Gender Bias
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Ban on women at Sabarimala linked to Lord Ayyappa's celibate tradition, not bias: Centre tells SC
India | Apr 07, 2026, 10:58 AM ISTThe Supreme Court’s nine-judge Constitutional bench will start hearing the case from today.
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Iceland PM joins thousands of women on strike against unequal pay, gender-based violence
World | Oct 24, 2023, 11:38 PM ISTIceland is known as one of the most gender-equal countries in the world. However, despite several strikes to raise awareness, the issues of the pay gap and gender-based violence have persisted in the Nordic country.
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Female Google executive awarded $1.1 million in gender bias lawsuit
Technology | Oct 22, 2023, 12:18 PM ISTAttorney Cara Green, representing Rowe, emphasized that the unanimous verdict validates Rowe's claims against Google and sends a resounding message against workplace discrimination and retaliation. Green also acknowledged the pivotal role played by thousands of Google employees who staged a walkout.
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No 'prostitute, slut, housewife' terms to be used in court judgements, SC issues new handbook
India | Aug 16, 2023, 11:25 PM ISTThe handbook contains alternative language to be used by the judges against a number of stereotype promoting terms that have been marked as incorrect now.
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COVID-19 pandemic deepened employment inequality between genders: Naidu
India | May 01, 2021, 07:32 AM ISTLooking at the surge in coronavirus cases in the country, VP Venkiah Naidu advised looking into the issues of representation and remuneration to empower women.
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Matrimonial site removes skin colour filter; 'Can we remove caste, gender filter?' asks Twitterati
Trending | Jun 26, 2020, 01:09 PM ISTPreviously, the matrimonial website asked users to search for their partners on the basis of skin descriptions like 'fair,' 'wheatish,' and 'dark.' The petition against the biasness received an enormous response as around 1,500 signatures were made within 14 hours.
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Electrification in Indian households benefits men more than women: Study
India | Dec 26, 2019, 12:43 PM ISTAs new areas gain access to basic levels of electricity, men in these households tend to dominate its use, according to a study conducted in India which suggests that men benefit more than women from such access. The study, published in the journal Nature Sustainability, highlights intra-household power dynamics as an important factor to consider for enabling more equitable energy access in developing countries.
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Women CEO’s are more likely to get fired than male- Study
People | Nov 30, 2018, 08:13 PM ISTOwing to a significant societal gender discrimination, women CEOs are much more likely than male CEOs to be fired, even if they perform well, according to the researchers.
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Men shed more weight by exercises than women, a study confirms
Lifestyle | Jul 20, 2017, 06:59 PM ISTExercises seem to be gender biased as per the new report. They are not equally effective in men and women
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Andy Murray interrupts reporter for his casual sexism and Twitter couldn’t be happier!
Life | Jul 13, 2017, 03:09 PM ISTGuardian hailed Andy as ‘The Feminist Tennis Needs’ after he slammed Wimbledon Officials for giving privilege to men’s matches on centre court.
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Indian women earn 25 percent less than men
Lifestyle | Mar 07, 2017, 12:58 PM ISTGender continues to be a significant parameter in determining salaries, as men earned a median gross hourly salary of Rs 345.8, whereas women earned Rs 259.8, a survey has showed. The overall gender pay gap
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‘I'm underrated because I'm a woman’: Serena Williams speaks up on gender bias
Tennis | Dec 21, 2016, 08:24 PM ISTAmerican professional tennis top seed Serena Williams has openly come out and spoken of the sexism and racism she has faced as a tennis professional saying that she would have been considered among the sport’s
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I face gender bias every single day: Neelima (Interview)
Bollywood | Jul 28, 2013, 06:15 PM ISTChennai, July 28: It has been a tough journey for Neelima Tirumalasetti, a techie-turned-producer, who admits facing gender discrimination on a daily basis in the male-dominated film industry."Gender bias is something that is inbuilt into
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Record number of girl students in IIM-Lucknow
India | Jul 09, 2012, 05:16 PM ISTLucknow, Jul 9: Indian Institute of Management-Lucknow has witnessed a record increase in the number of girl students in 2012-14, IIM-L sources said today.“The key focus in admissions this year was to ensure gender diversity