HR asks candidate her marriage plans during interview; scandalised netizens demand ban of ‘outdated questions’Janhavi Jain, a UK-based professional, took to X (formerly Twitter) to express her disbelief after encountering an unexpected and controver...
23 Nov, 2024, 10.57 AM IST
MHA tells states to ensure LGBTQ+ prisoners rights in jailsThe Centre directs state governments to ensure equal prison visitation rights for members of the queer community without discrimination. Gu...
18 Jul, 2024, 09.41 PM IST
Calcutta HC directs WB govt to ensure 1 pc reservation for transgender persons in public employmentThe Calcutta High Court has instructed the West Bengal government to implement a one percent reservation for transgender persons in all pub...
16 Jun, 2024, 03.54 PM IST
90% of women not sure about DEI measures for inclusion in ANSR and Talent500 surveyA study engaged with about 3000 women pan-India to understand and evaluate their insights on representation and engagement of women workfor...
13 Feb, 2024, 07.46 PM IST
"There is discrimination...": Asaduddin Owaisi hits out at PM Modi over his remark on religious minorities"The Prime Minister of India took questions for the first time in 9 years and to a specific question, he claimed there was no discriminatio...
24 Jun, 2023, 07.12 PM IST
India Inc opens doors to transgender employeesKPMG, Infosys, Accenture, Nestaway, Sodexo and others have policies have introduced policies as well as hiring plans to ease the transition...
14 Jan, 2020, 07.21 AM IST
ET Women's Forum: Global leaders to deliberate how to empower India's half a billion womenWhat will happen when India’s women are empowered is not the most important question right now. How to empower them is.
15 Mar, 2018, 08.42 AM IST
India's ranking improves in gender diversity: ReportAs per the report, there has been a steady growth in women in leadership positions from 17 per cent last year to 20 per cent in 2018. This ...
08 Mar, 2018, 07.16 PM IST
Ravi Shankar Prasad backs Muslim marriage law reformPrasad said there was unanimity within the ruling BJP on the matter and added that it was “politics-neutral” because India is a secular cou...
11 Oct, 2016, 01.00 AM IST
Quota only if a community has faced discrimination, says Prof Sukhadeo ThoratProf Sukhadeo Thorat, says case of quota for Jats and similar groups like Patels should have to be based on sufficient evidence on discrimi...
24 Feb, 2016, 11.20 AM IST
Clear evidence of gender bias in Chinese academia: Survey"This means that the discrimination is not a fixed policy or standard, but involves social judgments," Wang said in an article published by...
04 Jan, 2016, 12.20 PM IST
Gender parity to boost India's economic growth: IMFAs per a recent IMF study, India's GDP can expand by 27 per cent if the number of women workers increases to the same level as that of men.
15 Nov, 2015, 02.40 PM IST
LIC elevates Sarojini Dikhale and Mini Ipe to top brassDikhale has taken charge from the HR department. Ipe, who was earlier with the real estate department, assumed office in the same period.
26 Jul, 2015, 02.07 PM IST
Lawsuits like Ellen Pao's, no matter the result, encourage other claimsCases against Twitter and Facebook filed in California state court during Pao’s trial may indicate the thin end of the wedge.
30 Mar, 2015, 02.50 AM IST
Elderly women face age discrimination, ageism, elder abuse and mistreatment: StudyAs per 2011 Census there were approx. 6.5 Lakh elderly women in Delhi (approximately 51 per cent of total elderly population of Delhi).
23 Mar, 2015, 02.11 PM IST
Concept of masculinity must be redefined for men: Farhan Akhtar at UNThe filmmaker-actor-singer, who was among a handful of men attending the session, said that while strong, deterrent laws and swift justice ...
12 Mar, 2015, 12.22 PM IST
Discrimination against north-east people a reality: SurveyThere was a silver lining in the report for the national capital as 47 per cent respondents were hopeful that the city can be free from dis...
06 Dec, 2014, 08.29 PM IST