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Equal pay talks break down between USWNT and US Soccer Federation
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Atlanta [USA], August 16 (ANI): The mediation talks between US Soccer Federation and the USA's women's soccer team (USWNT) have broken down over the gender discrimination lawsuit filed by the players last year, as per the women's team spokesperson.
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Let us create a society free from gender discrimination: PM in Gujarat
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], Mar 4 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday appealed to citizens to create a society that is devoid of gender discrimination.
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Mentors can help female athletes combat gender discrimination
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Aug 13 (ANI): Turns out, strong mentors can help female athletes fight issues of sexism and also help in navigating problematic behaviors, a new study reveals.
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Gender bias leads to extra 239,000 girl deaths per year in India
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [U.S.A.], May 15 (ANI): Gender discrimination results in "excess" deaths of girls under the age of five per year in India, according to a recent study.
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Twitter reacts to Benedict Cumberbatch's call for equal pay for female co-
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 13 (ANI): Twittereople are having mixed reactions to Benedict Cumberbatch's claims of only accepting work if his female co-stars get equal pay.
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SC issues notice to Centre questioning gender discrimination in adultery l
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 8 (ANI): In the hearing of a petition challenging Section 497 (Adultery) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), the Supreme Court on Friday issued notice to the Centre asking why a married woman who is equally liable for the offence of adultery with a married man, who is
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Triple talaq issue of gender discrimination: Naidu
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], May 21 (ANI): Reiterating that the issue of Triple Talaq was a matter of gender discrimination, Minister of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation and Information and Broadcasting M. Venkaiah Naidu on Sunday said that if necessary, the government would introduce
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Triple talaq about gender discrimination, not religion or politics: BJP
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi/Mumbai [India], May 12 (ANI): With the Muslim community's practice of triple talaq being discussed in the Supreme Court, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday dubbed the issue as one that breaches gender equality.
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Attacking PM won't do give solution to triple talaq: Naidu
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangna) [India], Oct. 26 (ANI): After Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati said Prime Minister Narendra Modi "should not interfere" in the matter of triple talaq and should allow the Muslims to solve the issue through consensus, Union Minister M. Venkaiah Naidu
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