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Family Planning Association of India highlights rising gender differential
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 5 (ANI): On the occasion of World Heart Day, which was celebrated on September 29, leading public health experts and women doctors called for immediate policy interventions to prevent a hypertension epidemic in India.
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MSD Pharmaceuticals launches gender-neutral HPV vaccine in India
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Mumbai [Maharashtra], September 29 (ANI): MSD Pharmaceuticals on Wednesday announce the launch of India's first gender-neutral Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine to help reduce HPV-related disease burden in the country.
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Urvashi Lele's passion project Maison Audmi celebrates gender fluidity thr
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], September 27 (ANI/PRNewswire): Having worked with some of the most renowned brands in the design industry, Urvashi Lele, a Los Angeles-based designer who created a decade-long career in design and animation, was able to recognize a gap in the Indian market for g
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Top UN officials call for action to stamp out gender-based violence
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
New York [US], September 26 (ANI): Top UN officials met in the margins of the 76th General Assembly on Thursday, with a strong call to action to stamp out gender-based violence (GBV), amid a rise in forced displacement and other humanitarian emergencies around the globe.
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MCC's decision to use gender-neutral term 'batter' signifies inclusivity:
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 23 (ANI): Former India cricketer Anjum Chopra has welcomed the Marylebone Cricket Club's decision to make amendments to the laws of the game to use the gender-neutral term 'batter' and 'batters' rather than 'batsman' or 'batsmen'.
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MCC announces amendment to Laws of the Game, to use gender-neutral term "b
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
London [UK], September 22 (ANI): The Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) on Wednesday announced amendments to the laws of the game to use the gender-neutral term 'batter' and 'batters' rather than 'batsman' or 'batsmen'.
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Sheezan Mohammed of Pavitraa Bharose Ka Safar opens up about how men can b
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], September 17 (ANI/Mediawire): Countless campaigns, extensive social media fights, long marches and a multitude of fundraisers - but we're still barely even scratching the surface of gender equality.
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Presenting the Forevermark Avaanti jewellery collection
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], September 17 (ANI/BusinessWire India): De Beers Forevermark launches its latest jewellery collection. Forevermark Avaanti™ embodies a spirit of possibility, inspiring the wearer to realise their power and make a lasting statement every day.
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Coursera study indicates narrowing gender gap in online learning in India
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sep 16 (ANI): Women in India are learning online at higher rates compared to pre-pandemic, representing 44 per cent of new learners in 2021, up from 37 per cent in 2019, according to Coursera data.
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Taliban's plan to segregate classes by gender will put at risk educational
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], September 14 (ANI): The United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) on Tuesday said that the Taliban's plan to segregate classes by gender will put at risk the achievements the country has made in education.
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Taliban issue new rules for female university students
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], September 13 (ANI): Taliban issued new rules for Afghan women attending universities on Sunday under which they will be required to wear head coverings and the classrooms will be gender-segregated.
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Will enforce gender segregation in universities, say Taliban
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], September 12 (ANI): Gender segregation would be enforced in Afghan universities and that protocols were being put into place for the same, Afghanistan's acting higher education minister said on Sunday.
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