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Men doing household chores, AI's impact: Andhra's education reforms erase gender stereotypes, focus on techAndhra Pradesh is implementing reforms in school education to address gender stereotypes and promote equality. Textbooks are being revised ...
Psychology says women who always wear a scarf in winter may be following a comfort cue their brain has learned to trustA woman who always puts on a scarf before stepping outside may simply prefer the warmth, comfort or familiarity it provides. That habit alo...
Microsoft commits to sweeping AI privacy rules for students. Will other tech giants follow?As the school year started, the country's two largest school districts, New York City and Los Angeles, announced they were putting the brak...
EU-India FTA: European Commission sends landmark trade deal to council for signature, paving way for ratificationThe European Commission has asked EU member states for approval to sign and conclude its landmark Free Trade Agreement with India, a deal t...
Women have always been change-makers in India's history: Lok Sabha Speaker Om BirlaLok Sabha Speaker Om Birla acknowledged women's historical change-making roles in India. He noted their significant contributions to the na...
Not just in legislature, rare to see women in corner offices of PSUs tooWomen account for less than 10% of employees in India’s central public sector enterprises, with representation particularly weak in supervi...
Quote of the Day by Gloria Steinem: "We've begun to raise daughters more like sons... but few have the courage to raise..." Her thought-provoking message about why raising boys to embrace empathy, sensitivity and equality mattersQuote of the Day by Gloria Steinem “We've begun to raise daughters more like sons... but few have the courage to raise our sons more like o...
DU women students hold midnight march over alleged Greater Noida gang-rape, seek safer campusesDelhi University students marched at midnight protesting alleged gang-rape incidents. They demanded safer public spaces and opposed restric...
"Where is debate over men who approved ad?": Gaurav Gogoi questions disproportionate targeting of Kriti SanonActress Kriti Sanon faced public scrutiny over a recent television advertisement. Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi highlighted the patriarchal mind...
Phogat’s case shows the need for gender-sensitive rulesThe Vinesh Phogat verdict, which denied her a shared silver medal, has raised concerns about gender fairness in wrestling rules. Current re...
Mind your notion of gender by languageThe Supreme Court has released a 30-page guide on combating gender stereotypes in courtrooms. The handbook advises judges to avoid certain ...
National Girl Child Day: PM Modi hails accomplishments of nation's daughters in various fieldsThe central government has undertaken many initiatives that focus on empowering the girl child, including access to education, better healt...
Centre calls for gender-sensitive Swachh Bharat messagingThe Modi government feels that currently most such promotions by states could be inadvertently perpetuating gender bias.
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...
All violence is "male-generated": Maneka GandhiParticipating in a live chat with users on Facebook, Gandhi called for increased participation from men in creating gender sensitivity as t...
Government asked to set up Gender Sensitive CommitteeParliament has enacted a law providing for establishment of gender sensitivity committees at all workplaces but itself does not have any su...
The right lessons on gender sensitivityFirst point the gender sensitivity briefings could cover is that the objective is not to avoid getting accused of harassment, but to avoid ...
Govt retrieves 6-year-old report ahead of talks on police reformsThe group of ministers (GoM) had examined the ARC's report on improving public order only once so far, in August 2012.
- Plan panel gets gender sense
Planning Commission has decided to become more gender sensitive in the way it looks at policy for growth and development.
- 'Budget should be gender sensitive'
Budget proposals that are meant to impact the lives of women will be monitored with special care. To implement gender commitments, the gove...