Gender Inequality
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India slips to 112th rank on WEF’s gender gap index; in bottom-5 on health, economic fronts
Business | Dec 17, 2019, 07:20 AM ISTIndia has slipped four places to rank 112th globally in terms of gender gap amid widening disparity in terms of women's health and survival and economic participation -- the two areas where the country is now ranked in the bottom-five, an annual survey showed on Tuesday.
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Raveena Tandon targets Salman and Aamir Khan, hints at gender inequality in Bollywood
Bollywood | Apr 19, 2017, 03:42 PM ISTThe issue of gender inequality in Bollywood is nothing new. The male stars have a longer lifespan and, are paid a lot more in the industry compared to their female counterparts. In such a scenario, Raveena Tandon had the most hilarious take.
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Centre opposes triple talaq, urges SC to see practice in light on gender justice
India | Oct 07, 2016, 06:01 PM ISTThe central government today told the Supreme Court that it is against the practice of triple talaq that allows a Muslim man to divorce his wife by pronouncing the word ‘talaq’ three times. The
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Gender pay gap? Most people think men, women paid equally
India | Feb 16, 2016, 03:06 PM ISTAmid raging debate over gender pay gap globally, a survey by US-based career resource website Glassdoor has revealed that over 70 per cent of adults in 7 developed countries believe men and women are paid
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Modi government lacks vision on women's issues: Brookings
National | Jun 26, 2014, 02:00 PM ISTNew Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government has in the past one month demonstrated “a disturbing lack of policy vision on women's issues… and a feeble understanding of the sustained gross neglect” that Indian women