Gender Bias
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Women’s pain is routinely underestimated and the reason is gender stereotyping
Because of the false belief that women are oversensitive to pain, and exaggerate it more easily, healthcare staff often discount their verbal reports.
Amanda C de C Williams, The Conversation
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Google Translate is sexist. What it needs is a little gender-sensitivity training
Using targeted training can help artificial intelligence in avoiding gender stereotyping.
Stefanie Ullmann, The Conversation & Danielle Saunders, The Conversation
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India’s official data sources fall short in addressing critical issues of women and girls
Lack of sex-disaggregated data is resulting in a limited understanding of gender issues and poorly designed policies and programmes.
Shreya Raman, IndiaSpend.com
Trending
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When an emperor came calling on a newly independent India to learn from its early successes
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‘Crew’ review: A sexy, funny and honest airline heist movie
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How the high demand for coaching classes reflects India’s employment and economic distress
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Kotak firm’s Rs 60 crore donation to BJP coincided with crucial RBI decisions on Kotak Mahindra Bank
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Bharti group’s Rs 150 crore bond donation to BJP coincided with Modi government’s telecom U-turn
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From ‘spinster’ and ‘old maid’ to ‘self-partnered’: How the single woman has been seen over the ages
Unmarried women of a certain age have always alarmed society. Even in the 21st century, is there some unease over being past your 20s and still single?
Amy Froide, The Conversation
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Smallpox was eradicated from India in 1977. These are the women who made it possible
Mary Guinan and Cornelia E Davis’s memoirs show how they battled sexism – at home and abroad – to become trailblazers in the world of public health.
Namrata Ganneri, The Conversation
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Interview: Men and women report similar levels of workplace bias in India’s engineering sector
Joan Williams, a professor of law who has authored a study on the topic, explains the impact of workplace bias on employees and companies.
Charu Bahri, IndiaSpend.com
Video
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Watch: PTI posts video accusing male ANI reporter of assaulting and abusing its woman journalist
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Watch: Footballers give their jackets to young player escorts amidst heavy rain in New York City
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Caught on camera: Supermarket floor collapses, shopper falls through it
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‘Look at my wonderful costume’: Actor Anne Hathaway reacts to scenes from some of her popular movies
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Watch: Chef makes life-sized pencil and sharpener entirely from chocolate
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Missing on Wikipedia: Stories of women in history (and female editors)
Despite its efforts, Wikipedia’s coverage of women is less comprehensive. What can be done to change the numbers?
Tamar Carroll, The Conversation & Lara Nicosia, The Conversation
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The freelance work culture could actually put women at a further disadvantage
A study shows that the gig economy may strengthen the invisible advantage men have at work.
Hernán Galperin, The Conversation
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Woman, interrupted: Even the most powerful women are frequently cut short by men
A study has found that overall, female justices in the US Supreme Court are three times more likely to be interrupted than their male colleagues.
Dylan Schweers & Tonja Jacobi
The Reel
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‘Patna Shuklla’ review: A competently argued legal drama
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‘Inspector Rishi’ review: A superbly crafted battle between fact and fable
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‘Alibaba Aani Chalishitle Chor’ review: A lightweight study of modern marriage
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‘Crew’ review: A sexy, funny and honest airline heist movie
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‘Amar Singh Chamkila’ trailer: Diljit Dosanjh plays the slain Punjabi singer in Imtiaz Ali’s biopic
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My mother was not allowed to be a judge in India for being a woman, claims Republican Nikki Haley
However, India had its first female judge much before her parents Ajit Singh Randhawa and Raj Kaur Randhawa had emigrated to Canada.
Scroll Staff
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Five ways the media hurts female politicians – and how journalists everywhere can do better
Headlines from Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign are indicative of the sexism and stereotypes that dominating much political reporting on women.
Virginia Beaudoux García, The Conversation
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More male foetus abortions than female? Official data indicates vast under-reporting
As many as 238 foetuses and newborns were abandoned in South Delhi alone.
Chaitanya Mallapur, IndiaSpend.com
The Field
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Tennis, Miami Masters: Rohan Bopanna and Matthew Ebden through to the final
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Badminton, Spain Masters Super 300: Crasto-Ponnappa, Sindhu move into quarter-finals in Madrid
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IPL 2024: Riyan Parag, bowlers set up win for Rajasthan Royals against Delhi Capitals
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IPL 2024: KKR bring in Allah Ghazanfar as replacement player; RR rope in Keshav Maharaj
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Athletics: Neeraj Chopra to open his 2024 season at Doha Diamond League in May