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Sports fraternity joins Kohli's 'Jersey knows no gender' campaign
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 16 (ANI): Sports personalities belonging to various field, ranging from tennis to badminton, have joined the 'Jersey know no gender' campaign initiated by India cricket team captain Virat Kohli to support national women cricketers competing in the ongoing Internatio
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Bias-based bullying more harmful for students
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Nov 15 (ANI): According to a recent study, bias-based bullying does more harm to students than generalized bullying, particularly for students who are targeted because of multiple identities, such as race and gender. The study also found that efforts to mitigate these
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TechGig Geek Goddess 2018: on course to become a roaring success
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 15 (ANI-BusinessWireIndia): The under-representation of women employees, especially in the technology domain, has always been a major concern with most industry players. To probe the on-ground situation at the corporate floors, TechGig - India's largest online techn
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Tinder to roll out more gender options in India
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
California [United States], November 13 (ANI): Tinder is set to announce more gender options for its users in India. The company is reportedly going to allow users to edit their profiles to suit their preferences.
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Dr. Martha Farrell receives lifetime achievement award
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 13 (NewsVoir): Late Dr. Martha Farrell has been honoured with the "Lifetime Achievement Award" at the 6th Indian Social Work Congress in New Delhi. Dr. Farrell is being recognized for her lifelong work towards gender equality, women's empowerment and prevention of sexu
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SC refuses to hear plea seeking gender neutrality in rape law
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 12 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Monday refused to hear a petition filed by the Criminal Justice Society of India, seeking a direction to review and amend the present rape laws gender neutral.
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Gender inequality linked to deaths of young girls
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Nov 3 (ANI): In countries where women face more unequal treatment in society, young girls have a lower chance of survival, a new study has found.
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Domestic violence widely accepted in most developing countries: Study
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Nov 1 (ANI): In a shocking survey, the researchers have found that approximately 36 per cent of people in developing countries find domestic violence justified in certain situations.
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Now, Rome Film Festival signs gender parity pledge
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Rome [Italy], Oct 21 (ANI): Following the likes of Cannes and Venice Film Festivals, the Rome Film Festival has signed a gender parity pledge on Saturday (local time) which will go on to ensure equal participation of female talents.
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Gender-sensitive campaigns awarded at Laadli Media Awards
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Oct 13 (NewsVoir): Gender-sensitive media campaigns by not so-called mainstream media- be they blogs on mental disability, podcasts on sexual reproductive health for ragpickers or a transgender startup YouTube channel on busting myths on lives of Transgender
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Twitter will count all emojis equally towards 280-character limit
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [United States], October 11 (ANI): Now, irrespective of which modified emoji you use, it will be counted equally towards Twitter's total character limit of 280.
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Here's why women live longer than men
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Oct 4 (ANI): Ever wonder why do women typically live longer than men? According to a recent study, while this gender gap is not fully understood, it is well known that there are more reasons than just the typical riskier behaviors of some men, including smoking and dri
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