Four Major High Courts in India are now headed by Women for the First Time in Indian History
By: M.A. Rashid. The glass ceiling in Indian judiciary seems to be cracking at last, if not broken yet. With the appointment of Justice Indira Banerjee as the chief justice of Madras High Court, four major high courts have women chief justices for the first time in the history of Indian judiciary. Delhi, Bombay and Calcutta high courts are already being led by women chief justices. Justice Rohini is the chief justice of Delhi High Court, Justice Manjula Chellur is the chief justice of Bombay High Court and Justice Nishita Nirmal Mhatre the Acting Chief Justice of Calcutta High Court. However, gross under-representation of women continues in the Supreme Court, the apex judicial body of the country, as it has only one female judge. Justice R. Banumati is the only woman judge in the Supreme Court, against the working strength of 28 and sanctioned strength of 31. Though there were…
Theresa May’s Choice to go without Headscarf in Saudi Arabia does nothing for Saudi Women
By: Asma T. Uddin When British Prime Minister Theresa May touched down in Riyadh recently to meet with the Saudi crown prince, she thought…
Saudi Woman Seeking Asylum in Australia Repatriated from Phillipines
By: Jeannette I. Andrade A Saudi Arabian woman who was reportedly seeking asylum in Australia but was off-loaded from her flight at the Ninoy…
India beat Chile to win Women’s Hockey World League Round 2
India defeated Chile in the shoot-out in a pulsating contest to win the Women’s Hockey World League Round 2 and qualify for the World…
Told they had as Little as Weeks to live, the Miracle Survivors’ Club have proved the doctors Wrong
By: Sadie Nicholas The four women pictured share a miraculous secret: they were all given a terminal cancer diagnosis and, in some cases, just…
The Hidden Treasure in Nigerian Jollof Rice (Party Rice)
Growing up in different Nigerian communities, I never felt the heterogeneous nature much especially as it concerned the very scrumptious meals served at occasions.…
Trump Pulls Back Obama-Era Protections for Women Workers
By: Mary Emily O’Hara Recently, Trump revoked the 2014 Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces order then-President Barack Obama put in place to ensure that…
South Africa: Gender Transformation in Spotlight at Judicial Service Commission
The Chief Justice of South Africa’s Judicial Service Commission Mogoeng Mogoeng has called on women to take on leadership roles in the judiciary. According…
Iran Bans Female Billiards Players for Violating Islamic Codes of Conduct
Iranian sports authorities say they have banned five female billiards players from competing for a year for allegedly violating Islamic codes of conduct during…
Woman Emerges from Swirling Debris after Mudslide in Peru
Stunned witnesses in Peru took out their cellphone cameras as a woman escaped a mudslide that swept her into a swamp of debris, trash,…
Obesity Rates Swell in India: One-fifth of Indian Women now Overweight
By: Zee Media Bureau Latest figures of the National Family Health Survey (NFHS-4) for 2015-16 indicate that obesity may be the next major health…
On the Marble
“My best successes came on the heels of failures.” – Barbara Corcoran Barbara Ann Corcoran is an American businesswoman, investor, speaker, consultant, syndicated…
