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India's population reaches 144 crore, to double in 77 years: UNFPA report
India's population is estimated to have reached 144 crore, with 24 per cent in the 0-14 age bracket…
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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Share of women at senior positions in India has seen a drop, reveals WEF report
India ranks 127th out of 149 countries for overall gender parity, according to a report by the Worl…
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Haryana has fewer women fighting to represent its few women
As Haryana goes to polls for assembly elections on October 21, as many as 1,169 candidates are cont…
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Women are the majority in education, yet still find themselves overlooked for promotions and making less than their male peers
"I think my principal has his boys club of male teachers," Judy, a public middle-school teacher in …
Katherine Hekker
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Some colleges are practicing 'affirmative action' for boys, since more girls apply, education experts say. It points to a bigger problem.
Some colleges accept a higher share of their male applicants than female applicants to keep the stu…
Aria Bendix
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Global Gender Gap Index: India is the best in sending girls to primary schools, universities but fails with high schools
India ranked at 135th position in the Global Gender Gap index report by World Economic Forum. There…
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The world will see a shortfall of 5 million girls over the next 10 years due to sex selective practices, study says
In 80 years, there may be a shortfall of 22 million girls born, disrupting gender balance, which ma…
Vanessa Gu
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Women in leadership across media, brands and advertising on improving gender representation and retaining women in the workforce
In the work-from-home era, the responsibility of unpaid domestic work and raising kids has fallen o…
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Indian ads have prominent female characters but they are still highly stereotyped: Study
A study released by UNICEF and the Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media reveals persistent gend…
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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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Why the gender gap in economics is even larger than in STEM
Women face misogyny and sexism at a high rate in economics but it's rarely publicly called out, say…
Veronika Dolar
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Regressive spin on a government campaign is going viral in India
That translates to, ‘If you don’t let daughters come into the world, who’s going to cook for you…
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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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In India, gender gap narrows in scientific research
A recent study published in ‘Journal of Informetrics’ has highlighted the changing scenario. Wom…
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The number of employable Indian women has sharply risen in the last two years— and it is nearly at par with men
Women in India are just as good as men to get jobs but important sectors like automobiles, pharmace…
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Japan's top court rules that couples must share a last name, marking a huge setback for gender equality in the country
Japan is the only country in the world known to have such a law on surnames. An attempt was made in…
Cheryl Teh
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This government scheme aims to right gender imbalance
Even though the government has been taking many initiatives, the sex ratio in India has become a…
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The Indian government is reportedly planning a 'gender equality' unit
The government is planning to set up the unit under Women and Child Development Ministry and its…
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Focusing on gender equality, IKEA India plans on creating 10,000 employment opportunities in Maharashtra
The store opening in India’ financial capital, Mumbai, is expected to be operational by 2019…