Q1. What is the difference will the women’s reservation bill bring to the Indian legislative? Why is it essential? By passing Women’s Reservation Bill, India could achieve gender equality in the country’s highest decision-making bodies. Political parties will be committed to accepting nominations from more women candidates. This will give[Read More…]
Tag: gender equality
If a man is not feminist, he has lost understanding of gender equality: Rhea
Mumbai: Bollywood actress Rhea Chakraborty, who will be seen in the film “Jalebi”, says every man and woman has a role to play in changing the image and position of women in a patriarchal society like India. She says men should understand feminism is not male-bashing, but a celebration of[Read More…]
Women, men in US march topless for gender equality
Hundreds of women, and some men, marched on Sunday through numerous cities in the US to show their breasts, demanding gender equality and to protest against the “commercialization and the double standards” which affects their lives and jobs. In its eleventh edition, the mobilization known as International Go Topless Day[Read More…]
Apple hiring more diverse workers but women
When it comes to gender equality, Apple has a long way to go. According to the company’s annual diversity report only about a third of its employees are women. The Cupertino-based iPhone maker’s annual “Inclusion & Diversity Report” said, as of July 2017, only 32 per cent of its workforce[Read More…]
8 of 21 transgenders quit working for Kochi metro
While the country made a huge deal about transgenders being employed in Kochi Metro as a step towards gender equality. The reality is unsatisfactory and dark. While the metro was inaugurated by PM Modi on Monday, in one functional week, 8 transgender employees have quit their jobs out of the[Read More…]
This is how higher sex ratio states fare when it comes to women lawmakers
While Indians identifying them as feminists is on the rise, aiming for gender equality while being bound by patriarchal social fabric stuck across various strata looks inscrutable. Though the Indian women’s movement has achieved much, there is still a long way to go. As old mindsets steeped in patriarchy still[Read More…]
Kerala to have a committee ensuring gender equality in film industry
In Kerala, a newly formed all-women organisation called Women Collective in Cinema put forward some demands to Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan. These demands take account of the inclusion of the film industry under the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 and calls for a[Read More…]
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India ranks 148 in number of women parliamentarians
India ranked 148 in the list of total number of women parliamentarians, according to the data released by Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) and UN Women. The data showed that women made up 11.8% of the Lok Sabha where 64 were elected to the 543-member house and 11 per cent of the[Read More…]
Iceland becomes first country to make equal pay mandatory
Iceland became the first country in the world to force companies to pay equal wages to all employees irrespective of gender, ethnicity, sexuality or nationality. On International Women’s Day, Iceland government announced a new law that will require every company with 25 or more staff to gain a certificate demonstrating[Read More…]
Bachchan bats for gender equality
After I die, my assets shall be equally shared between my daughter, son: Amitabh Bachchan
While global debates and discussions on gender equality, equal rights for both gender and a huge pay gap is still on, Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan took to twitter to make his stand clear on gender equality, on Thursday morning. The veteran Bollywood actor can be seen holding a placard in[Read More…]