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India's approach transitioned from 'women's development' to 'women-led dev
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Munich [Germany], June 28 (ANI): At a session on gender equality at G7 Summit in Germany, Prime Minister Narendra Modi emphasized that India's approach had transitioned from 'women's development' to 'women-led development.
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Milano Cortina 2026 set to become most gender-balanced Olympic Winter Game
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Eight new events have been added to the programme, with a strong focus on gender equality in terms of events and female athlete quotas.
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Roe vs Wade overturning shows 'women are not equal' in US: California Gove
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Los Angeles [US], June 25 (ANI/Xinhua): California Governor Gavin Newsom on Friday criticized the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, saying the ruling showed that "women are not equal" in the United States.
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Roe vs Wade: Overturning of 50-year-old abortion law creates uproar in Uni
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 25 (ANI): Friday's decision by the US Supreme Court which overturns the 50-year-old Roe vs Wade judgement guaranteeing access to abortion across the United States, is being described by the UN experts as "a huge blow to women's human rights and gender equality."
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India-EU event highlights importance of safe drinking water, sanitation fo
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], June 25 (ANI): India and EU held a Human Rights Council side event on the importance of access to safe drinking water and sanitation for the realisation of gender equality.
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Reproductive rights are women's rights and human rights: UN Women
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
New York [US], June 25 (ANI): After the US Supreme Court struck down Roe vs Wade eliminating the nearly 50-year-old constitutional right to abortion, United Nations Women said that reproductive rights are integral to women's rights, a fact that is upheld by international agreements and refle
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NCW organizes workshop on Gender Responsive Governance for elected women r
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 22 (ANI): The National Commission for Women (NCW) organized a workshop on Gender Responsive Governance for elected women representatives (MLAs) under 'She Is A Changemaker' project, a pan-India capacity-building programme of the Commission for improving leadership
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IOC President visits FINA World Aquatics C'ships in Budapest
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Congratulating FINA on its latest reforms with regard to athlete representation, the independence of its doping programme, gender equality and good governance, the IOC President emphasised the continuous need to adapt.
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SpikeOn joins hands with India's first gender-neutral skin care brand - Eq
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 21 (ANI/SRV): SpikeOn Digital, a Bangalore-based digital and technology services provider has recently joined hands with Equal, a new-age cosmetic brand promoting gender-neutral skin care products to provide end-to-end digital brand-building services and help the E
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Pakistan reports alarming increase in sexual assault cases
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Lahore [Pakistan], June 19 (ANI): The capital province of Pakistan, Lahore reported a large number of cases of sexual assault in the previous week. The alarming frequency of the cases prompted the Pakistan police to review the overall performance of the Gender-Based Violence Cell, a local me
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Our Africa by Merck Foundation on KTN and NTV, the Ninth Episode to Stop G
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Nairobi [Kenya]/Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], June 17 (ANI/BusinessWire India): Merck Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Merck KGaA Germany released the Ninth Episode of their TV program "Our Africa by Merck Foundation" on Saturday, June 11, 2022, on KTN, Kenya, repeated on Wednesday and o
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The Vedica Women's Alliance felicitates extraordinary women with V-WA 50
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] June 17 (ANI/BusinessWire India): A study by the Pew Research Center in 2015 found that motherhood and family-related responsibilities did not necessarily hinder a woman's career trajectory. Nonetheless, women had to work twice as hard to prove themselves. Women have made m
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