Transgenders seek welfare board for third gender
AHMEDABAD: Even though the Supreme Court officially recognized the third gender in a landmark ruling in 2014, little seems to have changed in the plight […]
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India’s first ever UNESCO chair on gender equality and women’s empowerment
Coimbatore : India – In the fall of 2016, Amrita University was awarded India’s first ever UNESCO Chair on gender equality and women’s empowerment. Amrita […]
Caravans flagged off to spread awareness about gender issues
Chandigarh : Six mobile caravans for spreading awareness on the issue of gender-based discrimination in Punjab were flagged off here today. Punjab’s Additional Chief Secretary […]
Need for gender equality in security forces
New Delhi : It was near dusk and the dusty summer wind was rattling the windows of my office chambers. Mondays are more than usual […]
Why can’t a woman live in peace in India, no one can force her to love: SC
New Delhi : Why can’t women live in peace in this country, a Supreme Court bench, apparently exasperated over growing crimes against women, has observed. The […]
FIFA aims to end gender inequality, aid women’s I-League
New Delhi : Bedeviled by gender inequality for long, world football’s governing body FIFA aims to kick out for good, the ugly side of the […]
There’s a long way to go in bridging gender gap in India: Henriette Kolb of IFC
India has taken significant strides in creating job equality for men and women but there is still a long way to go, says Henriette Kolb, […]
IITs earmark 14% special quota for girls from 2018
NEW DELHI: In order to address the decline of women candidates at the premier engineering institutions of the country, the Indian Institutes of Technology have […]
India needs to catch up on gender parity: Jaitley
Conceding that India is still lagging behind on issues of gender parity, Union Finance, Defence and Corporate Affairs Minister Arun Jaitley said on Friday that […]
Critical agenda of politically empowering Indian women
Prrime Minister Narendra Modi has given a brave new vision for 2022 as India turns 75: a new India, prosperous and inclusive, not through appeasement […]