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'Virgin' to be removed from marriage certificates in Bangladesh
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], Aug 28 (ANI): In what is being hailed as a step towards gender equality, brides in Bangladesh will no longer have to declare if they are 'virgins' on marriage certificates, as per a high court ruling.
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Geena Davis recalls inappropriate audition with director
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Aug 11 (ANI): Veteran actor Geena Davis has long been an advocate for gender equality in the film industry and she recently opened about an inappropriate audition she went on early in her career.
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Martha Farrell Award ceremony to honour "Most Promising Individual" and "B
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] March 23 (ANI/ NewsVoir): As a part of celebrating women's month, Martha Farrell Foundation in association with Rizwan Adatia Foundation and Participatory Research in Asia (PRIA) is organising the 3rd Martha Farrell Award ceremony on March 27 in New Delhi.
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Sanjeevani founder speaks about not being a 'Below Average Me' on Women's
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], March 9 (ANI): On the eve of Women's Day 2019, even as we celebrate the importance of gender equality & women at work, there is a vital element that all women need to focus on balance.
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Gender equal football match in Kerala ahead of International Women's Day
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Trivandrum (Kerala) [India], Mar 3 (ANI): In its bid towards spreading the message of 'gender equality' ahead of the International Women's Day on March 8, the Women and Child Welfare Department of Kerala has organised a football match on Saturday in which both school-going girls and boys par
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Empower women for the future of work: UNGCNI second edition of Gender Equa
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 01 (ANI): Aiming to highlight issues related to gender equality at workplaces in India, Global Compact Network India – Local arm of UN Global Compact, New York organized its second edition of Gender Equality Summit today at ITC Sheraton, Saket, New Delhi. The
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UN Women lauds Odisha govt for proposing women's reservation
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 25 (ANI): The United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and Empowerment of Women (UN Women) lauded the Naveen Patnaik-led Odisha government for the women's reservation proposal.
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Procter & Gamble announces the newest commitment to gender equality across
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India] Feb 21 (ANI): Procter & Gamble (P&G) announced a new commitment around a number of initiatives that will promote gender equality across the Indian subcontinent, Middle East and Africa (IMEA) region. The declaration, which was made by P&G’s IM
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Now, women allowed to work in underground mines
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 4 (ANI): The Central Government on Monday decided to allow women to work in underground coal mines and also do night shifts in open cast or over ground mines, in a bid to bring about greater gender equality and generate more employment opportunities for women.
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Organized by CEQUIN, Football Delhi and Delhi Dynamos
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 11 (NewsVoir): In a bid to galvanize women's football in India, the National Alliance for Women's Football in India has been set up by CEQUIN, an NGO that promotes gender equality. CEQUIN has partnered with alliance members Football Delhi (the State Association) and De
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Kerala: 620-km-long 'Women's Wall' for gender equality
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala), [India], Jan 2 (ANI): In a wonderful initiative to support gender equality and renaissance value, around 50 lakh women formed a 620-km-long 'Women's Wall' in Kerala on Tuesday.
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Triple Talaq is a matter of gender equality, Sabarimala is about tradition
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 1 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said that while Triple Talaq is a matter of gender equality, entry of women in Sabarimala is related to tradition.
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