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HRCP report rings alarm over plight of women in Pakistan
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 6 (ANI): The annual report of State of Human Rights in Pakistan released by the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) for the year 2020 has set alarm bells ringing over the plight of women in the country.
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100 years after founding of CCP, women still playing peripheral role in Ch
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Beijing [China], July 4 (ANI): Even after hundred years of the founding of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), women continue to play a peripheral role in Chinese politics.
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India making efforts to reduce gender gaps in labour force participation,
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 23 (ANI): India is making collective efforts to reduce gender gaps in labour force participation, said Union Minister for Labour and Employment Santosh Gangwar at a ministerial address on Declaration and Employment Working Group Priorities at G20 Labour and Employment
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Census shows China has 30 million unmarried men, sparks concern over short
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Beijing [China], May 17 (ANI): A once-in-a-decade census in China shows that the country has about 30 million unmarried men, which is more than the entire population of some countries.
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India Inc. discusses diversity and inclusion at India Diversity Conclave 2
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 12 (ANI/SRV Media): "From last year, the gender gap in India has widened by 22.3 per cent. Working women are repeatedly made to feel guilty about working. They are told they are selfish and their husband's careers are said to be more important", said Apurva Purohit,
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Rahul Gandhi accuses Centre of 'disarming women' as India slips by 28 spot
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 1 (ANI): Citing the World Economic Forum's (WEF) Global Gender Gap Report 2021 according to which India has slipped by 28 spots, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday accused the BJP-led Central government of "disarming women in accordance with the Sangh's mentali
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Imran Khan fails in ensuring opportunities for women as Pak slips further
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], March 31 (ANI): Despite promises by Prime Minister Imran Khan to provide equal opportunities for women, Pakistan has been ranked 153rd out of 156 countries on gender inequality, according to the World Economic Forum's (WEF) Global Gender Gap Report 2021, released on
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Shocker from Pak: WWF Goodwill Ambassador harassed on road in Islamabad
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 10 (ANI): Goodwill Ambassador for World Wildlife Fund (WWF) and an adventure athlete, Samar Khan, on Thursday said that she had been harassed in Islamabad by a motorcyclist.
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Study finds academic achievement is influenced by how pupils 'act out' spe
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], July 31 (ANI): Pupils' achievements at school are often shaped by the way that they 'act out' specific gender roles, according to a new study which warns against over-generalising the gender gap in education.
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WFAN to enable women towards the path of financial independence
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India] Feb 21 (ANI/PRNewswire): Intuitively, we know that women are good managers and multi-taskers; if one were to consider India's political scenario, there is empirical evidence to suggest that women make good leaders too.
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Gender gap reducing efforts made to save neurology workforce: Study
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington D.C. (USA), Dec 21 (ANI): Gender bias is observed in society in different institutions. Hence, a new effort is being made to save the workforce of neurology by reducing the gender gap in the field as a study has revealed the dominance of male neurologists.
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India slips to 112th place on gender gap in WEF's ranking
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Dec 17 (ANI): India ranks 112th in terms of gender gap among 153 countries surveyed in the World Economic Forum's (WEF's) Global Gender Gap Report 2020 published on Tuesday.
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