Is this BJP's 'Nari Vandana'?: Rahul Gandhi over alleged indecent remarks against Geniben ThakorRahul Gandhi has strongly criticized the BJP. He stated the party's 'Nari Vandana' slogan is a facade. This follows alleged indecent remark...
'Anga, Banga, Kalinga' will have BJP govts next month: Amit ShahUnion Home Minister Amit Shah stated that the Bharatiya Janata Party will form governments in Anga, Banga, and Kalinga after May 5. He note...
Nitin Nabin accuses TMC of betraying women over quota billBJP leader Nitin Nabin accused the Trinamool Congress of betraying women by opposing the central government's women's reservation bill. He ...
Women's safety takes centre stage in Tamil Nadu electionsViolence against women and children is a major election issue in Tamil Nadu. The opposition alleges the DMK government is soft on crime and...
‘Dreams crushed’, ‘selfish politics’, and ‘we’ll be back’: Key highlights from Modi’s speech after Lok Sabha rejects women’s reservation amendment billPrime Minister Narendra Modi apologized to Indian women after the Lok Sabha rejected the 33% reservation bill. He stated that the aspiratio...
Opposition to urge Narendra Modi to implement earlier women’s reservation billOpposition parties plan to write to Prime Minister Narendra Modi. They demand the implementation of the old Women's Reservation Bill. INDIA...
Akhilesh seeks quota for OBC and Muslim womenAkhilesh Yadav accused the BJP of using the Women's Reservation Act to delay the census and demanded inclusion of OBC and Muslim women in t...
'Trump card designed to retain power, not to empower women'Priyanka Gandhi Vadra accused the NDA government of using the women's reservation bill as an electoral tactic, questioning its sincerity an...
If Chankaya was alive, he would've been startled by your political shrewdness: Priyanka to ShahPriyanka Gandhi Vadra lauded Home Minister Amit Shah's political acumen, calling him 'startlingly shrewd' like Chanakya. She accused the go...
View: Eight years since a quota for women on boards was mandated, has India Inc improved gender balance?Eight years on, media coverage on the consequences of the regulation has been rather pessimistic, pointing towards jugaad-like, symbolic fe...
The tightrope walk between diversity quotas and being forward leaningIf we don’t build a workplace culture that is fair and equitable, efforts in hiring women will eventually be put to waste and we will be ba...
More girl students to get admission in IITs from 2018The Joint Admission Board (JAB) had set up a panel last year, under the chairmanship of professor Timothy Gonsalves to find ways to improve...
Investors rate women board members higher than men: StudyIn those countries where it was particularly hard for women to make it to the top, there was a bigger fall in the share price following the...
Government announces 33 per cent woman quota in UTs' policeThe government said the decision will also instill confidence among women and enable them to approach police without hesitation for seeking...
Women should be chosen on merit, and not because of their genderMany studies have shown a positive correlation between gender diversity on boards and improvements in financial performance.
Brinda reels off statistics to show OBC women not disadvantagedIf the UPA government managed to pass the Women's Reservation Bill in the Rajya Sabha, it was thanks to the BJP and Left parties.
- Brinda joins women's quota committee
It will almost be a women versus men battle in the Parliamentary panel examining the women’s reservation bill. The latest to join the team ...