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Kerala's gender Budget share up from 11.5 pc to 20.9 pc in five years: Min
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Speaking at the G20 EMPOWER meeting, the Minister underlined the increase in the gender budget's share from 11.5 per cent in 2017-18 to 20.9 per cent in 2022-23 in Kerala.
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Group Legrand India receives Gender Equality and Diversity for European an
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], March 23 (ANI/NewsVoir): Group Legrand India, a global specialist in electrical and digital building infrastructure, has been awarded the Gender Equality and Diversity European and International Standard (GEEIS) Certification in recognition of the Organization's
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Women in data announce plans to launch data curiosity program in India
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
On the sidelines of the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) 52nd General Session in Geneva Women in Data (WiD) announced plans to launch its Data Curiosity Program in India in coordination with the Centre For Global Affairs and Public Policy (CGAPP). The program seeks to stem the Gender Gap in S
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Navisite announces inaugural winners of Steminist Scholarship Program in I
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Gurugram (Haryana) [India], February 9 (ANI/PRNewswire): Navisite announced today the two winners of its inaugural Steminist Scholarship program in India. The scholarship program is designed to help close the gender gap in tech and encourage young women to pursue their dreams in STEM (scienc
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Pakistan 'uninhabitable' for gender minorities as transgenders continue to
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Pakistan remains uninhabitable for the gender minorities asTransgenders continue to live a life of misery in the South-Asian country and the violence against them goes largely unnoticed. According to data from the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ), Pakistan saw the killings of at lea
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Gender equality continues to plunge in Pakistan: Report
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
The sophisticated system of education in Pakistan for women is still an elusive dream as the government has been negligent in making relevant arrangements that can close the gender gap with significant improvements. Experts believed that the widespread poverty and unsafe social environmen
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Reliance Foundation, USAID invite grant applications for 'WomenConnect'
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], October 12 (ANI): Building on their efforts to narrow the gender digital divide and empower women in India, Reliance Foundation and the US Agency for International Development (USAID), on Wednesday announced the launch of 'WomenConnect Challenge' India round two
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Research reveals that women dislike communality compliments at work
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 27 (ANI): According to new Cornell University research, women feel more frustrated than men by the gendered expectations placed on them at work, even when those expectations appear to signal women's virtues and are seen as important for workplace advancement.
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Gender pay disparity, unpaid childhood chores are related: Study
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [U.S], July 23 (ANI): Young women and girls' time spent in unpaid household work contributes to the gender pay gap, according to new research. The research shows women's later employment participation is affected by taking on the weight of this care burden in childhood, thus addin
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Pakistan reports alarming increase in sexual assault cases
Updated : 3 years, 11 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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Study suggests women dislike communality compliments at work
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 30 (ANI): According to new Cornell University research, women feel more frustrated than men by the gendered expectations placed on them at work, even when those expectations appear to signal women's virtues and are seen as important for workplace advancement.
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University of Canberra No. 1 in the world for reducing inequalities, for t
Updated : 4 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 29 (ANI/NewsVoir): The University of Canberra has retained top global placing in the 2022 Times Higher Education (THE) Impact Rankings for reducing inequalities for the second year in a row, reflecting its commitment to driving equity and sustainable change.
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