Gender Bias

Aside from factors such as social stigma, gender biases, insufficient capacity building and access to actionable knowledge, a pressing challenge for women entrepreneurs is access to capital, especiall

Kerala General Education Minister V Sivankutty on Saturday criticised the stand of certain IUML leaders on the state government's gender neutral policy, alleging that they were trying to mislead the people and sought to know why they are afraid of equal opportunity for women in the society. Slamming the statements of IUML leaders M K Muneer and P M A Salam on the issue, Sivankutty said the state government has repeatedly clarified its stand several times and those who are criticising the initiatives for gender equality, gender justice and gender awareness are not reading the writings of time on the wall. He was speaking on the sidelines of a students' programme organised at Kalamassery here. "In recent days, we have seen the statements of some leaders regarding gender equality. Why are they afraid of gender equality? Why are they worried about equal opportunity and equal justice for their mother, sister, wife and daughter?" he asked. Sivankutty made it clear that if it was the case

Statistics raise questions about how a nation, placed 135th among 146 countries on the World Economic Forum's ranking of nations based on gender parity, was able to reverse the trend in the industry

Business process management firm hired 4,500 people in Feb globally, of which 40% were women; the company is also

Book review of Why I am Not a Hindu Woman

Book review of How Women Rise: Break the 12 Habits Holding You Back

Several issues in terms of the low institutional mechanism to nurture women innovators, age-barrier issues, leaky pipeline, funding for women-led start-ups, leadership, gender bias were deliberated up

The GII has been criticised for its complexity and difficulty in interpretation or understanding

At MG Motor, the company is working with select panchayat committees to encourage more women graduates to join the auto industry and to ensure a better diversity mix at its showrooms

India's gender acceptability in defence above global average

Whether it's being interrupted constantly in meetings, getting short shrift in pay or working without female role models, current and former traders say the industry remains a tough place for women

The state has defied general belief that adverse sex ratio gets accentuated in urban areas, where access to sex tests and abortions is easier

Almost 2,300 female workers are part of the class action