Gender

It Is Sita’s Story, Not Rama’s That Is Told By Women In Karnataka’s Villages.

Dressed in a deep green sari bordered by red and gold, with the seragu (pallu) tucked in at the waist so she could sit comfortably and move unhindered, Sanntimmi sat alone on ...

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Jennifer Lawrence Speaks Out Against Gender Pay Inequality

The actress Jennifer Lawrence spoke out against gender pay inequality in an essay on Tuesday, describing how she felt when leaked documents exposed by the Sony Pictures hack s...

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Where’s The Best Place To Be A Woman?

“There has never been a better time in history to be born female,” said US presidential candidate Hillary Clinton at this year’s Women in the World Summit. I...

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Advice For Aspiring Female Tech Entrepreneurs: A Perspective From The Developing World

It is an open secret that women are outsiders when it comes to tech entrepreneurship, both in the developed and developing economies. In 1984, 37 percent of undergraduate comp...

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To Fix The Gender Gap, Startups Need To Think About Diversity From The Beginning

An entrepreneur builds a startup; chances are that he’s a man. And then it’s likely he hires more men as the fledgling business takes on early employees. That star...

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Gender Equality And The Global Goals

Just over a week ago at the United Nations (UN), one hundred ninety-three countries adopted a new sustainable development agenda to tackle some of the world’s most press...

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How Do We Keep Girls In School?

Following the World Development Report (2012), we discuss policies that can change the price of schooling under three categories: (i) direct costs; (ii) indirect costs; and (i...

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Why Women Need A Bigger Role In Peace Negotiations

Women across the globe are playing a distinctly important role as advocates for peace-building and security, for women and men. At Oxfam we see this around the world, and the ...

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Gender Parity Could Add 60% To India’s GDP By 2025

“The report analysed 15 gender equality indicators for 95 countries home to 93 per cent of the world’s women and 97 per cent of the world’s GDP”. An es...

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The Right Way To Tackle Gender Inequality In The Legal Profession

In 1978, when I completed my Oxford law degree, we were told we would have to be patient, it could take 30 or 40 years before there was gender equality among the judiciary. I ...

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TRENDING: A CATASTROPHIC TURNING POIN

The arrest of Delhi's Chief Minister and AAP leader, Arvind Kejriwal, represents a catas...

March 30 2024

BUSINESS: MAKING M&E STUDENTS INDUSTRY READY

The highly anticipated 5th Edition of Masterclass Marathon hosted by Whistling Woods Int...

March 29 2024

BOLLYWOOD: DO OUR FILM AWARDS GUARANTEE REWARDS?

Indian film awards don’t bestow any real commercial legitimacy or credentials for ...

March 28 2024