In Tamil Nadu, Domestic Violence Cases Rise, and Women’s Activists Cheer

Thu, 03/07/2013

The New York Times India Ink Blog

Data from one of ICRW's reports - Fertility Decline and Changes in Women’s Lives and Gender Equality in Tamil Nadu, India - was cited to highlight the increase in women's workforce participation in Tamil Nadu.

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