Gender

Working Women Cause Of Unemployment, Says Chhattisgarh School Textbook

Amid a union minister recently stoking a row saying that girls wanting a night out is not acceptable in India, BJP ruled Chhattisgarh has went a step further with its class X ...

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How Can We Encourage Girls To Study Computer Science?

Imagine a computer programmer. What does this person look like? What is this person doing? Is the person with anyone? What kinds of hobbies might he or she have? Chances are t...

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Gender Inequality Discussion Strikes Nerve

I never understood how oblivious some people are to gender inequality until I began my Women in Western Philosophy class. The majority of our class consists of women, as one w...

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Gender Affects Awarding Of Research Funding

Women are still underrepresented in top academic positions. One of the possible explanations for this is the increasing importance of obtaining research funding. Women are oft...

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Gender Inequality In The Workplace Is Men’s Work Too

If you are a man in the workplace in 2015, you are probably disturbed by what you read about the second-class status of women in many businesses, and even more troubled by wha...

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UN Rights Chief: No Country Has Achieved Gender Equality

The High Commissioner for Human Rights [official website] on Tuesday stated [press release] that no country has achieved full equality between men and women and urged the 47 m...

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Why Incentive Pay Makes The Gender Gap Worse?

The persistence of a gender gap in wages is shaping the debate over women’s equality in the workplace and underscores the challenge facing policymakers as they consider ...

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Why Discriminating Against Women Keeps Countries Poorer

In 100 countries around the world, women are barred from doing certain work solely because they are women. More than 150 countries have at least one law that is discriminatory...

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Opening Up The World Of Robotics: ‘The Internet Of Toys’

The Hybrid Group is focusing on how to get everyone programming for the “internet of things” using open source technology. When I called up Evans, he explained why...

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How To Tackle Gender Imbalances In Higher Education

A recent report on female graduates far outpacing men said a leading education expert is calling for the lack of men at university to be considered an equity issue. The exper...

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FESTIVALS: STIRRING CELEBRATION OF INDEPENDENT CINEMA

WIFF’s Second Monthly Pre-Festival Screening: Where Stories Found Their Heartbeat ...

April 28 2025

FESTIVALS: WINNER OF THE KASHISH 2025 POSTER DESIGN

Auroville-based designer wins KASHISH 2025 poster contest as South Asia’s biggest ...

April 27 2025

ALTERNATIVE ENTERTAINMENT: REAL HEROES OF SATYAJIT RAY

What makes Ray’s heroes unique, special, extraordinary?? On the legend's 33rd deat...

April 26 2025