"... it’s a desire for more power—not holding power—that corrupts."

The episodes are reminiscent of people bitterly commenting on women being promoted by accusing them of having "slept their way to the top."

“This society does not want independent women. They don’t know what to do with them.”

The state's soaring levels of gender-based violence, dowry-related deaths, and women’s mental health struggles suggest women still lack autonomy.

The term 'batter' will replace 'batsmen,' and the 'man of the match' will now be called 'player of the match.'

Facebook’s systems were more likely to show a woman an ad for a technical job at Netflix than an ad for a job at a graphics-chip maker.

In India, only 22.3% of women participate in the formal labor market, data shows.

A government memo had earlier proposed female students over age 12 would not be allowed to sing at mixed-gender public events.

"As an institution whose decision shapes and impacts everyday lives of Indians, we must do better," the Supreme Court judge said.

Previous rulings opened up permanent commissions to women, but they remain barred from academies, the most direct path to such commissions.

"... We are no longer just worrying about progress on women’s equality coming to a standstill. We’re now seeing the possibility of such progress being reversed."

The analysis highlights how the judiciary fails to reflect the population passing through the justice system.

"People around the world recognize that gender equality is an issue of our time and that it is an issue that has been [made] more urgent by Covid19."

The size of the payout to the plaintiff -- US$22.5 million -- signals a “seismic shift in attitudes towards gender discrimination.”

Phase one of the national survey suggests that sex-selective abortions remain a worrying trend in India.

Medicine's long history of viewing women's mental health as a problem to fix also contributes to higher diagnoses among women.