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Women continue to perform up to 5 times more care work than men: UN official
At the UN Ministerial Conference in Bangkok, officials highlighted the slow progress of women's emp…
PTI
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All work, no play? Nearly 50% of Indians fail to meet WHO’s recommended standard for physical activity
A new study published in The Lancet Global Health paints a concerning picture for India. Nearly hal…
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BCCI bridges the gender pay gap, announces equal match fees to male and female players
In a landmark decision, the BCCI on Thursday announced equal match fees for its centrally-contracte…
PTI
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Around 85% of Indian women missed out on raise and promotion during COVID-19 pandemic, reveals LinkedIn report
Women have been disproportionately impacted amid the Covid-19 pandemic in India and 85 per cent of …
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Vim's new ad is a nudge to society to see women beyond archaic roles
It urges the audience to not reduce a woman's identity to her chores
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Mothers make just 75 cents for each dollar fathers make, and it means a mom would have to work til May 5 to earn what a dad made last year
Moms had to work an extra 125 days, or about four months, into 2021 to earn what fathers made in ju…
Madison Hoff
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EQUAL PAY DAY: What employees and companies need to know to close the gender pay gap once and for all
It's time to address the systemic barriers and subtle biases that hold women back from getting the …
Business Insider
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Women in Leadership: Past, Present and Future
A discussion on what more the industry needs to do to become more gender-equal
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India has the widest gender wealth gap in the APAC region: WTW report
Only 3% of women in the workforce occupy senior positions in India.Globally, women in senior expert…
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Sustainability transitions in the East: ESG investment mentions grew fastest in Asia-Pacific companies in 2021, shows GlobalData report
Businesses worldwide need to divert substantial investments to achieve United Nations’ sustainable …
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Airbnb aims for 20% of its US workforce to be from underrepresented minorities by 2025, and half of employees globally to be women
"We are nowhere near satisfied with the status quo," Airbnb said, after noting 12% of its current U…
Grace Dean
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India possesses the largest online sports audience in the Asia-Pacific region: Comscore
Around 34% of India’s digital population between the age of 15-24 accessed online sports content
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This calendar shows how many more days Asian American and Pacific Islander women had to work to earn as much as white men in 2020
March 9 is Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Equal Pay Day. AAPI women make about 85 cents…
Madison Hoff
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A gaming company just adopted the rare and controversial benefit of period leave. Some women worry it's just another reason for discrimination.
Period leave could be much-needed relief for people with symptoms; others say it will be another re…
Jason Lalljee
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Making the industry more gender-inclusive: Women leaders show us the way
Women leaders tell us some ways of ensuring we have more women leaders in the future
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India slips 28 places in the World Economic Forum's Global Gender Gap Report 2021 — is now the third-worst performer in South Asia
The country had ranked 112th among 153 countries in the Global Gender Gap Index 2020. "A…
PTI
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Here’s how Indian ad agencies are improving Diversity, Equity and Inclusion within their organisations
Creative agencies tell us all they are doing to strengthen their DEI policies
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Freelancing has gender pay gap too but it’s much less than what it’s in the traditional market
Overall participation and earnings of freelancers ballooned by 40% in India. Number of women freela…
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Breaking the gender stereotype, Deutsche Bank allows childcare leaves to men
"The new parental leave policy centres on the caregiver's responsibility, rather than tie parental …