Several changes may have taken place in the lives of Indian women but gendered realities continue to reflect in their status in a family every day.

Sonalde Desai writes: It is time for us to focus on empowering all women, including Muslim women, by ensuring their access to education, employment, and public safety.

National health survey indicates the urgent need for lowering maternal and infant mortality rates, as well as for promoting responsible and mature parenthood.

Notable findings from the Woman’s Schedule component of the National Family Health Survey.

Sonalde Desai, Debasis Barik write: The demographic dividend is smaller, but will last longer due to regional variation in the onset of fertility decline. As southern states struggle with the growing burden of supporting the elderly, northern states will supply the workforce needed for growth.