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"Women got only 4% nominations, this is gatekeeping": Women's rights activ
Updated : 3 weeks, 5 days ago IST
Speaking to ANI after the results were announced, Raihana said many women were unable to secure party nominations despite being politically active.
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Over 1 lakh cases of domestic violence, more than 7,500 women murdered in
Updated : 4 months ago IST
Human rights and the condition of women continues to worsen in Pakistan, as Pakistan's Minister for Human Rights, Azam Nazeer Tarar informed the National Assembly on November 7 that over 7,500 women, including 1,553 in the name of honour, were murdered in the country in four years from 2021
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India has made notable strides in reducing sex-based discrimination: Union
Updated : 4 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Addressing the gathering, the Union Health Minister expressed optimism about the nation's progress toward gender equality. Citing the latest Sample Registration Survey (SRS) report for 2021-23, the Minister highlighted a significant improvement in the Sex Ratio at Birth (SRB).
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Afghan Foreign Minister says "technical error" on excluding women to earli
Updated : 5 months ago IST
Responding to growing backlash from Indian media and politicians, Muttaqi clarified that the decision was not based on gender discrimination.
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Fifteen million primary-age girls out of school globally due to gender dis
Updated : 7 months ago IST
15 million primary-age girls around the world are currently out of school, as systemic gender discrimination continues to hinder equal access to education for girls and young women globally, a new report by UN Women revealed on Wednesday.
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Human rights activist raises voice against women atrocities, discriminatio
Updated : 11 months, 1 week ago IST
Anila Gulzar, a Pakistani human rights activist from the Christian minority, has condemned systemic violence and gender discrimination against women in Pakistan, highlighting issues ranging from honour killings and forced marriages to workplace harassment and weak legal enforcement.
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"Gender equality basis of true progress": Mallikarjun Kharge on National G
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
Taking to X, Kharge wrote, "Gender equality is the basis of true progress. Congress-UPA established National Girl Child Day in 2008, rooted in India's constitutional principles. Let the observance of NationalGirlChildDay become a reminder to rededicate ourselves towards ending gender disc
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Pakistan: Aurat March members demand eradication of poverty, hunger, gende
Updated : 3 years ago IST
The central theme for this year's Aurat March was "Riyasat jawab do, bhook ka hisab do" (State give an answer and be accountable for hunger).
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For the first time, Lucknow civic body establishes toilet for transgenders
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
This was a first-of-its-kind initiative in Lucknow aimed at eradicating gender discrimination against transgenders.
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Will CPC's 20th congress return a woman to Standing Committee of CPC Polit
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Hong Kong, October 17 (ANI): Women in China anxiously wait before every national congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC). So they are doing now as well in the hope that the 20th Congress scheduled to be held on October 16 would pay some attention to gender discrimination and pave the
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Moradabad's philanthropist Arvind Goel explains the big picture of populat
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 13 (ANI/GPRC): In a few months, we will hit 8 billion global population for the first time in human history. And India's contribution to this explosion is a whopping 18 per cent. Notably, this year the United Nations' theme on World Population Day is - Resilient futu
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SC grants four weeks' time to Centre for reply on plea on gender discrimin
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 5 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Tuesday granted four weeks more time to the Centre to file a reply on a petition on gender discrimination in Hindu succession law.
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