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Trump shifts higher education fight from campus probes to federal rulebookThe Trump administration is changing its approach to higher education. Instead of targeting individual campuses, new federal rules are bein...
‘Just left my second job this year due to having a boss who screams and throws things, is this the new norm?’: This viral story exposed what millions of American workers are too afraid to sayA woman's experience with abusive bosses led her to quit two jobs, a story echoed by many online. Data reveals a significant percentage of ...
Boss denied you a deserving salary hike despite good performance? Check your rights under new Labour CodePrivate sector employees in India face limited legal recourse against appraisal discrimination, especially when it's not gender-based. Whil...
How birdwatching trains the brain to focus faster and remember betterBirdwatching sharpens observation and memory. New research shows it can physically change the brain. Years of identifying birds lead to str...
Shocking claim: Ex-JPMorgan Chase banker Chirayu Rana accused of faking family tragedy in lawsuit against Lorna Hajdini — what we knowA former JPMorgan banker allegedly faked his father's death to take bereavement leave. Chirayu Rana then filed a lawsuit against executive ...
India sees improvement in sex ratio at birth, 12 states above national average: JP NaddaIndia has seen progress in reducing sex-based discrimination, with 12 states exceeding the national sex ratio at birth average of 917. Unio...
Gift tax bias against same-sex couples lands in High CourtA same-sex couple has challenged a discriminatory tax law in Bombay High Court. The couple argues that the law unfairly taxes gifts between...
UK Supreme Court ruling: What does defining 'woman' by biological sex mean for transgender rights and single-sex spaces in the UK?UK Supreme Court ruling on the legal definition of a woman has sparked national debate, clarifying that "woman" under UK law refers to biol...
Microsoft settles California probe over worker leave for $14 millionMicrosoft agrees to pay $14 million to settle claims of retaliating against workers for taking leave in California. The settlement also man...
Plea for review of same-sex marriages verdict mentioned in SC for open court hearingThe Supreme Court will hear a review petition against the top court's judgement declining marriage equality rights to queer couples on Nove...
Calling man bald at work is sexual harassment, rules UK tribunalThe three-member tribunal, led by Judge Jonathan Brain, had to determine whether a reference to someone's lack of hair was simply an insult...
Reversing Trump, US restores transgender health protectionsThe action by the Department of Health and Human Services affirms that federal laws forbidding sex discrimination in health care also prote...
Section 377 moored in gender stereotypes that reinforce sexism: Supreme CourtJustice Chandrachud quoted from Andrew Koppelman, to argue that the taboo against homosexuals “polices the boundaries that separate the dom...
Once criminality of Sec 377 goes, stigma against LGBTQ also will: SCSC said LGBTQ community faced stigma because of the criminality attached to consensual same-sex relationship.
Microsoft is being sued for sex discriminationFormer Microsoft security expert Katie Moussouris (pictured), who worked for 7 years with the company's Trusted Computing Group, is heading...
- Bombay High Court ruling mirrors United States law on employment
Bombay HC's ruling that no one in India can be compelled to declare his religion appears a step towards the American practice.
Educating girl child is top priority of the government: Maneka GandhiAs for the logo, officials said that it is to be developed through crowd sourcing with the purpose of including the logo in all advertiseme...
- US court upholds sexual discrimination lawsuit against L&T
A US court has upheld a class claim of sex discrimination filed against Larsen and Toubro Infotech, a subsidiary of Indian conglomerate L&T.
- PM concerned over declining sex ratio, writes to CMs to act
PM Singh has written to all Chief Ministers asking them act in a swift and concerted manner to check pre-natal sex determination.
- Sharp decline in child sex ratio in India: UNFPA
The study covered four Asian countries India, China, Nepal and Vietnam where sex ratio imbalances were alarming.