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Gender Discrimination

Unlikely rebels with a cause

But it was the early 1960s; women at high levels of science were as rare as snow leopards

Unlikely rebels with a cause
Updated On : 26 Feb 2023 | 10:36 PM IST

Gender parity on the front foot

Women's cricket finally gets the attention it deserves

Gender parity on the front foot
Updated On : 08 Feb 2023 | 9:48 PM IST

Two women sue Elon Musk's Twitter alleging discriminatory layoffs

Two women who lost their jobs at Twitter when billionaire Elon Musk took over are suing the company in federal court, claiming that last month's abrupt mass layoffs disproportionately affected female employees. The discrimination lawsuit is the latest in a series of legal challenges over Musk's decimation of Twitter's workforce through mass layoffs and firings. Days after the world's richest man bought the social media platform for $44 billion, the company told about half of employees on Nov. 4 that they no longer had a job but would get three months severance. The lawsuit filed in a San Francisco federal court this week alleges that 57% of female employees were laid off, compared to less than half of men, despite Twitter employing more men overall before the layoffs. The cutbacks continued throughout November as Musk fired engineers who questioned or criticized him and gave all remaining employees the choice to resign with severance or sign a form pledging extremely hardcore work a

Two women sue Elon Musk's Twitter alleging discriminatory layoffs
Updated On : 09 Dec 2022 | 8:43 AM IST

Fewer women were employed in 2021 than in 2020 due to Covid : Oxfam report

Fewer women were employed in 2021 than in 2020 due to the Covid pandemic and governments worldwide are putting women in danger of unprecedented poverty and overwork to tame inflation and help their economies recover, a new report has claimed. The new Oxfam report -- 'The Assault of Austerity' -- stated that the road to post-pandemic recovery is being built upon the lives, sweated labour and security of women and girls, it said. The report said many governments planned cuts to public services like water which meant that women and girls around the world would continue to spend at least 200 million hours. The report said governments around the world are putting women and girls in danger of unprecedented new levels of poverty, peril, overwork and premature death as a result of near-universal "slash-and-burn" efforts to recover their economies from the pandemic and tame inflation. "Women were less employed in 2021 than in 2020 as a result of the pandemic," it said. "Women carry most of

Fewer women were employed in 2021 than in 2020 due to Covid : Oxfam report
Updated On : 25 Nov 2022 | 8:07 PM IST

Month-long national campaign against gender based discrimination launched

Union minister Giriraj Singh on Friday launched a month long national campaign against gender-based discrimination, and stressed that the government is committed to end gender related violence. At an event held to mark the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, the Rural Development and Panchayati Raj minister also remotely inaugurated 160 gender resource centres across 13 states. Stressing on ending violence against women, Singh called upon the women not to tolerate violence, and expressed his government's commitment towards ending gender based discrimination. Modi government is committed to women empowerment just as it is dedicated to development. Under the Modi government women have been included in the Army as well, Singh said. The Minister also suggested that women should be provided martial arts training for self protection. On the occasion, Minister of State for Food Processing Industries Niranjan Jyoti said the Sanatan' religion gave equal status

Month-long national campaign against gender based discrimination launched
Updated On : 25 Nov 2022 | 8:00 PM IST

Infosys again faces legal action for age and gender discrimination in US

Infosys' motion to dismiss the claims made by the executive was rejected by a judge from the US District Court

Infosys again faces legal action for age and gender discrimination in US
Updated On : 07 Oct 2022 | 11:00 PM IST

Google agrees to pay $118 mn to settle gender discrimination lawsuit

Google has agreed to pay $118 million to settle a class-action gender discrimination lawsuit in the US that includes nearly 15,500 women in 236 job titles

Google agrees to pay $118 mn to settle gender discrimination lawsuit
Updated On : 14 Jun 2022 | 1:03 AM IST

National Girl Child Day: CBSE Udaan to BBBP - list of schemes for girls

On National Girl Child Day, we take a look at some government programmes and scheme for girls

National Girl Child Day: CBSE Udaan to BBBP - list of schemes for girls
Updated On : 24 Jan 2022 | 1:40 PM IST

Sony Playstation hit with gender discrimination lawsuit by former employee

Sony PlayStation has been hit with a lawsuit by a former employee, alleging gender discrimination and wrongful termination after speaking up "about discrimination against females" at the company

Sony Playstation hit with gender discrimination lawsuit by former employee
Updated On : 24 Nov 2021 | 11:54 AM IST

SC slams Centre, allows women to sit for NDA exam scheduled for Sep 5

In a big development, the Supreme Court on Wednesday passed an interim order allowing women to take the admission exam to National Defence Academy (NDA) where only men can join

SC slams Centre, allows women to sit for NDA exam scheduled for Sep 5
Updated On : 18 Aug 2021 | 1:52 PM IST

The slip is showing

India's gender gap is wider than ever

The slip is showing
Updated On : 01 Apr 2021 | 11:35 PM IST

WEF's gender gap index: India slips 28 places, ranks 140 among 156 nations

Only Pakistan (153) and Afghanistan (156) ranked lower in South Asia

WEF's gender gap index: India slips 28 places, ranks 140 among 156 nations
Updated On : 01 Apr 2021 | 12:18 AM IST

ASCI aims to break gender stereotypes in advertising, change mindsets

The Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI) is hoping to find an answer and help advertisers embrace positive depiction with a first-of-its-kind study on gender in advertising

ASCI aims to break gender stereotypes in advertising, change mindsets
Updated On : 26 Mar 2021 | 6:10 AM IST

German soccer chief slams discrimination facing female stars

German soccer federation president Fritz Keller has slammed the structural discrimination facing female players in his country

German soccer chief slams discrimination facing female stars
Updated On : 23 Mar 2021 | 9:27 PM IST

Best of BS Opinion: Future shock, a new case for peace with Pakistan & more

Here's a selection of Business Standard opinion pieces for the day

Best of BS Opinion: Future shock, a new case for peace with Pakistan & more
Updated On : 20 Mar 2021 | 6:52 AM IST

In bad taste

What appears smart may not necessarily be sensitive. A tweet by Burger King UK on International Women's Day touched a raw nerve. It employed language that is usually characterised as misogynist

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Updated On : 19 Mar 2021 | 11:41 PM IST

An unapologetic activist

Book cover of We Are Not Here To Be Bystanders: A Memoir of Love and Resistance

An unapologetic activist
Updated On : 17 Mar 2021 | 11:52 PM IST

Best of BS Opinion: Valuing AT1 bonds, SC right to protect IBC, and more

Here's a selection of Business Standard opinion pieces for the day

Best of BS Opinion: Valuing AT1 bonds, SC right to protect IBC, and more
Updated On : 17 Mar 2021 | 1:13 PM IST

Where China is only a notch above India

India and China seem united in gender discrimination

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Updated On : 17 Mar 2021 | 2:00 AM IST

Women: Educated but unemployed

Indian women work a lot. But, their work is predominantly at home, in service of other members of their household

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Updated On : 16 Mar 2021 | 7:27 AM IST