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Quote of the day by Carl Jung: ‘The most masculine man has a feminine soul and the most feminine woman has a masculine soul’ - Famous psychologist on why traditional gender roles don’t define who we areBoys and girls face societal expectations that restrict emotional expression and behavior. Carl Jung's quote reveal that both genders posse...
Friday OTT releases of the week: The Paradise to Dhoomakethu to Sumo Didi, new movies and shows on Netflix, JioHotstar, Prime Video and ZEE5Streaming platforms have something for everyone, featuring an array of films and shows that span genres. Highlights include Chaar Yaar and ...
Female AI assistants were paid less money than male ones despite identical skills. What explains this gender pay gap?Two AI assistants had the same skills, performed identical tasks and used the same technology. Yet, when 189 people were asked to reward th...
Can a married daughter inherit government-allotted land? HC protects her rights under the Hindu Succession ActMarried daughter’s right in 3 bigha 2 biswas agri land granted by govt to her father protected by HC under Hindu Succession Act. Read this ...
Quote of the day by Michelle Obama: ‘Don't babysit your children. You don't babysit your own children’ - former First Lady of the United States on why fathers must be active parentsMichelle Obama’s quote challenge the long-standing notion that fathers are simply assisting mothers with childcare and household duties. By...
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 ...
Bengaluru man used to make tiffin for his daughters. Years later, he became a MasterChef India finalist. How a father’s love for cooking set off a remarkable journeyGrowing up in a gender-neutral household, Bengaluru man Harish Closepet learned the art of cooking as a shared family responsibility. When ...
Meet Mercer Henderson, the 13-year-old tech entrepreneur who created digital products and turned app purchases into donations for nonprofit organizationsMercer Henderson, a young entrepreneur, developed innovative apps like Audiots and FriendIts. Audiots allowed users to add sounds to emojis...
In 2022, Mattel sent two Barbie dolls to the ISS for Mission DreamStar, and their filmed trip became part of a STEM video seriesIn 2022, two Barbie dolls took a stellar trip to the International Space Station as part of the exciting Mission DreamStar. These dolls, be...
Navya Naveli Nanda, Amitabh Bachchan’s granddaughter, says young people want purpose, not just profit: What daughter of Rs 32,500-crore Escorts Kubota chief Nikhil Nanda says about Gen ZNavya Naveli Nanda, granddaughter of Amitabh Bachchan and Jaya Bachchan, has said young people today are looking beyond financial success a...
Reframe 2026 by Breakthrough puts gender norms at the centre of India’s workforce conversationBreakthrough’s three-day summit in New Delhi brought together 70+ speakers and 400+ attendees to explore what it will take for women to ent...
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...
A 2014 study analyzed 62 years of US hurricanes and found female-named storms were nearly three times as deadly as male-named ones, possibly because people perceived them as less threatening and were less likely to take protective actionA study found feminine hurricane names correlated with higher death rates. Researchers suggest gender stereotypes unconsciously reduce perc...
Grant permanent commission to woman Coast Guard officer: Apex Court to CentreIn a significant ruling, the Supreme Court has called upon the Centre to bestow Priya Tyagi with a permanent commission, highlighting that ...
Women make for 35 pc STEM graduates globally; maths, gender stereotypes major reasons: UNESCOUNESCO's GEM team reveals that women constitute only 35% of STEM graduates globally, a figure stagnant for a decade, attributing it to low ...
This engineer switched her gender to male on social media: What happened next reveals the dark truth of online advertisingEngineer Karen de Sousa Pesse conducted an eye-opening experiment by changing her gender from female to male on social media platforms. Thi...
How Supreme Court’s gender-just handbook could further enable India Inc to embrace inclusive languageThe 30-page handbook by the Supreme Court has a “glossary of gender-unjust terms and suggests alternative words or phrases which may be use...
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 ...
SC launches handbook on gender unjust terms; street sexual harassment to replace eve-teasing, sex worker in place of prostituteThe Supreme Court of India has released a handbook that guides judges to avoid gender-biased language in court orders and legal documents. ...
Supreme Court handbook 'aims to combat gender stereotypes'The handbook has a glossary of 'gender unjust' terms and suggests 'alternative words or phrases, which may be used while drafting pleadings...