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Mind the gap: Financial products that women in India need but don’t haveIf India is serious about women-led growth, it must move beyond credit access and design finance for the agency of women.- Once known for drought & rejecting girl child, this village is now green haven that celebrates every girl born. All because one father turned his daughter's death into revolutionA father's grief over the loss of his daughter sparked a remarkable movement in a village in Rajasthan. Today, Piplantri celebrates the bir...
- Diljit Dosanjh's 'Morni' and the gender bias of cultural memoryIndian singer Diljit Dosanjh's music highlights the peahen, challenging traditional animal symbolism. Historically, animals embodying stren...
- “Not Australia, but India rejected me for being a woman”: Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw clarifies how gender bias led her to build Biocon in viral postBiocon founder Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw intervened and clarified after a viral post claimed that Australia denied her a master brewer role due t...
- Karnataka 'hate speech' bill unnecessary, existing framework adequate: Home MinistryThe Union Home Ministry has informed Karnataka that its proposed bill to curb hate speech might be unnecessary. Existing laws are deemed su...
- Boss denied you a deserving salary hike despite good performance? Check your rights under new Labour CodePrivate sector employees in India face limited legal recourse against appraisal discrimination, especially when it's not gender-based. Whil...
- Can you be fired from job despite achieving your annual target? Know what the labour law saysMeeting annual targets doesn't guarantee job security in the private sector. Labour laws, particularly the Industrial Disputes Act, offer p...
- She is an ex-techie who entered industry with no support, lost movies to star kids. Later, won a National Award. Kriti Sanon calls out pay disparity in BollywoodKriti Sanon recently opened up about the struggles she faced in Bollywood, including unequal pay, losing roles to star kids and dealing wit...
- Tripura Assembly urges Centre to reintroduce Women’s Reservation Bill, CPI(M) and Congress oppose motionTripura Assembly has passed a motion calling on the Central government to reintroduce the Women's Reservation Bill. The ruling BJP and its ...
- Newlywed bride asked to say ‘beta’ for a future child; her one-word reply is now going viral. WatchA bride's simple word choice at her Indian wedding has gone viral. During a ritual, she replaced the traditional 'beta' with 'baccha' when ...
- Women remain under-represented in India's deeptech sector: Indeed surveyWomen face significant hurdles in India's deeptech sector, with entry-level representation as low as 0-10% for many firms. Despite steady j...
- Beti Bachao from real foeticideDespite positive strides in the sex ratio at birth, female foeticide in India remains a pressing issue. Laws alone can't solve this deep-ro...
- More, the merrier: Women in policymaking drive better social outcomes, economic gains, NCAER study showsThe ongoing parliamentary session addressing the 33% Women's Reservation Act underscores its profound economic and social advantages. Studi...
- Career breaks, workplace bias top drivers of India’s gender pay gap: SurveyA Naukri survey of over 20,000 professionals reveals that career breaks after children and workplace bias are key drivers of India’s gender...
- The perception of gender pay gap and bias seen rising with affluenceThe second report from the 'Women and Finance' study by DBS Bank India and CRISIL reveals that 23% of salaried women in Indian metros perce...
- Amazon, Microsoft lead efforts to tackle inherent biases in GenAIGenerative artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots are not free of inherent biases, and several ongoing projects from the likes of Amazon and...
- View: Shush those manterruptionsA study by Catalyst found that women face several barriers to being heard in boardrooms, including being interrupted, having their ideas di...
- Women professionals in tech report lower levels of gender bias than in other sectors, says new surveyThe survey was conducted across over 700 respondents in India, working across large enterprises.
- Too young for senior position? Age-based bias becoming more prominent at workplacesAbout 33% of Indian employees face or have faced age-based bias at their workplace.
- How gender-neutral parenting is picking up in urban IndiaSome urban parents are rewriting the rules to give their children gender-neutral upbringing. Brands have taken note of the change.
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