Gender Equality
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Ruth Bader Ginsburg had reshaped American law even before she went on the US Supreme Court
While nominated Ginsburg, Bill Clinton compared her legal work on behalf of women to the epochal work of Thurgood Marshall on behalf of African-Americans.
Jonathan Entin, The Conversation
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Kerala to have women drivers in government, public sector offices
Presently, Kerala has women drivers for private buses, taxis, autorickshaws and ambulances.
Scroll Staff
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US: Berkeley City Council votes to remove gendered pronouns from its municipal code
Firemen and firewomen would be called firefighters, brothers and sisters will be siblings, and manholes would become maintenance holes.
Scroll Staff
Trending
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I was on the WHO team that went to Wuhan to study the origins of coronavirus. Here’s what we found
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Tightening the ban on a cow medicine can save India’s vultures
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More than cricket: Why did Narendra Modi dismiss Sardar Patel at Motera stadium?
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Maharashtra’s Covid-19 surge holds clues for how the pandemic may move through the rest of India
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Can god be disproved using the laws of physics? An expert explains how it depends on perspective
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Sabarimala violence: In battle of republic vs orthodoxy, Supreme Court’s authority is being debased
The failure of the state government to protect women at the shrine is a sheer abdication of its constitutional responsibility.
Sruthisagar Yamunan
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The men’s liberation movement: What today’s #MeToo sceptics can learn from their 1970s brothers
A few decades ago, small groups of progressive men began to look beyond the reductive gender roles that they had been conditioned into.
Emily Priscott, The Conversation
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India votes against WTO declaration seeking to improve gender equality in trade
Nearly three-quarters of the 164-member agency backed the declaration on women’s empowerment in trade.
Scroll Staff
Video
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Watch: Tornado-shaped swarm of mosquitoes spotted in Argentina
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Watch: The unique swinging flute emits music when it is swung in the air
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Watch: Actor Vivek Oberoi jumps on the ‘pawri’ bandwagon with notice for traffic violations
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Caught on camera: Man lies down in front of incoming train. Policeman saves him
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Watch: Excited puppy crashes reporter’s live weather report on television
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India falls 21 places in global gender equality report, ranks 108 in 144-nation list
In 2016, India’s rank was 87.
Scroll Staff
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Norway doubles women’s footballers’ salary and trims men’s pay to bring wages on par
Players from both teams will now earn 6 million kronor (Rs 4.8 crore) a year.
AFP
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England’s Lewes FC become first professional club to award equal pay for men and women
The initiative was made a part of the club’s campaign to raise awareness about gender equality in the sport.
Scroll Staff
The Reel
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‘Own the Room’ trailer: Five student entrepreneurs compete for a $100,000 prize
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‘The One’ trailer: In futuristic series, a DNA test locates the perfect partner
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‘The Girl on the Train’ review: An alcoholic is accused of a murder she can’t remember
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‘Mumbai Saga’ trailer: It’s John Abraham’s gangster versus Emraan Hashmi’s cop
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‘1962: The War in the Hills’ review: Guts and glory as China loses this time
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Colombian rebels have a new plan for the country, and it’s called ‘insurgent feminism’
Demilitarised female guerrillas in Colombia are hoping to spark a new women's movement based in the FARC's revolutionary ideals.
Camille Boutron, The Conversation
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A Rabbi is bringing gender equality to Orthodox Judaism – from the synagogue in Delhi
Rabbi Ezekiel Malekar’s daughter and his work at the National Human Rights Commission have turned him into a feminist.
Aditi Bhaduri
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Father’s name on a degree should not be compulsory, Maneka Gandhi tells HRD Ministry
The women and child development minister said that the requirement made it hard for single or divorced mothers to procure the certificate for their children.
Scroll Staff
The Field
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Shooting: Indian men’s skeet team wins bronze in ISSF World Cup
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Football: US investors bet on 'sleeping giant' Serie A's return to glory days
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ISL, Odisha FC vs SC East Bengal preview: Teams look to end disappointing seasons on winning note
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Golf: Tiger Woods in ‘good spirits’ after follow up treatment for leg injuries
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ICC are allowing India to produce whatever pitch they wish and Test cricket is getting hurt: Vaughan