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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Fact-checking five days of Narendra Modi’s speeches: A catalogue of lies
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Banana republic in the making?: A South Asian perspective on India from Kathmandu
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Karnataka forms SIT to probe ‘obscene videos’ case allegedly involving JD(S) MP Prajwal Revanna
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Uttarakhand restricts sale of land for agriculture as locals protest tourism infrastructure boom
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By mixing Carnatic and Hindustani, Mysore’s kings helped create a unique body of music
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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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Video: Listen to this acapella version of Shankar Mahadevan’s ‘Breathless’ by four singers
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Watch: Argentinian woman is crowned Miss Universe Buenos Aires at 60
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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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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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Aditi Rao Hydari on playing diverse characters: ‘I want the audience to take me home with them’
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The story of India’s unique ‘Milk Revolution’ is going to the Cannes Film Festival
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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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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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Athletics, Asian U20 C’ships: Laxita, Ekta clinch silver as India finish second in tournament
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Archery, World Cup Shanghai: Men’s recurve team win gold; Deepika Kumari clinches silver
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Badminton, Uber Cup 2024: Indian women’s team beat Singapore to inch closer to quarter-finals
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India tour of Bangladesh: Focus on T20 World Cup preparation after moving on from last year’s drama
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IPL 2024: Sanju Samson and Dhruv Jurel earn Rajasthan Royals easy win over Lucknow Super Giants