Page 3 - Gender Equality

As CJI constitutes an all-women bench, what's the status of women in law?

Shrinking numbers: A third of judges in subordinate courts are women, but only 13.2% in high courts & 12.5% in SC

Change is afoot in Saudi Arabia

The West Asian kingdom is rapidly shedding its image as an insular Islamic state. Nowhere is this change more remarkable than in the status of women

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Achieving full gender equality may take 300 years at current rate, warns UN

At the current rate of progress, it may take close to 300 years to achieve full gender equality, the Progress on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG)

Battling violence & censors: Women in China become 'invisible & absent'

The CCP has long promoted gender equality as a core tenet, but as cases of gender abuse make headlines, it has tried to squelch dissent, control narrative

Afghanistan worst among 146 countries surveyed for gender equality: WEF

In the Global Gender Gap Index which was released by WEF on Wednesday, Afghanistan is placed in the last spot in a survey of 146 countries

India ranks low at 135th globally for gender parity, says WEF report

Iceland retained its place as the world's most gender-equal country, followed by Finland, Norway, New Zealand and Sweden, as per the annual Gender Gap Report 2022

Gender Gap Index 2022: India slips on income measures, shows data

The country performed better on education and health parameters. Political representation has been a mixed bag

Gender equality: The myth of flexibility for women in the workplace

If employees and employers have a trust relationship, work-life balance can be customised like never before.

Gender equality: Rank declines a notch in 2022 against last year

India's position went down despite its score remaining 74.4 out of 100 in all the three years

Joe Biden to ask Congress for $2.6 billion to promote gender equity

President Joe Biden has said that he will ask Congress for $2.6 billion for foreign aid programs that promote gender equality worldwide, more than double the size of last year's request.

Joshi urges bodies under coal ministry to keep promoting gender equality

As per the statement, CIL has around 20,000 women workforce, including those working at its mines

India Inc has long way to go for true gender equality at workplace: Mercer

Mercer data showed continued trend of females' improved representation at professional level ranging from 20-30% across industries

IT companies click on gender diversity, scout for talent across the board

Already the largest employer of women, these companies are now viewing women as the cutting edge of the talent war

NITI Aayog working on index to identify gaps in gender equality

The index will support policy action and advocacy around gender and will be aligned to the framework of Sustainable Development Goals

India on course to become gender-just nation in future: President Kovind

President Ram Nath Kovind on Saturday said girls outperforming boys in various examinations indicated that India was on course to become a "gender-just" nation in future

India at UN stresses women's participation in public life, promotes peace

India stressed on women's participation in public life and elimination of violence against them as a pre-requisite for promoting lasting peace around the world at United Nations Security Council

Beyond the age barrier

Raising women's marriageable age needs complementary efforts

US to join WTO gender equality pact at ministerial meeting: USTR office

The United States will join the WTO gender equality pact at the organization's ongoing ministerial meeting in Switzerland, the Office of the USTR said

Athlete Anju Bobby George wins Woman of Year Award from World Athletics

Legendary Indian athlete Anju Bobby George has been bestowed with the Woman of the Year Award by World Athletics for grooming talent in the country and for her advocacy of gender equality. Anju, the only Indian to have won a medal in the World Championships with a long jump bronze in the 2003 edition, was named for the award in the world body's annual awards night on Wednesday. "The former international long jump star from India is still actively involved in the sport. In 2016 she opened a training academy for young girls, which has already helped to produce a world U20 medallist," World Athletics said in a release. "A constant voice for gender equality in her role as Senior Vice President of the Indian Athletics Federation, Bobby George also mentors schoolgirls for future leadership positions within the sport." Anju said she was "Truly humbled and honoured to be awarded Woman of the Year by World Athletics". "There is no better feeling than to wake up everyday and give back to th