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  Iceland PM joins thousands of women on strike against unequal pay, gender-based violence

  World | October 24, 2023 23:38 IST

  Iceland is known as one of the most gender-equal countries in the world. However, despite several strikes to raise awareness, the issues of the pay gap and gender-based violence have persisted in the Nordic country.

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  Female Google executive awarded $1.1 million in gender bias lawsuit

  Technology | October 22, 2023 12:18 IST

  Attorney Cara Green, representing Rowe, emphasized that the unanimous verdict validates Rowe's claims against Google and sends a resounding message against workplace discrimination and retaliation. Green also acknowledged the pivotal role played by thousands of Google employees who staged a walkout.

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  No 'prostitute, slut, housewife' terms to be used in court judgements, SC issues new handbook

  India | August 16, 2023 23:25 IST

  The handbook contains alternative language to be used by the judges against a number of stereotype promoting terms that have been marked as incorrect now.

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  COVID-19 pandemic deepened employment inequality between genders: Naidu

  India | May 01, 2021 7:32 IST

  Looking at the surge in coronavirus cases in the country, VP Venkiah Naidu advised looking into the issues of representation and remuneration to empower women.  

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  Matrimonial site removes skin colour filter; 'Can we remove caste, gender filter?' asks Twitterati

  Trending | June 26, 2020 13:09 IST

  Previously, the matrimonial website asked users to search for their partners on the basis of skin descriptions like 'fair,' 'wheatish,' and 'dark.' The petition against the biasness received an enormous response as around 1,500 signatures were made within 14 hours.

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  Electrification in Indian households benefits men more than women: Study

  India | December 26, 2019 12:43 IST

  As new areas gain access to basic levels of electricity, men in these households tend to dominate its use, according to a study conducted in India which suggests that men benefit more than women from such access. The study, published in the journal Nature Sustainability, highlights intra-household power dynamics as an important factor to consider for enabling more equitable energy access in developing countries.

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  Women CEO’s are more likely to get fired than male- Study

  People | November 30, 2018 20:13 IST

  Owing to a significant societal gender discrimination, women CEOs are much more likely than male CEOs to be fired, even if they perform well, according to the researchers.

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  Men shed more weight by exercises than women, a study confirms

  Lifestyle | July 20, 2017 18:59 IST

  Exercises seem to be gender biased as per the new report. They are not equally effective in men and women

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  Andy Murray interrupts reporter for his casual sexism and Twitter couldn’t be happier!

  Life | July 13, 2017 15:09 IST

  Guardian hailed Andy as ‘The Feminist Tennis Needs’ after he slammed Wimbledon Officials for giving privilege to men’s matches on centre court.

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  Indian women earn 25 percent less than men

  Lifestyle | March 07, 2017 12:58 IST

  Gender continues to be a significant parameter in determining salaries, as men earned a median gross hourly salary of Rs 345.8, whereas women earned Rs 259.8, a survey has showed. The overall gender pay gap

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  ‘I'm underrated because I'm a woman’: Serena Williams speaks up on gender bias

  Tennis | December 21, 2016 20:24 IST

  American professional tennis top seed Serena Williams has openly come out and spoken of the sexism and racism she has faced as a tennis professional saying that she would have been considered among the sport’s

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  I face gender bias every single day: Neelima (Interview)

  Bollywood | July 28, 2013 18:15 IST

  Chennai, July 28: It has been a tough journey for Neelima Tirumalasetti, a techie-turned-producer, who admits facing gender discrimination on a daily basis in the male-dominated film industry."Gender bias is something that is inbuilt into

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  Record number of girl students in IIM-Lucknow

  India | July 09, 2012 17:16 IST

  Lucknow, Jul 9: Indian Institute of Management-Lucknow has witnessed a record increase in the number of girl students in 2012-14, IIM-L sources said today.“The key focus in admissions this year was to ensure gender diversity