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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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Gender

Women Only Earn Now What Men Did A Decade Ago

Despite an additional quarter of a billion women entering the global workforce since 2006, wage inequality persists, with women only now earning what men did a decade ago, ...

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Festivals

Cine Central Film Festival Showcases Movies From 17 Countries

Bangladeshi film “Mritika Maya” (Earthen Love), an emotional tale of an old potter, is part of an eclectic package of films being shown at a film festival here ...

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Gender

Can We End Female Genital Cutting In A Generation?

Five years ago, over 3 million girls were at risk of undergoing female genital cutting, a process that involves the partial or complete removal of a girl’s external g...

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Trending

Can Social Entrepreneurs Drive Inclusive Growth In India?

Over 60% of the Indian population still live on less than $2 a day. In the World Economic Forum’s Inclusive Growth and Development Report 2015, India is placed second...

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Trending

In Rare Appearance, Larry Page Discusses New Alphabet Structure

SAN FRANCISCO:  In a rare public appearance, Google co-founder and Alphabet Inc CEO Larry Page explained why he was spurred to create a whole new structure for the com...

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Hollywood

Jeremy Renner To Attend Team Kids Innovative Thinkers Forum

The 3rd annual “Team Kids Innovative Thinkers Forum” fundraising event will be held the evening of Thursday, October 22 at Oakley’s Headquarters with high...

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Festivals

Reelabilities Film Festival Challenges Perceptions Of Disabilities

What constitutes beauty? Why are some human features considered beautiful and others not? That’s the focus of “On Beauty,” a documentary that kicks off th...

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Gender

Is The Indian Working Woman Living In ‘Fool’s Paradise’ Where Her Salary Is Concerned?

Around 61% working Indian women have a perception that they earn the same salary as men doing the same work. However, if we glance through the World Economic Forum data, th...

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Festivals

London Film Festival Unveils Industry Program, Including China Focus

Geena Davis, Guy Maddin, Laurie Anderson and Abi Morgan are among the speakers set for talks, forums and workshops, and a panel will explore the impact of the foreign-langu...

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