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
Prolonged school closures due to Covid pose threat to gender equality: UNSECO studyDrawing on evidence from about 90 countries and in-depth data collected in local communities, the report shows that gender norms and expect...
21 Nov, 2021, 04.31 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
Australia to cease all bilateral aid to PakistanThe report titled 'Aid Program Performance report 2018-19 on Pakistan' said Pakistan bilateral aid programme will be reduced to 19 million ...
03 Dec, 2019, 12.26 PM IST
ET View: Passage of Triple Talaq Bill a moment of great import for India’s legislative historyWith this bill, Parliament righted a wrong it had inflicted on its people more than two decades earlier.
31 Jul, 2019, 09.21 AM IST
Advancing gender parity could contribute $770 billion to India’s GDP by 2025: McKinsey reportIn contrast, in China, women contribute 41% to the overall GDP and comprise 44% of the workforce and in Singapore, these are 39% and 45%, r...
20 Jun, 2018, 08.19 AM IST
Centre firmly behind victims of triple talaq: Ravi Shankar PrasadPrasad added that while India respected freedom of religion and faith, "discriminatory" practices could not be held an integral part of it ...
20 Apr, 2017, 11.19 PM IST
Declare triple talaq, nikah halala, polygamy inconsistent with fundamental right: Centre to SCMuslim women cannot be denied the right to equality guaranteed under the Constitution and other international covenants, the central govern...
11 Apr, 2017, 11.51 AM IST
Government's stand on triple talaq in sync with Constitution: Ravi Shankar PrasadThe Centre had opposed in the Supreme Court the practice of triple talaq among Muslims, maintaining that it cannot be regarded as an essent...
15 Oct, 2016, 06.42 PM IST
Centre can hold referendum on triple talaq: AIMPLB member Zafaryab JilaniOn October 7, the Centre had opposed in the Supreme Court the practice of triple talaq, 'nikah halala' and polygamy among Muslims and favou...
11 Oct, 2016, 02.04 PM IST
Abolish triple talaq and polygamy, Centre tells Supreme CourtInvoking secular practices, the Centre said one section of women in society could never be worse off than the other
08 Oct, 2016, 01.37 PM IST
Taslima Nasreen bats for uniform civil codeThe author, who has written extensively on oppression of women, said that both Hindu and Muslim women were being discriminated against due ...
18 Mar, 2016, 12.54 PM IST
Nawaz Sharif leaves for US to attend UNGA annual sessionOn the sidelines of the session, Sharif will attend global leaders meeting on gender equality and women empowerment organised by China and ...
22 Sep, 2015, 03.43 PM IST
IMF chief refers to Delhi gangrape victim at WEF speechLagarde invoked the Delhi gangrape incident during a speech at the WEF while emphasising that expectations of Indian women on gender equity...
24 Jan, 2013, 01.16 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