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John J. Kennedy | India’s Struggle Continues With Gender Equality: A Long Way To Go

John J. Kennedy | India’s Struggle Continues With Gender Equality: A...

While some countries inch forward, others remain stagnant or regress. India, unfortunately, falls into the latter group....

12 July 2025 8:37 PM IST

Sanya Runwal (C) at the launch of her book, Ten Dollar Bride. (Photo: Facebook/Sanya Runwal)

As teens postpone adulthood, creativity takes centrestage

Seventeen-year-old Sanya Runwal, who recently launched her book "Ten Dollar Bride," wrote about a serious issue like...

16 Oct 2017 1:09 PM IST

Azmi even warned the government regarding the consequences if they forcefully implement the decision to allow Muslim women aged above 45 years to go on Haj. (Photo: ANI | Twitter)

Why don't men, women share pregnancy for gender equality, asks Muslim...

Touting Islam as a religion which respects women the most, Azmi said, I do not understand which religion respects women...

10 Oct 2017 5:46 PM IST

Elizabeth Broderick

Liz champions gender breakthroughs

Brandishing gender equality, Elizabeth Broderick debunks myths on her pathbreaking journey.

10 Sept 2017 5:30 AM IST

Chinese President Xi Jinping (C) and his wife Peng Liyuan pose for a photo along with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi ahead of a banquet dinner during the BRICS Summit in Xiamen. (Photo: AP)

Modi pitches for Brics' own rating agency, transparency

Modi said women's empowerment programmes were productivity multipliers that mainstream women in nation building.

5 Sept 2017 1:55 AM IST

This year and for the second time in its history, the MAMI Mumbai Film Festival has set aside an award for Gender Equality in partnership with Oxfam India.

When life imitates art

The winner of the award will be announced on the closing night of the festival on November 1.

30 Oct 2018 12:00 AM IST

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Prejudice against women in power is greater than believed: Study

This pattern suggests that women are much more reluctant than men to express their prejudice against women leaders.

6 Nov 2018 8:02 PM IST

It was also observed that the inequality in leisure time taken by men and women has actually increased over time (Photo: AFP)

Study shows women get less leisure time than men as they have to...

While women get only 38 hours to themselves, men have 43 hours of leisure time every week.

10 Jan 2018 6:16 PM IST

Rural Education and Development (Read) India, through its Community Library and Resource Centres (CLRCs) in 107 villages across 12 states, leads in the empowerment race.

Libraries, resource centres inspire rural women on road to prosperity

Many of them have stepped out of their homes for the first time and are enjoying the freedom and growing sense of...

2 Feb 2018 2:59 AM IST

Despite substantial rise in the number of women joining workforce in India, gender parity continues to suffer.

Gender equality will increase women workforce participation, says SBI

There has been a drop in about 10 percentage points among women workers from 2004-05 to 2011-12.

28 July 2018 1:23 PM IST

FICCI President Rashesh Shah suggested that a rate cut be facilitated in the coming quarters to spur demand and investments.

Ficci women's wing to empower youth

The joint venture will work towards the awareness about gender equality among students.

4 July 2018 4:52 AM IST

Ladies first, please!

Ladies first, please!

In a world where feminism or gender equality is not more than a myth, a few dare to break the shackles and know how to...

25 March 2019 1:23 AM IST