Though India may not be alone in preventing women from serving on the frontline, its armed services' record on equality is still woeful, reports Shreyasi Singh. And it's attitudes, not ability, that seem to be proving the biggest obstacle of all to change.
Parents in India desperate for sons have been taking advantage of advances in medical technology and liberal abortion laws to ensure they don't have daughters. Shreyasi Singh looks at the reasons behind the dramatic distortions in the country's sex ratio.
Where is the best place in the Asia-Pacific for female career advancement? Vivienne Stanton investigates.