(THE CONVERSATION) I have been teaching a course on rural criminology since 2014, and most of my students are surprised by the information on violence against women presented to them. Due to the lack ...

The first International Day of Rural Women was observed on 15 October 2008. This new international day, established by the General Assembly in its resolution 62/136 of 18 December 2007, recognizes ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Mortality rates have been increasing for rural women with COPD. Rural women with COPD have more asthma, ...

This fact sheet [1] highlights the progress of rural women against key Millennium Development Goal (MDG) indicators, pointing to some of the advancements made and gaps that still exist. It suggests ...

Women-focused savings and loan initiative driven by Africa Nature Investors (ANI) Foundation, in partnership with Roshan ...

By Seth KRAMPAH, Ho The Second Deputy Governor of the Bank of Ghana Mrs Matilda Asante Asiedu has called on Rural and Community Banks (RCBs) to place women at the centre of their strategies, stressing ...

Palghar: The Maharashtra government has initiated a major push toward strengthening economic prospects for women in rural and ...

In his keynote address, he reaffirmed the Prime Minister’s resolve to ensure that no sister remains in poverty, no woman lives with tears in her eyes, and that every sister attains dignity, confidence ...

UN Women, together with Bergljot Hovland, Ambassador of Norway, Ahmed Ebrahim Ahmed Taher Alnuaimi, Ambassador of the United ...

NFHS-5 data shows urban Indians are far more overweight than rural residents. See the obesity gap between men and women ...

The study, published recently in the Annals of Family Medicine, found that shortages were worse in some U.S. areas compared ...