Gender Discrimination
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‘Married daughter remains a daughter’: Karnataka HC quashes discriminatory defence welfare rule
The court set aside a guideline of the Sainik Welfare Board stating that dependent cards could only be given to unmarried daughters of former defence personnel.
Scroll Staff
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Twitter disproportionately targeted women for layoffs, alleges lawsuit in US court
The lawsuit, filed in a San Francisco federal court, said that the social media giant laid off 57% of its female workers, compared with 47% of men.
Scroll Staff
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Policies meant to reduce gender discrimination can have the opposite effect in India
If cultural norms are not taken into consideration, the backlash from a patriarchal society can result in unintended consequences for women.
Shreya Khaitan, IndiaSpend.com
Trending
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‘I’m a small man but my music is huge’: Wasifuddin Dagar on the AR Rahman plagiarism row
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Three Doordarshan-era anchors recall what a dignified era of television news looked like
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Are wrestlers giving up their protest? How a media narrative war has broken out
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Watch: Beyoncé was joined by her daughter Blue Ivy on stage for a dance routine during UK concert
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Now, Bangladesh objects to ‘Akhand Bharat’ mural in new Parliament
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UN report says 4.6 lakh girls were ‘missing’ at birth in India each year from 2013 to 2017
The report also showed that globally, 21% of women are married off under the age of 18, compared to 26.8% in India as per a 2015-’16 survey.
Scroll Staff
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Ending early marriage in India will take more than legal action – it needs real belief in equality
Child marriages occur because girls are usually less valued than boys, notes a new UNFPA report.
Poonam Muttreja
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Even after they’re dead, male celebrities earn more than their women counterparts
Michael Jackson, Elvis Presley and Charles Schultz (of ‘Peanuts’ fame) consistently dominate the top positions on the Dead Rich List.
Ruth Penfold-Mounce, The Conversation
Video
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Watch: Dense smoke and yellowish haze cover New York as a result of Canadian wildfires
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Watch: How this lone buffalo outwits a pride of lions to escape an attack
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Watch: Truck carrying cartons of beer overturns, passersby rush to steal bottles
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Watch: This version of Rema’s chart-topping hit ‘Calm Down’ has Tamil lyrics
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Watch: Dramatic sight of massive sandstorm enveloping western and northern parts of Rajasthan
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UP: Man finds newborn girl buried alive in pot while digging grave for his own daughter
Bareilly Police are trying to find the baby’s parents.
Scroll Staff
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Sakshi Mishra did not run away only for love – but also to escape discrimination at home
The story of the woman in the viral video is a reminder of the everyday patriarchy that girls in India grow up with.
Aarefa Johari
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At FC Basel gala, women’s team sells tombola tickets while men get 3-course meal: Reports
The women’s team members were not invited to attend the gala, which the club later attributed to a lack of space.
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The Reel
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Pastel shades, tableau shots: Recreating the Wes Anderson aesthetic
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Watch: Trailer of ‘The Night Manager’ part two is out
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‘Satyaprem Ki Katha’ trailer: Romantic film stars Kartik Aaryan, Kiara Advani
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Tigmanshu Dhulia on Irrfan: ‘His observation of life was very surgical, very meticulous’
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Start the week with a film: ‘Charlie’s Country’ is a powerful portrait of defiance
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Beyond denuclearisation: The world also needs to examine women’s lives in North Korea
Living as a woman in North Korea can be psychologically and physically gruelling, testimonies of defectors reveal.
Hyun-Joo Lim, The Conversation
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Gender bias has been alive and well in 50 years of Booker Prize shortlists
Men were often depicted to be in a position of power while women were relegated to more submissive roles, found an IBM team.
Suneera Tandon, qz.com
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2.39 lakh girls under five die in India every year because of gender discrimination, finds study
The problem is most pronounced in Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh.
Scroll Staff
The Field
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WTC Final, IND v AUS, Day 1: Ashwin’s exclusion to Head’s century, a look at three talking points
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Football: Lionel Messi says he’s headed to USA, signs up for David Beckham co-owned Inter Miami
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Hockey, FIH Pro League, India vs Netherlands as it happened: Holland win 4-1
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ISSF Junior World Cup: India win team silver, two individual medals in the Rapid Fire Pistol event
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Golf merger: How Saudi Arabia’s involvement influenced a new world order in the sport