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This bank hired its first female employee, and now women line up to open accounts
Sreeja Singh Berwal wound up in conservative northern India through an arranged marriage. Her education and job skills landed her a job at a bank, and now women are flocking to open accounts with her. But she remains the bank’s only female employee.
Here’s why kids — and parents — in India love the country’s school lunch program
India’s mid-day meal program is the largest free school lunch program in the world. It has its critics, but it makes kids want to go to school.India’s mid-day meal program is the largest free school lunch program in the world. It has its critics, but it makes kids want to go to school.
Trafficking of young girls in India a growing problem amid gender imbalance
India has a growing problem with trafficking of young women. Oftentimes, though, these women aren’t sold into prostitution, per se, but rather into forced marriages. It’s a problem exacerbated by a culture that has allowed female fetuses to be aborted, leading to many more men than women.
