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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Why the Congress defeat in Chhattisgarh is far worse than the loss in Rajasthan
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Is Congress leadership of INDIA shaky after Hindi belt poll defeats?
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‘Change’ over ethnic identity politics: Why MNF lost Mizoram
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Why KCR lost Telangana – and what it means for state parties
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Caught on camera: Fisherwoman captures intense battle between lone crocodile and group of sharks
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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: Palestinian child under rubble asks rescuers to help her siblings, parents first
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Watch: Young fan recreates Sylvester Stallone’s iconic ‘Rocky’ monologue in the actor’s presence
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Cyclone Michaung: Sea turns turbulent, heavy rains batter Andhra Pradesh as landfall begins
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Watch: Pet dogs and their humans get family photographs with Santa Claus
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‘This is the worst nightmare for Narayan Murthy’: Comedian’s riff on several long weekends in 2024
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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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Watch: A full-length ‘Dunki’ trailer is out
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‘Kabuliwala’ trailer: Mithun Chakraborty stars in latest adaptation of the Rabindranath Tagore story
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‘Mast Mein Rehne Ka’ trailer: Jackie Shroff, Neena Gupta star in slice-of-life comedy
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Start the week with a film: Russian literature and Kangra painting meet in ‘Kasba’
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Vir Das: ‘Humanity without laughter wouldn’t survive very long’
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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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FIH Hockey Men’s Junior World Cup: Hundal hat-trick spurs India to win over South Korea
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Boxing, Junior World C’ships: Payal, Nisha, Akansha win a gold each as India finish with 17 medals
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AFC Champions League: Mumbai City FC finish campaign with six losses
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Pro Kabaddi League: Puneri Platan stun Jaipur Pink Panthers; Bengal Warriors beat Bengaluru Bulls
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Watch, highlights ISL 2023-24: Cleiton, Nandhakumar help East Bengal thump NorthEast United