Related to Crimes against Women 2024

MPs/MLAs with Declared Cases Related to Crimes against Women 2024


PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 22 October 2024 English

Does group farming empower rural women?: The Indian experience

Does group farming empower rural women?: The Indian experience


PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 15 October 2024 English

A PARI Library bulletin on how abuse and harassment of women, often with brutal force, limits their mobility and compromises their safety

Library bulletin on how abuse and harassment of women, often with brutal force, limits their mobility


PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 25 September 2024 English

Rajitha Pulavar started the first all-women tholpavakoothu puppetry troupe in Shornaur, Kerala

Rajitha Pulavar started the first all-women tholpavakoothu puppetry troupe in Shornaur, Kerala


PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 16 September 2024 English

Halt for women bus users in Delhi

Halt for women bus users in Delhi


PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 21 August 2024 English

documents the status of the criminal cases against them, with a focus on crimes committed against women. It was published on August 21, 2024, by Association for Democratic Reforms, New Delhi. The data, cases related to crimes against women 2024 (Section 1); Summary and Highlights (Section 2); Analysis of Sitting MPs/MLAs With Declared Cases Related to Crimes Against Women (Section 3); Recommendations (Section Related to Rape (Section 6); Details of All Sitting MPs With Declared Cases Related to Crimes Against Women (Section 7); Contact Details (Section 8); and Disclaimer (Section 9).

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PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 5 August 2024 English

Impact of Indian Cinema on Young Viewers: Responses to gender and violence against women

Viewers: Responses to gender and violence against women


PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 1 August 2024 English

cooking, is a key contributor to Household Air Pollution (HAP). It poses health risks especially for women and children as they are directly exposed to it for prolonged durations. Such burning also produces for combating climate change but also intricately linked with the overall health and well-being of women in these communities. The study uses compounding vulnerability framework to examine living conditions

(HAP) and poses huge health risks, especially for women and children as they are directly exposed to it linked with the overall health and well- being of women in these communities. Therefore, it is imperative risks ranging from mild to severe, particularly for women who are disproportionately affected due to their use of clean cooking among poor and vulnerable women who are primarily waste pickers in the urban slum and sustained use of clean cooking fuels among women in Chikhli, Nagpur. After conducting a review of


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