Accenture in India has launched a program to support employees choosing to adopt a child, providing financial assistance for adoption-relat...

The company has rolled out the 'Paw-ternity Policy' that allows employees with pets time off and other benefits to care for their pets.

Volvo Group India has introduced a gender-neutral parental leave programme, which allows 26 weeks of leave for primary caregivers either pa...

Companies such as HUL, Tata Steel, Accenture, Deloitte, KPMG, Zomato, Vedanta, Cummins India, Good Glamm and Publicis Sapient are providing...

From April 1, financial services firm JP Morgan will be increasing paid paternity leave in India from the current 10 days to 16 weeks; adop...

There is also a notable difference in the size of the baby-name pool for boys and for girls.

Having both boys and girls wear ‘three-quarters’ — instead of shorts/trousers for boys and skirts/salwar for girls — and shirts goes a long...

The parental leave policy ensures non-discrimination irrespective of gender, sexual identity, marital status, or the circumstance of parent...

Not only the new leave policy applies equally to women, men, heterogenous or same-sex couples so they can stay present for their children b...

In several companies the parental leave can be availed by new fathers anytime within a year of becoming a parent. Experts believe most new ...

Under the new policy, Cyient employees, including birth and adoptive parents of any gender, can take up to 12 weeks of paid time off at ful...

A bench headed by Chief Justice S A Bobde issued notices to union ministries of home affairs, law and justice and the women and child devel...

Employees will receive benefits for adoption, fertility care and surrogacy, which include five days of leave in a calendar year in order to...

The coverage is also extended to children adopted through a legal process by employees, including single and same-sex LGBTI employees, the ...

The company believes this move will enrich the workplace and foster a more inclusive culture in the organisation.

Some urban parents are rewriting the rules to give their children gender-neutral upbringing. Brands have taken note of the change.

Over the past two years the title has been quietly added to official forms and databases in Britain and is now being considered for inclusi...