Prejudices against women didn’t reduce in last decade; 90% people still hold gender bias: UN
Countries with greater bias in gender social norms also show a lower presence of women in parliament
Raising legal age of marriage for girls: Change in legislation without education won’t bring gender equality
Bringing at par the ages of two genders is considered as an indicator of gender parity; so the legal age of boys for marriage can be …
Why there are fewer women in science
This field and participation of women in it is a reflection of society, which hasn’t considered investing time or money in the gender’…
Did you know leprosy patients can be detained for unspecified periods?
A new Bill will amend all laws that discriminate against leprosy patients, but the list is long
Caste is not unique to India and South Asia. A development in Spain shows how
As Spain agrees to reach a state pact against anti-gypsyism, activists urge a united front for groups discriminated on the basis of work and …
Dalit farmers in Kasauli march to common grazing land
They held a cattle grazing drive to show they won’t give grazing rights on the land, which the upper castes claim is theirs
Women, on average, enjoy barely 77% of legal rights that men do: World Bank
World Bank’s ‘Women, Business and the Law Index’ says that women just entering the workforce will retire before they enjoy the …
Women work harder than men — our anthropological study reveals why
Perfect sex equality in workload only occurs in instances where men move away from home after marriage and women do not
International Women’s Day: There is new proof that COVID-19 impacted women more than men
Women have had to suffer more loss of employment and non-compensation of labour, according to a recent study published in The Lancet
Why are boys more malnourished than girls in India?
Going by a recent study on malnutrition in children in 10 Indian cities, parental bias for boys could be pushing them closer to junk food
A just, robust economy needs upskilling and reskilling of women
Gender gap at workplace is more stark in India than even comparable south Asian economies
COVID-19 worsened sanitation workers’ condition globally; WaterAid calls for action
Nearly 44% of respondents from India reported challenges in meeting their daily expenses during COVID-19 lockdowns; situation grim across South …
Adding women to corporate boards improves decisions about medical product safety
When boards had just one female director, seriously defective products such as cardiac stents and breast implants were not recalled more quickly
Binary blunders
The gender spectrum is a consequence of the complex interplay between culture and highly-nuanced and protean brain
COVID-19: 2.5 mln more girls can be pushed into child marriage, warns report
This could reverse the progress of last 25 years towards gender equality and child rights, warns report by Save the Child
We need to reassess vocabulary, behaviour to undo gender bias: A mathematician explains why
Mathematician Eugina Cheng speaks to DTE on her new theory of people that doesn’t look at world as a dichotomy between genders, as …
MGNREGS: Difficulty in finding work, delayed wages add to women workers’ woes
The employment scheme worked as a lifeline for rural Indian households during the COVID-19 pandemic
Metro Flash Mob: "Please Mend the Gap"
On March 29, 2011, Dharini Bhaskar was harassed and assaulted while taking the yellow metro line in New Delhi. And although she filed a police …
Gender inequities worsen impact of cancer in women, finds Lancet Commission
Discrimination affects their rights and opportunities to avoid risk factors, ability to get timely diagnosis & quality care
Law commission report demands more rights for persons affected by leprosy
The report, sent to the law ministry, also contains a draft law with provisions to eliminate discrimination
Women farmers emerging as decision-makers, innovators in wheat-based systems: Study
Women adopted specific strategies to further their interests in the context of wheat-based livelihoods, challenging men as sole decision-makers, …
COVID-19: Why social distancing does not work for Nigerian women
Religion holds an African woman responsible for all domestic chores, and saying no to husbands is not allowed, say Nigerian women
Low-paid, young women: The grim truth about who this recession is hitting hardest
While total monthly hours worked by men fell by 7.7% between March and May, total monthly hours worked by women fell 12%
The world can help its climate crisis — by giving more power to women
Climate change worsens women’s plight: When it causes natural resources to become scarce, traditional gender roles intensify
‘Increased representation of women, ethnic groups not enough to overcome biases in STEM’
Down to Earth speaks to Meena Balagopal, educational researcher and ecologist, CSU, on gender bias and racism in STEM disciplines