Gender Equality

Women-led development crucial for gender equality, growth: Munjapara

Women entrepreneurship is vital for achieving gender equality along with economic growth and the country has made huge strides in this area, Union Minister of State for Women and Child Development Munjapara Mahendrabhai said on Wednesday. Addressing the delegates, panelists, and participants of the Second G20 Empower meet which is underway here, the minister called for working towards creating an ecosystem that nurtures women entrepreneurship and leadership ensuring greater access to mentoring, capacity building, and financing to help them scale up their businesses. The minister, in his inaugural address on the theme 'Women's Empowerment: A Win-Win for Equity and Economy', also urged for focus on promoting women-led development with an emphasis on entrepreneurship, STEM education, and grassroots women's leadership. "One of the key areas of focus is women's entrepreneurship, which India sees as vital for achieving gender equality and economic growth. India has already made significan

Germany ramps up funding for UN women in 2023 for gender equality

Germany has pledged 26 million euros ($27.6 million) to UN Women in 2023, the country's Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) said

Gender equality will take 300 years to achieve, says UN chief

Pay gap for women who've never got married getting bigger: Study

Int'l Women's Day: UN calls for innovation, technology for gender equality

UN has chosen the theme 'DigitALL: Innovation and technology for gender equality' for Women's Day 2023 to examine the impact of the digital gender gap on widening economic and social inequality

Gender equality in boardrooms out of reach until 2038, says MSCI

This means women will not take an average of 50% of board seats across the 2,811 companies which make up MSCI's All Country World Index (ACWI) until 2038, based on the current trajectory

Women can take any responsibility; gender disparity being shattered: Prez

President Droupadi Murmu on Friday noted that woman have excelled in every sphere of life, be it politics, space science, technology, sports, literature and music. Women have proved that they are capable of shouldering any responsibility, involving the society as well as the country as a whole, she said, addressing the second convocation ceremony of her alma mater, the Rama Devi Women's University (RDWU), here. Murmu, who is in her home state on a two-day visit, said, "Gender discriminations that created social disparities have been shattered. Be it politics, defense, space science, technology, sports, literature, music or arts, women have excelled in every realm of life. For the first time in the history of Parliament, there are more than 100 MPs," the President pointed out. Walking down the memory lane, the President, who hails from remote Rairangpur area in trial-dominated Mayurbhanj district, stated that the lessons she learned and experiences she gained in her college has helpe

Women work harder than men, finds anthropological study in rural China

Women walked on average just over 12,000 steps per day, while men walked just over 9,000 steps

Jobs top agenda at PM Modi's meeting with chief secretaries on Jan 5

Conclave will focus on two broad pillars: Growth & Jobs, and Health, Gender & Climate, will also set agenda for the next meeting of Niti Aayog Governing Council

As CJI constitutes an all-women bench, what's the status of women in law?

Shrinking numbers: A third of judges in subordinate courts are women, but only 13.2% in high courts & 12.5% in SC

Change is afoot in Saudi Arabia

The West Asian kingdom is rapidly shedding its image as an insular Islamic state. Nowhere is this change more remarkable than in the status of women

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Achieving full gender equality may take 300 years at current rate, warns UN

At the current rate of progress, it may take close to 300 years to achieve full gender equality, the Progress on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG)

Battling violence & censors: Women in China become 'invisible & absent'

The CCP has long promoted gender equality as a core tenet, but as cases of gender abuse make headlines, it has tried to squelch dissent, control narrative

Afghanistan worst among 146 countries surveyed for gender equality: WEF

In the Global Gender Gap Index which was released by WEF on Wednesday, Afghanistan is placed in the last spot in a survey of 146 countries

India ranks low at 135th globally for gender parity, says WEF report

Iceland retained its place as the world's most gender-equal country, followed by Finland, Norway, New Zealand and Sweden, as per the annual Gender Gap Report 2022

Gender Gap Index 2022: India slips on income measures, shows data

The country performed better on education and health parameters. Political representation has been a mixed bag

Gender equality: The myth of flexibility for women in the workplace

If employees and employers have a trust relationship, work-life balance can be customised like never before.

Gender equality: Rank declines a notch in 2022 against last year

India's position went down despite its score remaining 74.4 out of 100 in all the three years

Joe Biden to ask Congress for $2.6 billion to promote gender equity

President Joe Biden has said that he will ask Congress for $2.6 billion for foreign aid programs that promote gender equality worldwide, more than double the size of last year's request.

Joshi urges bodies under coal ministry to keep promoting gender equality

As per the statement, CIL has around 20,000 women workforce, including those working at its mines