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At least 11 American states and two territories have complied with a directive from the Trump administration to remove all references to gender identity, transgender and non-binary people from a federally funded sex education initiative, The Guardian reports.The order, issued through the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), warned that states risked…
New Delhi: The Indian Olympic Association’s (IOA) three-member committee, constituted to investigate Lovlina Borgohain’s allegations of rude behaviour by Boxing Federation of India’s (BFI) executive director Arun Malik, has prima facie found no evidence of ‘gender-discriminatory’ behaviour by the retired Armyman towards the Tokyo Olympics bronze medallist boxer, TOI has learnt. The committee, which comprised…
State Bank of India (SBI), is ramping up efforts to enhance gender diversity, targeting 30% women representation across its workforce within the next five years.“If we talk about frontline staff, women are almost 33%, but as a total if you see, they account for 27% of the total workforce. So, we will be working towards…
It is 2025, with embellished women’s empowerment ideals in the boardrooms. The slogans of women being on par with men are showered like confetti in a parade. However, their pay cheques reveal a contrary and grim picture. Did we hear that in the meeting? Well, conversations about gender equality in boardrooms are punctured by the…
Anushka Sharma spoke about gender disparity in Bollywood. She highlighted the different standards for male and female actors. She pointed out the industry’s focus on women’s youth and desirability. Sharma also shared her experience as a producer. She faced financial discrimination while producing NH10. She had to produce to make the film within budget. It…
Supreme Court; women officers (PTI file photos) NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Wednesday criticised the ‘arbitrariness’ in how short service commission (SSC) women officers are assessed for permanent commission (PC) in the army compared to male officers.The bench of Justices Surya Kant, Ujjal Bhuyan and N Kotiswar Singh questioned why women and men are evaluated…
