Tech sec, be more gender-savvyThe technology sector in India faces a gender pay gap of 28-30%, with a higher disparity of 18-20% in junior management, according to an Ao...
29 Nov, 2023, 11.02 PM 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
Manisha Ropeta: First Hindu woman in Pakistan to become a DSPManisha Ropeta is in the limelight for two reasons: she is in a 'manly' profession in Pakistan's male-dominated culture, and she is the fir...
29 Jul, 2022, 10.29 AM IST
Global warming causing 'feminisation' of turtles: Study20 Dec, 2018, 01.58 PM IST
Why the Budget may not benefit the female kisanHundreds of Ladubens have been documented by the Working Group for Women and Land Ownership (WGWLO), an NGO in Gujarat.
12 Feb, 2018, 11.17 AM IST
As men leave for cities, Economic Survey warns about "feminisation" of India's agricultureThe differential access of women to resources like land, credit, water, seeds and markets needs to be addressed.
29 Jan, 2018, 01.33 PM IST
30 per cent of funds in agriculture schemes being earmarked for women: GovernmentThe decline in the number of women is significantly lower than the men and "this can be easily called the feminisation of agriculture", the...
30 Aug, 2017, 08.09 PM IST
The games Indians play with namesScrawny kids in glasses who raise their hands superfast when the teacher calls out for an answer to a tricky question, thus, bore names lik...
09 Jan, 2017, 11.55 PM IST
Why Kerala cuts a sorry figure on jobsA survey showed the share of working women in women's population was just about 22% in rural areas and 19% in urban ones, unlike other 'wom...
09 May, 2016, 01.25 PM IST
Gender equality key to national development: ExpertA national policy with an action plan backed by resources is the need of the hour to solve gender equality issues in the country, according...
12 Nov, 2015, 07.58 PM IST
Reluctance to cut the umbilical cord to nostalgia is withholding industrial growthTribals are woefully neglected and tutored by vested interests to reject corporate investment that could uplift them from squalor and depri...
06 Mar, 2014, 10.56 AM IST
Women find their voice, take firm stand against violenceIt’s no longer taboo to talk about violence in a patriarchal society as women demand safer cities andaccountability from the government.
31 Dec, 2013, 07.05 AM IST
Gender irrelevant when it comes to work: Top women publishersPublishing is a gender- fair industry and women who are in top editorial positions feel core competence and creative ability drive the choi...
13 Apr, 2012, 06.57 PM IST
- No visas for salesmen in Saudi Arabia's lingerie shops
Saudi Arabia's labour ministry has suspended visas for foreign salesmen at all lingerie and cosmetics shops to pressurise business owners t...
19 Mar, 2012, 10.44 AM IST
Strengthen agri-nutrition linkActive public support can reverse a recent trend of worsening nutrition among the poor.
24 Dec, 2011, 03.46 AM IST
- India’s new strength: Feminisation of political power
Call it the feminisation of power: Mamata Banerjee & J Jayalalithaa join the ranks of Sonia Gandhi, Mayawati, Sheila Dikshit and President ...
14 May, 2011, 03.41 AM IST
Of Men, Women & MachismoThe Indian proverb defines an ideal wife as one who behaves like a minister in the salon, a mommy dear in the kitchen and a harlot in the b...
22 May, 2010, 06.26 AM IST