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Book Review | Angsty examination of our body of laws through lens of gender

What Waziri lays bare are the inequalities of our gender laws. The insensitivity of our judicial pronouncements.

27 Aug 2023 12:05 AM

The Netherlands will not be the first member state whose ID cards omit gender. The German ID card does not include it.

‘Contents of your underwear do not concern the govt’: Gender off Dutch ID cards soon

In a letter to parliament, Minister Ingrid van Engelshoven said gender categories would be omitted from ID cards from 2024/2025.

04 Jul 2020 9:06 PM

Europe's policing agency Friday rolled out a new campaign to catch the continent's most wanted female criminals, saying their crimes were just as serious as those committed by men. (Photo: eumostwanted.eu)

‘Crime has no gender’: Europol targets most wanted women in new campaign

Another wanted suspect is Hungarian national Ildiko Dudas, 31, who is wanted for drug trafficking and child abuse.

18 Oct 2019 2:32 PM

Young women slept more than young men, and the former also went to sleep earlier.

Sleep varies by age, geographical location, gender

The shortest sleep was observed in Asian countries.

30 Sep 2019 7:41 PM

There will be no manholes in Berkeley, California. City workers will drop into 'maintenance holes' instead. (Representational Image)

It's a 'maintenance hole', not manhole: This US city bans 40 gender-specific words

The San Francisco Bay Area city is known for its long history of progressive politics and 'first of' ordinances.

19 Jul 2019 12:46 PM

The historic and moving red carpet entrance of 82 women from all countries and professions in cinema, at the 71st edition of the Cannes Film Festival for Les Filles Du Soleil (Girls of The Sun) by Eva Husson. (Photo: Instagram/festivaldecannes)

Cannes Film Festival’s ‘gimmicky’ efforts to embrace gender issues

The festival seems to be struggling to truly modernise and bring about a change in status quo.

14 May 2019 7:49 PM

Google realised the lack of gender-neutral symbols. (Photo: Google/Fast Company)

Google releases 53 gender fluid emoji

The new emoji set includes weightlifter, swimmer, zombies, and more that are gender-neutral.

10 May 2019 12:22 PM

A study found that high BMI makes people more likely to be depressed (Photo: AFP)

Psychological effect of obesity hits women twice as hard as men: study

Previous reports have suggested that while obesity has doubled in the UK since 1990s, number of people using anti-depressants tripled.

13 Nov 2018 6:13 PM

Sex steroids in men suppress the brain’s reward system by increasing risk-taking behaviour (Photo: AFP)

Sex hormone oestrogen makes women more likely to become addicted to cannabis

Even as men are more likely to try it and take heavy doses due to testosterone; cannabis may quickly become a habit in case of women.

30 Oct 2018 1:13 PM

While 81 per cent of women faced hair loss, 74 per cent men were affected by it (Photo: AFP)

Women are more likely to be affected by side-effects of chemotherapy than men

Even as the number of patients experiencing reduction in size of tumour was higher in men, there wasn’t much difference in survival rates.

19 Oct 2018 5:58 PM

Twitterati, don’t be afraid of emojis!

In a recent announcement, Twitter has said that it’s changing the way it counts emojis so that they’re all counted equally, as two characters.

14 Oct 2018 1:12 AM

Representational Image. (Photo: Pixabay)

Gender-diverse boards better at protecting work environment

Study indicates female directors contribute to reducing corporate environmental litigation.

02 Sep 2018 3:09 PM

Women judged more than men for hate speech

Here is what a new study has found.

01 Aug 2018 1:09 PM

Doubling walnut consumption (eating 3 tablespoons) was associated with a 47 per cent lower prevalence of type 2 diabetes. (Photo: Pixabay)

Eating walnuts may halve type 2 diabetes risk: Study

The average intake among walnut consumers was approximately 1.5 tablespoons per day.

02 Jul 2018 3:33 PM

Gonorrhoea symptoms more prominent in men than women

WHO estimates that 78 million people worldwide are infected with gonorrhea each year.

02 Jul 2018 11:46 AM

Sex bias kills 240,000 infant girls in India yearly: study

Gender-based discrimination towards girls doesn’t simply prevent them from being born, it may also cause the death of those who are born.

15 May 2018 8:49 PM

New test raises concern over sex-selective abortions in India, China

Experts fear pin-prick test could fuel a 'genocide' of female babies.

26 Apr 2018 4:22 PM

Skipping breakfast may cause weight gain, obesity

Infrequent breakfast consumption is associated with indices of central obesity and weight gain.

25 Apr 2018 8:34 PM

Raw fruit, vegetables good for mental health: study

These mental health benefits were significantly reduced for cooked, canned, and processed fruits and vegetables.

17 Apr 2018 8:09 PM

According to sources, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge won't know whether they are having a boy or a girl until the baby is delivered. (Photo: AP)

Royal countdown begins: Kate and William won't know baby's gender until birth

Parking suspended outside hospital where Kate is expected to give birth at some point over next three weeks as anticipation builds.

09 Apr 2018 7:57 PM

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