Gender Parity
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Lok Sabha 2024: Women’s reservation bill passed, parties throw their weight behind male candidates
Although the reservation is likely to be implemented only after 2029, political parties have signalled a disregard for meaningful change as voting begins soon.
Suraj Jacob
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Gender Gap Index: India ranks 135th out of 146 nations, says report
India’s performance in the economic participation and the opportunity component has improved, the study said.
Scroll Staff
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India falls 28 spots on 2021 Global Gender Gap index to 140th rank
India was the third-worst performer in South Asia, after Afghanistan and Pakistan. Bangladesh topped the list in the region.
Scroll Staff
Trending
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By mixing Carnatic and Hindustani, Mysore’s kings helped create a unique body of music
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We will leave India if told to break encryption: WhatsApp tells Delhi HC
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Why is BJP wooing Bengali-origin Muslims in Assam?
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BJP Karnataka candidates Tejasvi Surya and K Sudhakar booked for electoral offences: EC
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‘Juna Furniture’ review: A simplistic crusade against the neglect of senior citizens
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Gender pay gap and occupational segregation have followed Indian women into gig economy
The deep-seated issues prevalent in traditional labour markets have carried over into the digital marketplace.
Shreya Raman, IndiaSpend.com & Rizvi Saif, IndiaSpend.com
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What will it take to erase gender bias in science and tech? Co-author of World Bank report explains
Even when women delay marriage and children, they do not get the same opportunities as men, Sai Krishna notes.
Disha Shetty, IndiaSpend.com
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India companies are now willing to pay more to fix its gender diversity problem
India Inc is offering recruitment firms extra to fix its diversity problem.
Sushma UN, qz.com
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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Mothers-in-law should take the initiative to protect the girl child, says Narendra Modi
The current generation has to correct the mistakes their elders made when it came to the girl child, the prime minister said in Rajasthan’s Jhunjhunu city.
Scroll Staff
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‘Work ethic is same whether you’re a man or woman’: Andy Murray on why sport needs pay parity
The world No 3 made a compelling case for gender equality in a column for BBC.
Scroll Staff
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‘Moana’ fulfils Disney’s long journey from timid princess to empowered working woman
Animation tracks in all sorts of fascinating ways how visions of female empowerment at work have changed over the last century.
Martyn Griffin, The Conversation, Nancy Harding, The Conversation & Mark Learmonth, The Conversation
The Reel
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The story behind the ‘Kuch Kuch Hota Hai’ title track: ‘Just write very simple poetry’
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‘Juna Furniture’ review: A simplistic crusade against the neglect of senior citizens
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‘Late Night with the Devil’ review: A deft satire on the price of success
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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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How we can break free from sexism in science
Sexist peer review case sheds light on the need to tackle gender and racial discrimination in universities.
Amber Griffiths, The Conversation
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Aligarh Muslim University women should not back down just because BJP has taken up their cause
Women demanding library access have always been warned not to wash the institution's dirty linen in public, for fear of providing fodder for Hindutva forces.
Asiya Islam, IndiaSpend.com