Gender Equality
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With funding cuts in key sectors, budget fails to foster women’s empowerment
Allocations for job creation, food and nutrition and improving women’s access to education have been reduced.
Divya Pradeep & Julia Thomas
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Achieving global gender equality at current rate could take 286 years, says UN report
Covid-19 pandemic, violence against women and setback to reproductive rights are some of the deterrents to gender equality, says the report.
Scroll Staff
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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
Trending
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The real reason why Modi says what he does – Hindu India accepts it
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The Assam voter who no longer supports the BJP because of the CAA
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‘My son lost his job during demonetisation but at least it removed black money’
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For better or for worse? Shifts in gender norms in India – in 12 charts
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Lok Sabha polls: Ladakh MP rallies supporters after BJP drops him from candidate list
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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
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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
Video
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Watch: K-Pop singer Aoora sings in Assamese as he collaborates with Nilotpal Bora in a new folk song
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Watch Anu Malik and Sonu Nigam’s impromptu performance of ‘Main Hoon Na’ at Farah Khan’s home
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Watch: Doordarshan newsreader faints on live TV in Kolkata owing to severe heat
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Watch: Spice Girls sing ‘Stop’ as bandmates reunite to celebrate Victoria Beckham’s 50th birthday
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Watch: Over 350 ballerinas come together to break the world record for standing on tip toes
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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
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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
The Reel
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Watch: In ‘The Big Cigar’, the Black Panther founder flees America through a fake movie
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‘Dil Dosti Dilemma’ review: A feelgood entertainer about young love and old ties
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In ‘Tahader Katha’, the many partitions endured by a freedom fighter
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Watch: Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman in ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ trailer
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Start the week with a film: A legend returns in ‘Bob Marley: One Love’
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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
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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
The Field
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Archery, World Cup Stage I: Men’s recurve team reach final; Priyansh, Vennam in compound semis
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Watch, highlights ISL 2023-24: Mumbai City win dramatic semi-final first leg against FC Goa
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Athletics, Asian U20 C’ships: India clinch medals in men’s javelin, discus and 1500m on opening day
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Boundaries and impact: The imbalance in IPL 2024 shows it is not a good time to be a bowler
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IPL 2024: Delhi Capitals hold their nerve to beat Gujarat Titans in a high-scoring thriller