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India records progress against child marriage, gender violenceNew data reveals child marriage rates are falling in India. Women aged 20-24 married before 18 dropped to 20.1%. Spousal violence also decr...- Supreme Court seeks response of Centre, states on PIL seeking 30% quota for women lawyers in govt panelsThe Supreme Court has asked the Centre and all states for their views on a Public Interest Litigation that demands a 30 per cent quota for ...
- Canada Census 2026 Explained: Why sexual orientation is being asked and what penalties you could face for not filling census form?Canada's 2026 Census of Population and Agriculture has commenced data collection. For the first time, residents will be asked about their s...
- How long will it take to achieve gender equality? JPMorgan’s SHOCKING predictionJPMorgan Chase & Co.'s latest report reveals that gender equality remains a distant goal, with an estimated 134 years needed to achieve ful...
- Blue-collar workforce in India struggling for gender equality: ReportWomen in India's blue-collar jobs continue to face systemic hurdles, being relegated to lower-skilled, lower-paid roles. The WorkIndia repo...
- It pays to fix gender wage disparitySome of these factors are addressed by the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MNREGA) scheme that acted as a ballast d...
- 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...
- 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...
- View: India Inc stands to gain from embracing gender equality in the boardroom & beyondIndia’s economic recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic will no doubt be a challenge. But it has the latent power of half a billion women wait...
- 'STEM is a viable career for women, they should be given the right tools to create a gender-equal world'Selina Yuan said female executives make up 34% of Alibaba Cloud's total workforce.
- ET Women’s Forum: Julia Gillard bats for women power; says gender equality needs more female representation in govt, industryGender equality is still a long way away, says the former PM of Australia.
- 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.
- View: India not shining when it comes to women's progressGender parity is a crucial factor that majorly impacts countries and corporations worldwide.
- Greater access for women in labour market a challengeThe Goal 5 of SDGs aims to eliminate all forms of discrimination and violence against women in public and private spheres.
- India Inc begins audits for equal payAlthough men and women start off at the same salary level, a gap emerges over time, a report reveals how 12 years into their careers, women...
- India trails on two targets under Millennium Development GoalsMDGs are international development goals that United Nations member states and numerous international organisations, including India, have ...
- Women's role in peace, recovery should be strengthened: UNOn Tuesday, the UN Security Council will conduct a high-level review in commemoration of resolution 1325 on women, peace and security.
- Women more likely than men to initiate divorceWomen are more likely than men to initiate divorce, but they are no more likely than men to initiate breakups in a dating relationship, say...
- India has achieved 5 of 12 targets under MDGs: GovernmentIndia has already achieved 5 of the 12 target under UN's Millennium Development Goals and is close to achieving four more by 2015, the Parl...
- Unisex identification: Passports cannot serve their purpose by neutering genderThe proposal by Britain to neuter gender in passports could have far wider ramifications than merely sparing the blushes of transgender or ...
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