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Gender

What Governments Need To Do To Ensure Justice For Girls Everywhere

Sexual violence against girls is a global phenomenon. For many, their childhood and teenage years are particularly difficult, with abuses such as ‘child marriage&lsqu...

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Festivals

LGBT Film Fest In Kolkata This Weekend

Shortly after the conclusion of KIFF, the city is set to host another film festival: ‘Dialogues: Kolkata International LGBT Film & Video Festival’. The even...

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Gender

Women Closing The Gender Gap For Entrepreneurship

Women around the world have narrowed the gender gap in entrepreneurship by 6 percent from 2012 to 2014 and are finding paths to launching more businesses in industrialized ...

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Gender

Gender At Work Is Not A Women’s Issue

Is gender a women’s issue? Many women still seem to think so. Which is why many men think so too.  At a huge tech conference last month, I was invited to give a ...

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Gender

Is Economic Policy Sexist?

Despite nearly 50 years of policy effort, the UK is still a long way from eradicating gender inequality. There has been progress on many fronts, but women are still far fro...

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Bollywood

Madhuri Proud Of Women's Growing Presence In Filmmaking World

Actress Madhuri Dixit says the filmmaking world in India has come a long way in terms of giving opportunities for women behind the scenes. The popular actress, known f...

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Gender

Genderqueer And Trans Artists Breaking Down Barriers In Art

t’s raise visibility for Transgender Awareness Week, and celebrate some damn good art. This week is Transgender Awareness Week, an initiative that aims to raise ...

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Gender

118 More Years of the Gender Wage Gap

Earlier this week, one analysis suggested that the growth of American women’s wages had stalled this year. While it’s important not to put too much emphasis on ...

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Bollywood

Main Kuch Bhi Kar Sakti Hoon' Narrated By Farhan Akhtar Redefines Edutainment

Mumbai, November 18, 2015 (Washington Bangla Radio): To address regressive practices such as sex selection, early marriage, early and repeated pregnancies, under-nutrition ...

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Sustainable Development

How Close Are We To Closing The Gender Gap? This Map Will Tell You.

How close are we to closing the gender gap? That?s an extremely broad question that the World Economic Forum is attempting to answer with its annual?Global Gender Gap repor...

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