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Study finds gender pay gap leads to fewer female candidates on the ballot
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 7 (ANI): A new study has found that electoral districts with larger gender pay gaps show favouritism toward male political candidates in Parliamentary elections, with fewer female candidates on the ballot.
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Study finds boys disliking fiction reading is a myth
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
London [UK], July 7 (ANI): The findings of a new study suggest that gender stereotypes around reading might be the factor holding boys back in the classroom.
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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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Exactly 50 per cent male and female participation to be achieved at Paris
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Lausanne [Switzerland], July 6 (ANI): As the three-day Generation Equality Forum came to a close last week in Paris, France, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Tuesday announced its commitments towards strengthening and accelerating gender equality at the Olympic Games and across t
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100 years after founding of CCP, women still playing peripheral role in Ch
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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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Women in Turkey protest against withdrawal from gender protection treaty
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Istanbul [Turkey], July 2 (ANI): Thousands of people took to the street on Thursday to denounce Turkey's withdrawal from an international treaty designated to combat violence against women.
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Despite hike in education budgets, Pak remains worst country in terms of c
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 1 (ANI): Although Pakistan's education budgets have increased upto 2.8 per cent, the country still has the world's second-highest number of out-of-school children (OOSC) due to disparities in gender, socio-economic status, geography and availability of quality educ
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US to add new gender option on passports
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 1 (ANI): The US government on Wednesday (local time) said that it will add a new gender option on US passports.
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India making efforts to reduce gender gaps in labour force participation,
Updated : 4 years, 9 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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Emmy Awards to replace 'Actor', 'Actress' statues with 'Performer' at winn
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Washington [US], June 23 (ANI): The Emmy Awards are giving nominees the option to be more gender-inclusive with their statues by replacing 'actor' and 'actress' statues with 'Performer' at the winner or nominee's request.
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Zoom adds new options to share pronouns
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 23 (ANI): Video teleconferencing software company Zoom recently announced that it will be adding new a feature that caters to pronouns, along with options to manage when they're displayed.
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Cyient sets sustainability goals, resilient business practices
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], June 18 (ANI): Engineering and technology solutions company Cyient on Friday pledged to become a carbon and water neutral business by 2025.
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