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
Tech sector, be more gender-savvyA new Aon PLC report shows that the unadjusted gender pay gap in the tech sector in 2023 is 28-30%, while in junior management, it is 18-20...
28 Nov, 2023, 11.14 PM IST
WEF recognised need to count women participation in local bodies in its gender gap report: Smriti IraniThe World Economic Forum (WEF) ranked India at 135 out of 146 countries in its Global Gender Gap (GGG) Index for 2022. India's rank has bee...
23 Jan, 2023, 07.29 PM IST
Niti unit pitches for gender Budgeting actDMEO, which is an attached office under the NITI Aayog, has called for incentivising women participation in all training and capacity build...
07 Jul, 2022, 12.18 AM IST
Niti Aayog developing National Gender IndexNiti Aayog said the index will serve as a tool to map the progress of states and Union Territories (UTs) on defined gender metrics and buil...
01 Mar, 2022, 02.17 PM IST
Chhattisgarh top-performing state on gender equality goal of SDG: NITI Aayog reportLast year, Chhattisgarh scored 43 points on the gender quality parameter and was ranked seventh in India. This year, it scored 61 and toppe...
14 Jun, 2021, 05.40 PM IST
Vakrangee ups its ESG score, now part of Bloomberg Gender-Equality IndexThe recognition reflects Vakrangee’s commitment to improve its performance.
29 Jan, 2021, 08.52 AM IST
Almost 90% of men & women globally are biased against women: UNDP reportNo country in the world – rich or poor - has achieved gender equality.
13 Mar, 2020, 04.51 PM IST
Pakistan tops in holding biases against women: UN ReportAccording to the UNDP report, Andorra had the least population with sexist beliefs, at 27.01%, followed by Sweden and the Netherlands with ...
11 Mar, 2020, 07.56 AM IST
ET Women's Forum: One-year parental leave key for gender equality in labour market, says Marianne HagenHagen is Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs in Norway, which is considered to be a gender-equal country.
08 Feb, 2019, 09.20 AM IST
India ranks 108th in WEF gender gap index 2018Gender gap was measured across four key pillars -- economic opportunity, political empowerment, educational attainment, and health and surv...
18 Dec, 2018, 04.53 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
Gender parity: Despite 21-place jump, India at a lowly 87In this latest edition, the report finds that progress towards parity in the key economic pillar has slowed dramatically with the gap - whi...
26 Oct, 2016, 11.30 AM IST
Women’s progress in employment and leadership stalls in Asia PacificIn 12 out of 18 Asia Pacific markets, women outnumber men in university education gross enrollment rate, however, educational attainment is...
07 Mar, 2016, 03.53 PM IST
Gender pay gap? Most people think men, women paid equallyWomen feel the pinch more than their male counterparts: 70% of women believe there is equal pay for equal work at their employer compared w...
16 Feb, 2016, 11.59 AM IST
India slips to 114th spot in WEF Gender Gap IndexIndia’s poor performance was largely on account of deterioration in economic participation and opportunity, as well as educational attainme...
28 Oct, 2014, 06.52 AM IST
- India named among world's 10 most gender-biased economies
In the overall ranking, the country has slipped from 98th rank in 2006 when the index included a total of 115 countries. No longer a gender...
11 Nov, 2007, 02.30 PM IST