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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 discriminat...

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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.

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Is There A Gender Gap In Media Reporting On Climate Change?

From extreme weather events to water shortages, reduced harvests, and increased spread of infectious diseases, climate change can affect human life in countless ways. Clima...

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Is There A Gender Gap In Media Reporting On Climate Change?

From extreme weather events to water shortages, reduced harvests, and increased spread of infectious diseases, climate change can affect human life in countless ways. Clima...

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Gender Gap Persists In Graduation, College-Going

It’s hard to ignore discrepancies between white students and those of color when it comes to academic achievement. There are national and local organizations devoted ...

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Prohibiting Women From Working As Bartenders Unconstitutional: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court has held that the rule prohibiting women from working as Bartenders is unconstitutional. Justice Dama Seshadri Naidu, allowed the writ petition moved ...

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Women Suffer Gender bias Even 60 Years After Independence: Delhi HC

A bench of justices Kailash Gambhir and Sunita Gupta made the observations while perusing reports of the Centre, Delhi government and various agencies on implementation of ...

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Gender parity in workforce can boost India’s GDP by 27%: IMF chief Christine Lagarde

India’s GDP can expand by a whopping 27 per cent if the number of female workers increases to the same level as that of men, International Monetary Fund’s chief...

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A New Ratings System Will Assess Schooling For Girls Worldwide

An advocacy group set up by Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai and Foreign Policy Magazine are launching an annual index to assess the availability and quality of ed...

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Why More Mediators Should Be Women?

The significance of 2015 continently and globally in the drive for women’s empowerment and the achievement of gender equality provides a useful backdrop to assess eff...

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