Gender Equality
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'Men too have pride and dignity, not just women,' says Kerala High Court
India | Dec 11, 2024, 06:41 PM ISTKerala: The actor Balachandra Menon was given interim protection from arrest by the court on October 30 and it was extended from time to time till Wednesday when his plea was allowed. The Justice Hema Committee was constituted by the Kerala government after the 2017 actress assault case.
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DGCA bats for Gender Equality, issues advisory to increase women's representation in aviation sector
India | Jun 19, 2024, 06:56 PM ISTThe stakeholders have been advised by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation to promote enhanced representation of women in the aviation workforce, and introduce leadership and mentorship programmes for women in the organisation.
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When is International Women's Day 2024? Know theme, history, significance and more
Lifestyle | Mar 02, 2024, 08:41 AM ISTInternational Women's Day in 2024 falls on March 8. Celebrate the achievements and contributions of women worldwide with the theme and events planned for this year.
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Women workers in informal sector earn 30-40 pc less than their male counterparts: Report
Business | Jan 09, 2023, 04:47 PM ISTConsulting firm Primus Partners and World Trade Center's report stated that out of the total people employed in the informal sector only 12 per cent are women.
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WATCH: Bachelors wearing 'sehras' take out wedding procession in Solapur | KNOW WHY
India | Dec 23, 2022, 11:25 AM ISTSolapur news: The procession was taken out by a local social group named 'Jyoti Kranti Parishad' on Wednesday.
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Indian Amy celebrates Women's Equality Day in Srinagar
News | Aug 27, 2021, 10:40 PM ISTIndian Army on August 26 celebrated Women's Equality Day in Srinagar. Women from different walks of life took part in the event. During the event, a song named "Beti" was also released to honour women.
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Chhattisgarh top-performing state on gender equality goal of SDG: NITI Aayog report
India | Jun 14, 2021, 05:44 PM ISTChhattisgarh has been declared the top-performing state in India on the gender equality parameter of the Sustainable Development Goals, according to the NITI Aayog's SDG India Index report 2020-21.
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To write films on gender equality, we needed female gaze: 'Natkhat' director
Celebrities | Jun 13, 2020, 11:59 AM ISTNatkhat director Shaan Vyas says the first draft of the movie was written by him as a man trying to tell a story about masculinity and lacked a female perspective.
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India TV's gender equality warriors for IWD 2020's #EachForEqual drive
Lifestyle | Mar 08, 2020, 02:33 PM ISTThe theme for IWD 2020 is #EachForEqual, recognising all of the actions we can take as individuals to challenge stereotypes, fight prejudice and celebrate women's achievements. India TV continued the tradition of breaking gender stereotypes by participating in the IWD 2020 drive -- of posting pictures on social media platforms clicked in #EachForEqual pose
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Video on gender identity goes viral. Internet concurs with it
Trending | Dec 09, 2019, 05:13 PM ISTThe 'Out Of Syllabus: The Gender Identity' song appeared on the eighth episode of the sixth season of a series on Youtube 'Son of Abish' -- hosted by comedian Abish Mathew.
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Women can do night shifts in Goa units: Deputy CM
India | Jun 26, 2019, 05:10 PM ISTThe Goa cabinet here on Wednesday cleared amendments to the Factories Act, which would allow women to work in factories during night hours, Deputy Chief Minister Vijai Sardesai said.
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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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India must promote gender parity, push exports: Amitabh Kant
India | Oct 16, 2018, 07:41 PM IST"While India has focussed on innovation, infrastructure, structural reforms and ease of doing business, a lot of work still needs to be done on gender parity and exports and ensuring that India has growth with equity," Kant said while addressing the 98th Annual Session of Assocham here.
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Cannes 2018: Female stars protest on the Red Carpet for equal rights
Hollywood | May 13, 2018, 11:45 AM ISTThis is the first Cannes festival since allegations of sexual abuse were first made against producer Harvey Weinstein last year.
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Gender parity can boost India's GDP by 27%, say WEF co-chairs
Business | Jan 21, 2018, 01:47 PM ISTRaising women's participation in the labour force to the same level as men can boost India's GDP by 27 per cent, IMF Chief Christine Lagarde and Norway's Prime Minister Erna Solberg have said in a joint paper.
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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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Pakistan ranked ‘second-worst country’ in world for gender equality
World | Oct 26, 2016, 03:53 PM ISTFor the second consecutive year, Pakistan has been ranked the second-worst country in the world for gender inequality.
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‘Like A Girl’: Soha and Radhika join hands to remove negative connotations from the phrase
Bollywood | Sep 08, 2016, 11:13 AM ISTActresses Soha Ali Khan and Radhika Apte have united for a campaign that focuses on removing negative connotations from the phrase 'Like A Girl'.
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It will take time to change mindsets towards women in India: Priyanka Chopra
Bollywood | Jul 06, 2016, 01:15 PM ISTPriyanka Chopra says India is a difficult country and it will take time for things to change as far as the mindset towards women is concerned.