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

· Jul 13, 2022 · 05:59 pm

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.

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· Mar 31, 2021 · 06:32 pm

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

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Rizvi Saif, IndiaSpend.com

· Jan 12, 2021 · 01:30 pm

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

· Aug 31, 2020 · 07:30 pm

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

· Mar 23, 2018 · 08:30 pm

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.

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· Mar 08, 2018 · 05:34 pm

‘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.

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· Sep 18, 2017 · 06:07 pm

‘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

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Nancy Harding, The Conversation

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Mark Learmonth, The Conversation

· Dec 12, 2016 · 01:30 pm

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

· May 09, 2015 · 06:30 am

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

· Nov 12, 2014 · 06:30 am