Maharashtra govt, UNICEF breaking gender stereotypes among childrenThe Maharashtra government and UNICEF are expanding their Gender Transformative Programme to 120 schools in Dharashiv, aiming to combat gen...
01 Jun, 2025, 12.19 PM IST
More than 89 million urban Indian women out of labour market in 2023-2024, says reportA new report reveals that over 89 million urban women remained out of the labour market in 2023-2024, despite a 10% rise in female employme...
07 Mar, 2025, 05.35 PM IST
Equity in technology needed for true gender parity: Smriti IraniFormer Union Minister Smriti Irani emphasized the urgency of ensuring gender equity in technology at the Indo-American Chamber of Commerce ...
05 Mar, 2025, 01.06 PM IST
DU professor exposes gender pay gap and workplace harassment. ‘I earned Rs 3,200 while male colleagues got Rs 18,000’A viral LinkedIn post by DU professor Kavita Kamboj has sparked discussions on gender pay disparity and workplace harassment in India’s edu...
05 Feb, 2025, 10.20 PM IST
India's gender budgeting progress: Are we truly empowering women?India's gender-responsive budgeting has increased allocations but lacks the necessary systemic reforms and mandatory frameworks across gove...
31 Jan, 2025, 10.53 PM IST
Learn to catch up on the digital lagPratham's ASER 2024 highlights a strong demand for education, with over 80% rural enrolment in pre-primary institutions and improved readin...
28 Jan, 2025, 10.59 PM IST
Pakistan's gender gap index hits rock bottom, second worst globallyWomen's rights activists have issued impassioned pleas for both state and societal commitment to address gender disparities effectively.soc...
07 Jul, 2024, 06.40 AM IST
Women's day off: Massive women's strike in Iceland targets gender pay gap and violenceTens of thousands of women and non-binary individuals in Iceland, including Prime Minister Katrin Jakobsdóttir, are organizing a historic s...
23 Oct, 2023, 06.51 PM IST
Mind your notion of gender by languageThe Supreme Court has released a 30-page guide on combating gender stereotypes in courtrooms. The handbook advises judges to avoid certain ...
25 Aug, 2023, 10.59 PM IST
Most female blue collar employees in India confident about equal pay: SurveyThe research was conducted by Censuswide on behalf of Indeed with 508 employers and 1,001 employees in the blue collar segment. The survey ...
24 Feb, 2023, 07.12 PM IST
Pandemic hurt gender pay-gap in India further; more women failed to get deserving pay hikes, bonusesEmployees are still being judged for taking advantage of flexible working.
09 Dec, 2021, 09.15 PM IST
Gender inequality has cost world $70 tln since 1990: ReportThe report also notes that full gender equality globally can increase the world GDP by up to USD 28 trillion by 2025 and the loss of human ...
05 Mar, 2021, 08.33 PM IST
Bridging the gap for women in science and technologyWe have learned that broadening access to education entails more than setting up the infrastructure, the school, classes, materials, and tr...
08 Mar, 2019, 12.17 PM IST
India witnessing gender disparities against backdrop of rapid economic growth: Gender indexNew Delhi, Oct 1 () India still witnesses gender disparities against the backdrop of rapid economic growth even as the rate of violence aga...
01 Oct, 2018, 07.06 PM IST
India improves student-classroom, pupil-teacher ratios: SurveyIndia has also improved quantitative indicators such as enrolment levels, completion rates and other physical infrastructure.
29 Jan, 2018, 04.26 PM IST
- Underrating girls in maths creates gender gap: Study
New York, Oct 28 (IANS) Teachers underrating girls' ability to solve problems in Mathematics will likely contribute to the widening of gend...
28 Oct, 2016, 04.05 PM IST
US First Lady praises India's steps to educate, empower girlsAccording to Michelle Obama , the World Bank funding was not just a breathtaking investment of resources but also a powerful statement of m...
14 Apr, 2016, 01.27 PM IST