Gender
Smriti Irani questions WEF's gender gap report which ranked India at 135
Union Women and Child Development Minister Smriti Irani on Tuesday questioned the World Economic Forum's Global Gender Gap Index assessment which ranked India at 135th place in terms of gender parity. Irani said the Index failed to take into account the political empowerment and financial inclusion of women at the grassroots level. The Union minister interacted via video link with the audience during a seminar organised at the Rashtriya Raksha University at Lavad in Gandhinagar district of Gujarat. She was asked questions related to the empowerment of women and gender equality. "It is time to challenge what the Global Gender Gap Index has done in the way India has challenged the Global Hunger Index. This measurement has been done through the western standards," Irani said. She said when it comes to marks of political empowerment, the Index does not take into account women who serve across panchayats and municipalities as district panchayat presidents, sarpanchs, mayors and ...
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Gender disparity: Harder for women to re-enter job market, shows EPFO data
Payroll data released by the National Statistical Office shows only 18.67 per cent of the persons that rejoined and re-subscribed employees' provident fund (EPF) are female
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Trans-forming history
A global trans history stands as testimony to the gender nonconformity of our past
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Gender Gap Index 2022: India slips on income measures, shows data
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US expected to issue its first passport with ''X'' gender marker
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Why not have a females-only political party? It will have four advantages
Women are better at governing because they are more patient and more compassionate, writes TCA Srinivasa Raghavan.
BS Number Wise: Does gender affect your Covid-19 vaccination odds?
A section of the population would say yes
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Notional income for homemakers in claims case signals their value, rules SC
Women spend more time on 'unpaid care giving services for household members' as compared to men, the apex court said citing a survey
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48% anaemic women and other shockers in Maharashtra's first gender budget
It was the first time the state government released a gender budget statement
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How sex change operations could improve mental health of transgenders
While the new study confirms that transgender individuals are more likely to use mental health treatments, it also shows that gender-affirming therapy might reduce this risk
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India's gender challenge
Increase in women entrepreneurship is not linked to greater access to government-sponsored contracts and business
