Nita Bhalla
The WorldNita Bhalla is a former Reuters political and general news correspondent and has worked in India, east and southern Africa and the Indian Ocean region.
Nita Bhalla covers disasters and conflicts, development, womens rights, climate change and governance. She is a former Reuters political and general news correspondent and has worked in India, east and southern Africa and the Indian Ocean region. Nita started her career in 1999 with the BBC in Ethiopia.
Confronting gender disparity? Start with chores, these Indian teens say.
A new program gives teenagers in a Mumbai slum a chance to talk about gender violence — and the other ways girls are treated differently than boys. The hope is that a new generation will question traditional dynamics that leave girls often victimized and powerless.