Transgender law must retain self-identification: Trans activist Maya ThakurA new law amends transgender rights, replacing self-identification with medical board approval. Maya Thakur, a transgender icon, argues thi...
13 Apr, 2026, 02.57 PM IST
Meta sued by ex-employee for sexual harassment, gender discriminationKelly Stonelake, a former employee of Meta, has claimed in a lawsuit filed this week that she faced gender-based discrimination and harassm...
08 Feb, 2025, 12.59 AM IST
Himachal Pradesh: Education, jobs and ending discrimination main issues, says transgender iconMaya Thakur, the transgender icon from Kothi village in Kunihar area of Solan district under Shimla parliamentary constituency, advocates f...
18 May, 2024, 12.09 PM IST
Govt's first equal opportunity policy for transgender personsThe ministry of social justice and empowerment has notified Equal Opportunities Policy for Transgender Persons to ensure fair treatment of ...
24 Feb, 2024, 12.03 AM IST
Workplace harassment: Confusion mounts as all kinds of cases get filed under PoSHA lack of awareness on redressal mechanisms for general grievances in some companies, and a feeling among many employees that since PoSH is...
27 Aug, 2023, 06.47 AM IST
Robust mechanism to address gender-based misconduct in sports imperative: SC judge Hima KohliIt is imperative to establish a robust mechanism to address gender-based misconduct as the creation of an inclusive environment sends the m...
08 Jul, 2023, 01.40 PM IST
Youth Congress president Srinivas BV files anticipatory bail petition at Gauhati High Court on TuesdayOn April 19, expelled Assam Youth Congress president Angkita Dutta had filed a complaint at Dispur police station alleging that Srinivas wa...
02 May, 2023, 07.40 PM IST
Former Assam Youth Congress leader Angkita Dutta says she is not joining any other party, will wait for justiceThe Assam Police on Sunday asked Srinivas B.V. to appear before it by May 2 for questioning in connection with allegations of harassment an...
24 Apr, 2023, 09.04 PM IST
Microsoft board to review sexual harassment, discrimination policiesThe review will produce a transparency report with results of any sexual harassment investigations in recent years against the company's di...
14 Jan, 2022, 10.45 AM IST
China set to pass stringent law protecting women's rights amid criticism of suppressing #MeToo movementThe draft revision to the 'Law on the Protection of the Rights and Interests of Women' was submitted for its first reading on Monday to the...
22 Dec, 2021, 05.50 PM IST
Indian court calls for sweeping reforms to respect LGBT rightsJudge Anand Venkatesh of the Madras High Court ruled in favour of the couple, who had complained that police had subjected them to harassin...
07 Jun, 2021, 09.30 PM IST
Lawsuit in US accuses Amazon of ‘systemic’ racism in corporate officesCharlotte Newman, who is Black and heads Underrepresented Founder Startup Business Development at Amazon Web Services, said in the suit she...
03 Mar, 2021, 12.24 AM IST
National commission for women mulling a policy to prevent gender discrimination at the workplaceThe National Commission for Women (NCW) is planning to bring in a comprehensive policy against gender discrimination at the workplace.
17 Nov, 2018, 07.00 PM IST
Parliamentary panel favours reservations for transgendersThe committee is examining the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Bill, 2016, which seeks to define the term "transgender" and proh...
26 Apr, 2017, 08.20 PM IST
Sports Ministry to form committee to resolve women complaintsThe Minister said his ministry provides equal assistance and incentives to both male and female athletes and there is no gender discriminat...
08 Mar, 2017, 03.53 PM IST
Lawsuits like Ellen Pao's, no matter the result, encourage other claimsCases against Twitter and Facebook filed in California state court during Pao’s trial may indicate the thin end of the wedge.
30 Mar, 2015, 02.50 AM IST
- CRPF must disclose info on alleged gender discrimination: CIC
The Central Information Commission has rapped the CRPF, which is exempted under RTI, for repeatedly posting a lady officer in a 'male batta...
06 Jul, 2008, 12.25 PM IST