Nothing less than six female employees have come on record accusing Minister of State for External Affairs M J Akbar of sexual harassment when he was an editor for a news publication.

With the gender gap diminishing in the society, women are getting employed by the companies in abundance. One may claim equality, but when it comes to interviews, women do have to face discrimination in terms of questions.

Immune cells in the brain, that are usually ignored by neuroscientists, play a powerful role in influencing an animal's sexual behaviour towards male or female, according to a research.

An exhibition of chronologically-arranged drawings of noted painter and muralist K. G. Subramanyan, displaying over 300 drawings and murals made by the late painter on the female form, opened here at the Art Heritage Gallery on Monday.

The Venice Film Festival has come under fire from the European Womens Audiovisual Network (EWA) and several other advocacy groups for virtually shutting out female directors from its competition section.

Women in the family of Kathak legend Birju Maharaj did learn the dance form and performed within the household but never took it up professionally. But his third daughter Mamta's persistence saw the guru relenting and the unsaid family norm being upended.

Actor-dancer Shantanu Maheshwari was surprised when Huma Qureshi walked out of the set of the show "India's Best Dramebaaz" after he expressed his fondness for the actress.

In a bid to support the next generation of innovative female entrepreneurs in India, Google on Wednesday joined hands with co-working community hub 91springboard.

The Supreme Court on Monday said the practice of female genital mutilation (FGM) in Dawoodi Bohra community is violative of Article 21 and Article 15 of the Constitution that guarantees protection of life and personal liberty and prohibits discrimination on grounds of religion, race, caste, sex or place of birth.

The number of women enrolling for higher education in India has gone up by 45 per cent to 17.4 million in 2017-18 from 12 million in 2010-11, according a survey report released on Friday.