gender equality

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Gender Budget Is A Good Start, But Women In India Need More

It’s been 30 years since the adoption of the Beijing Platform for Action, a landmark policy framework to promote gender…

7 months ago
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What Happens When Femvertising Backfires

The rise of femvertising — using feminist ideals in advertising to promote products — has sparked debates about its role…

1 year ago
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How Self-Help Groups Can Empower Women

Financial inclusion ensures equal access to financial services so women can mobilise their savings, obtain credit and make financial decisions…

2 years ago
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Here’s How We Can Tackle Gender Violence

Gender-based violence remains widespread. The good news is, it’s preventable — and major advances in law, tech, and other sectors…

2 years ago
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Why Women In India Are Less Likely Than Men To Find Jobs

Women in urban India want to work but are not in the labour force in significant numbers, found a 2019…

2 years ago
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The Disinformation Deluge Targeting Women And Gender-Diverse People

Gendered disinformation weaponises fake news and manipulated photos against the vulnerable. What can be done to stop it? The world…

2 years ago
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Iran’s Street Art Shows Defiance, Resistance & Resilience

A recent rise in activism in Iran has added a new chapter to the country’s long-standing history of murals and…

2 years ago
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Traditional Heterosexual Romance, Sexism And Gender Equality

Despite progress towards greater gender equality, many people remain stubbornly attached to old-fashioned gender roles in romantic relationships between women…

2 years ago
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The Taliban’s War On Women In Afghanistan

The second anniversary of the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan is fast approaching. Since then, Afghan women have been denied the…

2 years ago
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Penalties, Passes And A Touch Of Politics: FIFA Women’s World Cup

The 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup kicked off on Thursday night, the first football world cup hosted by Australia and…

2 years ago
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A Look At Women On The Frontlines Of Peace

More and more women are taking up combat roles on the front line, playing a key role over a year…

3 years ago
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Why We Need More Women In Peacebuilding

War is dangerous. But it is even more dangerous if you’re female. Women and girls experience specific risks. Sexual violence…

3 years ago
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Poverty Battle Raged On In 2022: How Women Worked To Escape It

Global poverty eradication efforts continued to falter across the globe in 2022 no thanks to COVID-19 and an economic slowdown triggered by the Ukraine invasion.…

3 years ago
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COP15 Reaches Agreement On Biodiversity But Loopholes Remain

Delegates at the COP15 UN Biodiversity Conference have approved a deal to halt and reverse biodiversity loss by 2030, hoping…

3 years ago
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Indian Biologist Gets UN’s Highest Honour For Saving World’s Rarest Storks

(Source: IANS) Purnima Devi Barman, a conservation biologist known for initiating an all-female grassroots conservation movement from Assam for saving…

3 years ago
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Violence Against Women Is ‘Big Cancer’, Says UN Chief

(Source: PTI) United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday termed violence against women a “big cancer” and called for…

3 years ago
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Women Own Every House In This Small Village

Bakapur is a tiny Maharashtra village of about 2,000 residents, but is garnering a lot of praise for promoting gender…

4 years ago
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Anju B George Wins World Athletics’ ‘Woman Of The Year’ Award

Legendary Indian long jumper Anju Bobby George has been bestowed with the ‘Woman of the Year’ award by World Athletics…

4 years ago
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ICC To Replace ‘Batsman’ With Gender-Neutral ‘Batter’

The International Cricket Council on Thursday decided to replace ''batsman'' with the gender-neutral term ''batter'' in all its playing conditions…

4 years ago
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Hong Kong Women Step Up To Protest Frontlines

University student ‘A’, says she used to be a ‘typical girl’ who liked to shop, drink bubble tea and watch…

6 years ago

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