Tag: Gender
17 Results
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Increasing attempt towards removing women from public life in Afghanistan: India at UNSC
Afghanistan is facing a human rights crisis where women are deprived of the fundamental rights to non-discrimination, education, work, public participation and health.
October 21, 2022 -
Climate change in Himalayan region worsens existing gender and social inequalities
ICIMOD and UN launch a report analysing gender dimensions of climate change in the Hindu Kush Himalayan region.
October 2, 2022 -
Inequities embedded in transplant regime
Further, “organ recipients also have to be on immunosuppressive drugs for the rest of their lives, and that can cost anything between Rs 10,00 and Rs 15,000” and this can again be prohibitively expensive for the poor.
September 19, 2022 -
Troubling statistics
The broader point which needs to be made is that the moment rape statistics become part of political mudslinging, we are on a slippery slope.
September 7, 2022 -
Questioning patriarchal norms
If gender equality is to become a goal to be achieved in its truest form, then the words of Jeremiah Say cannot be ignored, “Men of quality respect women’s equality.”
September 4, 2022 -
Indian app addressing gender-based violence wins World Justice Challenge
The World Justice Challenge is a global competition to identify, recognise and promote good practices and high-impact projects and policies that protect and advance the rule of law.
June 7, 2022 -
Three days National Conclave on ‘Gender and Disability Inclusion in Indian Cities’ to be held
The conclave aims to strengthen India’s commitment to gender and disability inclusion in urban development in line with the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (RPWD) Act 2016.
April 27, 2022 -
ICRIER suggests measures to boost women participation in trade
The policy brief recommended that the upcoming Foreign Trade Policy which is slated for 2021-2026 be used to mainstream gender in the national trade agenda.
March 7, 2022 -
Woman breaks gender barrier to operate Hyva
Subodh Pandey, Vice President, TSM, congratulated the new recruits and interacted with them along with other executives of TSM Sandeep Dhir, Chief, Human Resource Business Partner, Subrata Basak, Chief, Logistics Operation and Suvransu Sekhar Rout, Chief, RMHS & Raw Material Processing Plant, TSM.
February 25, 2022 -
Female, third gender voters register increase in Delhi
There were total 2,05,30,444 voters in the final roll published on January 15, 2021. The number of electors increased to 2,09,24,629 on January 5.
January 6, 2022 -
Gender parity will sensitise one to women crimes: Richa
Section 375 is a courtroom drama where Richa plays the public prosecutor who is fighting the case of a rape victim Anjali Dangle, played by Meera Chopra.
September 5, 2019 -
Interview | They also have the right to live and love: Nagarkirtan director Kaushik Ganguly
Director Kaushik Ganguly talks about his new release Nagarkirtan which celebrates relationships irrespective of genders
February 23, 2019 -
Gender question in disaster management
When disasters occur to a certain degree or frequency, it is bound to drastically change the natural state of the community and its surroundings. In Nepal and many other least developed countries, there is evidence that marginalised populations, including women, face the most tragic losses and in many cases become the major targets of injustice....
May 22, 2018 -
Gender injustice?
It may have been pure coincidence that the announcement was splashed in the same editions that devoted columns to hailing the improving status of women, yet there can be no denying that the Committee of Administrators (CoA) appointed by the apex court to oversee the management of Indian cricket delivered a low blow to milady...
March 10, 2018 -
Gender equality: Treat women equal to men in all respect
In India, we can see the disparity between males and females in every aspect of life.
March 6, 2018 -
Gender in the class
Gender bias pervades all aspects of our lives. In the sphere of teaching, it is generally perceived that women are more proficient because they are kind and usually affectionate. Hence, students connect with them better. Such stereotypical notions cannot be eradicated from society immediately, but can be gradually weakened. How a school-going child’s life is...
February 23, 2018 -
Fetish for male child widens gender gap
For the first time ever, the Economic Survey 2017-18 highlighted that the Indian desire to have a male child has created an estimated 21 million unwanted girls. The Economic Survey released on Monday pointed out that most parents continued to have children until they get the desired number of sons. The Survey gave details of...
January 30, 2018