Kavita Devi becomes first Indian woman wrestler to sign with WWE
NEW DELHI: The women’s division of the WWE has lately become one of the company’s topmost priorities and keeping up with that trend, the company has recruited […]
Gender
IMF favors three structural reforms in India
The IMF has suggested a three- pronged approach for structural reform in India that includes addressing the corporate and banking sector weaknesses, continued fiscal consolidation […]
More women killed in gender violence than armed conflicts in parts of Asia: expert
By Beh Lih Yi Gender-based violence is emerging as one of the deadliest forms of violence in Asia and it has killed more women than armed […]
Giving New Hope to India’s ‘Third Gender’
In India, “hijras” are people who were born male but live as female or who are intersex. After years of discrimination, Indian society is starting […]
AISS organised 3rd World Conference on Women Studies
Noida: Amity Institute of Social Sciences (AISS) in collaboration with World Center for Women Studies (World – CWS) and College of Arts & Sciences, University […]
Day of the Girl Child progress report: India has moved forward in empowering girls but still lags much of the world
By Yasmin Ali Haque Yesterday was International Day of the Girl Child, a good day to celebrate the progress India has made in advancing the […]
International Day of the Girl Child: Delhi ranks lowest in gender ratio at birth
Surprisingly, Jharkhand, which had more number of girls (1091/1000) than boys in 2005-06, saw a huge decline in terms of girl population (919/1000) in 2015-16. […]
Election Commission suggests law for gender-neutral service voters
The Election Commission in the coming months has approached the law ministry to amend the Representation of the People Act to make it gender-neutral New […]
India ranks 103 on global human capital index; among lowest in employment gender gap
India also ranks “among the lowest in the world” when it comes to the employment gender gap, but has fared well when it comes to […]
Where have all the women leaders gone?
By IPSITA KATHURIA and NIKITA SINGLA Gender insensitive practices in hiring, retention and career growth contribute to the absence of women at the corner office […]