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Updated - March 05, 2026 03:35 pm IST

Berty Ashley
Mary Anderson was travelling through New York in 1902 when she noticed a streetcar driver struggling to see through the sleet and snow. What did she invent that is now standard in every automobile?

Mary Anderson was travelling through New York in 1902 when she noticed a streetcar driver struggling to see through the sleet and snow. What did she invent that is now standard in every automobile? | Photo Credit: Getty Images

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Published - March 05, 2026 01:28 pm IST

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Transforming representation into real change by 2029
Barkha Deva
‘Wars and political instability further weakening the institutions for the protection of women’
INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY
Protecting women’s rights amid conflict and instability
Archana Ramasundaram
True to this Women’s Day’s theme, ‘Give to Gain’, one must encourage vigilance among the women in our lives to pay more attention to their bodies. Investing in women’s health is more than an act of equity. It is an investment from which families, workplaces, and the economy stand to gain.
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The systemic invisibility of women’s midlife health
Sathya Sriram
‘With a steady rise in accessible Internet, women bear the brunt of digital threats’
INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY
Balancing innovation with women’s digital safety
Prachi Dutta
“As migration by men accelerates, agriculture is increasingly being ‘feminised’”
INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY
Rights, justice, action for India’s women farmers
Soumya Swaminathan,Elisabeth Faure
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International Women’s Day
The need to recognise ‘volunteer’ care work
Renjini Rajagopalan
Recognising that women farmers often lack the bargaining power, visibility and market access required for meaningful participation in agriculture value chains, significant investments have been made in building and nurturing Farmer Producer Organisations (FPOs), Producer Groups (PGs), and Producer Enterprises (PEs) under the Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana - National Rural Livelihoods Mission programme. File
Gender, agriculture and climate change
Charanjit Singh
International Womens Day seamless pattern of diverse women faces. Colorful girl group background for equal rights march, feminist protest event or diversity concept.
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Illustration of young scientist woman. vector illustration.
Women’s Day Special | ‘The greatest freedom is intellectual independence’
Sweta Gupta
P. Viji
P. Viji: stitching up rights for women
Malavika Unnikrishnan Menon
A still from the movie, Chak De India.
International Women’s Day
Amplifying women’s voices through movies
Rudrangsh Gupta
Menstrual health and hygiene was declared a fundamental right by the Supreme Court on January 30, 2026.
International Women’s Day
It’s ‘bloody’ normal, bro!
Indulekha S.
The Consumer Protection Act, 2019 doesn’t clearly address gender-based price discrimination. 
The hidden price of being a woman
Attipalli Snija Thanishka Reddy,Putturu Hemanya 
Representative photo
International Women’s Day
Class chores to exam scores: Gender equity must begin at school
P.S. Niranjana
Rosalind Franklin
INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY
Patriarchy, the Matilda effect, and the erasure of women in STEM
Riddhi Datta
A Women’s Day poster in 1914 demanding voting rights for women.
International Women’s Day: when women marched for Bread and Roses
Indrani Pal
Mary Anderson was travelling through New York in 1902 when she noticed a streetcar driver struggling to see through the sleet and snow. What did she invent that is now standard in every automobile?
Quiz: Easy like Sunday morning — Wonderful women!
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INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY
Why India’s ‘leaky pipeline’ in research is unlike the rest of the world
Karishma S. Kaushik
(Left) Iranian filmmaker Mahnaz Mohammadi; and Indian filmmaker Sreemoyee Singh.
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Tanushree Ghosh
All-Women Yakshagana troupes bring new energy to Karnataka’s folk theatre.
International Women’s Day: How women own the Yakshagana stage in Karnataka
Subha J Rao
A woman looks lout through a latticed window
Established by man, made by women – The story of Purani Dilli
Garima Verma
A collective of female students participated in the formation of a women empowerment logo to commemorate International Women’s Day.
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Once trapped in bonded labour, now stitching a livelihood of her own
Rishita Khanna
Amirthavarshini Manishankar.
Women’s Day special: Meet thavil artiste Amirthavarshini Manishankar, who is making a name in the male-dominated world of percussion
Deepa Venkatraman
Artists at the residency
This exhibition ‘Shakti’ celebrates female power through textile art
Sanjana Ganesh
Vidya Raju from Kochi rescuing a python stuck in a net
International Women’s Day: Meet a few certified women snake rescuers from Kerala
Athira M
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How the Telangana Women’s Rugby League is empowering girls through rugby
Neeraja Murthy
The rally aims to mobilise funds for womens development
UK businesswomen begin 1,000 km Chennai-Goa auto- rickshaw rally to support women and children
Chitradeepa Anantharam
The 16 longlisted titles
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Arundhathi Subramaniam
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Kamalika Chatterjee
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International Women’s Day
Meet the woman who’s on a climate mission to the North Pole
Shunali Khullar Shroff
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Priya Ramani
Champion unto the last:  Meenambal  Sivaraj was the first woman president of South India Scheduled Castes Federation.
TAMIL NADU INFOCUS
Meenambal Sivaraj: a trailblazer for Dalit rights and women empowerment
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Webinar on women in tech to offer lessons on leadership and resilience
The Hindu Bureau
Textile reviver Pankaja Sethi’s creation
Women as producers, not beneficiaries: Honest hustle collective showcases 28 enterprises in Chennai
Chitradeepa Anantharam
A new generation of Indian women who are refusing to be held back by barriers.
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Tara Kapur
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Women are increasingly visible, yet persistently interrupted. 
How women negotiate the world
Shyma Begum
Emerging power: R. Sharukala (26), Tamil Nadu’s youngest panchayat president, is emblematic of the emerging generation of powerful women in local governance. In Venkatampatti in Tenkasi, she built a bridge to link an isolated SC habitation to the main village.
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Onwards and upwards: women of Tamil Nadu claim their space in local administration
C. Palanivel Rajan
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Police constables with members of their family after the graduation ceremony in Hyderabad.
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Lavpreet Kaur
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