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The gender conundrum
2 weeks, 2 days ago

The gender conundrum

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: In early October, lieutenant general Rajeev Puri of the Indian Army wrote a five-page letter to his senior, general officer commanding-in-chief lieutenant general Ram Chander Tiwari, appraising the work of eight women colonels under his authority. It was not even two years ago that the Indian Army allowed women officers to be promoted to the rank of colonel, and …

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Foxconn's recruitment shake-up? No more age, gender, or marital status in job ads
1 month, 1 week ago

Foxconn's recruitment shake-up? No more age, gender, or marital status in job ads

New Indian Express  

The Taiwan-based Foxconn, a key supplier of Apple products in India, has instructed its hiring agents to remove age, gender, and marital status criteria from job ads for iPhone assembly workers. The company has also asked agents to exclude Foxconn’s name from the A Reuters investigation published on June 25 revealed that Foxconn had been excluding married women from jobs …

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A historic gender gap is emerging ahead of the election and will likely decide if Trump or Harris wins
1 month, 4 weeks ago

A historic gender gap is emerging ahead of the election and will likely decide if Trump or Harris wins

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. If voters don’t “get this election right,” she …

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Gender Gap in Asian American Voter Support for Kamala Harris: A Deep Dive into Identity Representation
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Gender Gap in Asian American Voter Support for Kamala Harris: A Deep Dive into Identity Representation

Times of India  

A new survey reveals that Asian American women are driving the gender gap in support for Kamala Harris' presidential candidacy. While Harris's racial identity has received significant attention, her gender is emerging as a major factor in determining voter support. The findings suggest that Asian American women are more likely to support Harris than their male counterparts, with a significant …

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Budgetary allocation through a gender lens
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Budgetary allocation through a gender lens

Hindustan Times  

In the presentation of the Union Budget, 2024, finance minister, Nirmala Sitharaman, announced that one of the government’s priorities will be employment and skilling, with a particular focus on higher participation of women in the workforce. Schemes for women’s safety and empowerment under Mission Shakti, such as Beti Bachao Beti Padhao, Sakhi Niwas, Palna, Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana and …

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Insights and inspiration from Salesforce’s second trailblazing women summit in India
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Insights and inspiration from Salesforce’s second trailblazing women summit in India

Live Mint  

Salesforce’s Trailblazing Women Summit in Hyderabad united over 350 women leaders to discuss gender equality and innovation. Salesforce’s second edition of the Trailblazing Women Summit in India was nothing short of a powerhouse event. Women Redefining Leadership in Tech: Breaking Barriers Throughout the summit, industry stalwarts like Shailina Parti, COO of Westside, Tata; Sayali Aklekar, Head IT & Digital, Bisleri …

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For female athletes of color, scrutiny around gender rules and identity is part of a long trend
4 months, 2 weeks ago

For female athletes of color, scrutiny around gender rules and identity is part of a long trend

The Independent  

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Review of ‘Parade’, the author’s new novel that challenges both gender norms and conventional storytelling - The Hindu
5 months ago

Review of ‘Parade’, the author’s new novel that challenges both gender norms and conventional storytelling - The Hindu

The Hindu  

In a moving scene from the aboriginal chapter ‘The Stuntman’ in Rachel Cusk’s recent book, Parade, the female narrator is “hit forcibly in the head” by a strange woman, which the narrator later interprets as an artistic gesture. In a review of Parade in the New York Magazine, journalist Andrea Long Chu accuses Cusk of being a gender fundamentalist and …

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Dilip Cherian | Women rise in IFS, but gender parity is still distant
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Dilip Cherian | Women rise in IFS, but gender parity is still distant

Deccan Chronicle  

The presence of women in the Indian Foreign Service increased by 6.6 per cent to the current 37.8 per cent in the period 2014-2022. Historically, women in the IFS faced numerous challenges, such as being excluded from challenging postings and needing government approval to marry, unlike their male counterparts. To achieve true gender parity in the IFS, external affairs minister …

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Is this why British blokes love to BBQ? Men eat more meat in countries like the UK where there is greater equality between the sexes, study claims
6 months, 1 week ago

Is this why British blokes love to BBQ? Men eat more meat in countries like the UK where there is greater equality between the sexes, study claims

Daily Mail  

With summer just around the corner now, men across the UK will finally be preparing to fire up the BBQ. Researchers from the University of Zurich say that men eat more meat - and women less - in countries with greater equality between the sexes. Researchers from the University of Zurich say that men eat more meat - and women …

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How perceived sexism impacts older women’s well-being
9 months ago

How perceived sexism impacts older women’s well-being

Live Mint  

Over the years, research has shown gender discrimination and mental health are integrally linked. Now, a new study shows that perceived gender discrimination is associated with poorer mental health among middle-aged and older women. The study, published in the journal PLOS One, surveyed over 3,000 middle-aged and older women living in England to better understand the relationship between their well-being …

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International Women's Day 2024: Promoting gender equality at workplace
9 months, 2 weeks ago

International Women's Day 2024: Promoting gender equality at workplace

Hindustan Times  

Did you know that no country has achieved full gender parity and fewer than 1 percent of women and girls live in a country with high women’s empowerment and a small gender gap? Women empowerment, equal pay, gender gap, work-life balance, etc are some of the terms that we hear frequently. They achieve, on average, 72 percent of what men …

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J&K administration focusing on women-led development, says Sinha
9 months, 3 weeks ago

J&K administration focusing on women-led development, says Sinha

Hindustan Times  

Lieutenant governor Manoj Sinha on Saturday said his administration is focusing on women-led development with unwavering dedication and determination to support gender parity and gender equity. Manoj Sinha {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} Sinha commended the endeavour of the commission to bring together women achievers to share their inspirational journey ahead of International Women’s Day on March 8. {{^usCountry}} {{/usCountry}} “Today, …

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The Great Gender Divide: Globally, young women are becoming more liberal than men, but what about India?
10 months, 1 week ago

The Great Gender Divide: Globally, young women are becoming more liberal than men, but what about India?

Hindustan Times  

Not so long ago, we’d look at generations as a whole. “In countries on every continent, an ideological gap has opened up between young men and women.” American women have become more liberal since the 1990s, finds a new Gallup poll and the shift is more evident among young women and senior women—up by 11 points. The similarities in career …

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The ideological divide between men and women is growing. What’s happening?
10 months, 1 week ago

The ideological divide between men and women is growing. What’s happening?

The Independent  

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Efforts will be made to make India healthier, says Soumya Swaminathan
1 year, 2 months ago

Efforts will be made to make India healthier, says Soumya Swaminathan

The Hindu  

There is still a gender imbalance in the upper echelon of government committees and private institutions, but the younger generation of women is better at getting their voice heard, said Soumya Swaminathan, Chairperson, MS Swaminathan Research Foundation, in a conversation with Vanitha Venugopal, FLO Chennai Skilling Head and Head of Incubation, Startup Tamil Nadu, on Saturday. Addressing a gathering of …

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From women’s reservation to gender equality
1 year, 2 months ago

From women’s reservation to gender equality

The Hindu  

Last week, Parliament passed the women’s reservation Bill, which provides one-third reservation for women in the Lok Sabha and Legislative Assemblies. It is now well understood that higher education among girls, increased female labour force participation, and greater financial autonomy among women directly correlate with lower fertility rates. Representation of women to elected bodies must necessarily be seen in the …

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India should vigorously pursue G20 agenda: Commonwealth General-Secretary
1 year, 3 months ago

India should vigorously pursue G20 agenda: Commonwealth General-Secretary

The Hindu  

India should pursue with vigour the G20 agenda and make sure that gender parity and gender-inclusive approaches are woven into everything, according to Commonwealth General-Secretary Patricia Scotland. She said the Commonwealth "would strongly encourage India to do is to pursue with vigour the G20 agenda and make sure that gender parity, gender inclusive approaches is woven in to absolutely everything". …

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An event to help create more female leaders
1 year, 4 months ago

An event to help create more female leaders

The Hindu  

That is how Sonal Bansal describes her experience at up! “We can’t deny the fact that there is a huge gap between men and women in the workplace,” points out Ms. Bansal, Senior Manager, Accounts and Finance, at Birla Corporation Limited, Kolkata. “When the Annual Gender Gap report was published by the World Economic Forum in 2021, where data is …

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Gender sensitivity works in favour of economic growth
1 year, 4 months ago

Gender sensitivity works in favour of economic growth

Live Mint  

Gender inequality is a global reality. A study that reviewed national laws on gender equality in 193 countries found that “sexual harassment by co-workers, supervisors or employers, either in the form of sexual behaviour-based or sex-based, may happen at every stage of employment” and it cuts across geographies and occupations. Evidence from past research and individual accounts of the #MeToo …

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Navya Naveli Nanda opens up about gender equality in Bachchan family; says 'Agastya can...'
1 year, 5 months ago

Navya Naveli Nanda opens up about gender equality in Bachchan family; says 'Agastya can...'

India TV News  

Navya Naveli Nanda, on several occasions, spoke about social issues decaying the country. Navya Naveli Nanda is the daughter of Shweta Bachchan and granddaughter of Amitabh Bachchan and Jaya Bachchan. In her recent chat, Navya also revealed she looks up to the women in her life and she would love to imbibe Jaya Bachchan's confidence. The nani-granddaughter duo hogged headlines …

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Men and women experience gender discrimination when applying for jobs
1 year, 7 months ago

Men and women experience gender discrimination when applying for jobs

NL Times  

According to recent studies, the criterion for hiring women and men depends on how many employees in the company are of the same gender as the applicant. The new study, which combined findings from 57 previous studies on gender discrimination, for the first time systematically examined the percentage of women and men in each occupational group. The researchers were able …

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In Japan, women find rare parity in the prosecutors’ office
1 year, 9 months ago

In Japan, women find rare parity in the prosecutors’ office

Associated Press  

TOKYO — At the prosecutors’ office in Tokyo, everyone makes their own copies and tea — tasks often relegated to women in a country that’s been criticized for its lack of gender equality. “When you think about who has the task of pursuing the truth, among judges, defense lawyers and prosecutors, it’s the prosecutors,” Ito said in a February interview …

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What’s International Women’s Day and why is it important?
1 year, 9 months ago

What’s International Women’s Day and why is it important?

Al Jazeera  

As the world marks International Women’s Day on March 8, we take a look at the celebration, the theme and its origins. “Bringing women into technology results in more creative solutions and has greater potential for innovations that meet women’s needs and promote gender equality,” says the UN. Are you with us?#IWD2023 pic.twitter.com/DywzqfziY9 — UN Women March 8, 2023 How …

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