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Gender disparity
Women Salaried Workers See Higher Growth Than Men: NSO Report
The survey was conducted between April-June 2018 and January-March 2019 and it shows the data of the rising regular wage earners and salaried employees in the urban workforce where the total increase has been from 48.3 percent to 50 percent.
Only 27% Of Lower Courts Judges Are Women: Study
Of the total 16,600 judges in district and subordinate courts across the country, less than 4,500 are women, as per reports. Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy, a legal think-tank, released data which showed that out of 16,660 judges in lower courts, only 4,487 were women, or 27%. The figure was 11% in high courts and 9% […]
New Study Reveals Gender Disparity At The Oscars
When we consider from an equality point of view, an actor is an actor, irrespective of his or her gender. However, a new study reveals the staggering inequality at the Oscars when it comes to women. The study reveals that the number of women nominees is lesser than their male counterparts. An analysis by the […]
One In Three Women Fear Harassment In Public Space: Study
A survey has revealed that one in three women live in paralysing fear of facing inappropriate touch, harassment, molestation or lewd comments in public spaces. The survey was done in six regions of the country. It revealed that 24% women never report cases of sexual abuse as they fear their parents might restrict their movement. […]
Centre Gets IIT-D to Install Switches in Vehicles for Women’s Safety
The matter of women’s safety has worsened in the past few weeks. And the centre is under stress with all the attacks on women and young girls happening in its tenure hence it has resorted to technology to find a solution. The Ministry of Electronics and IT has collaborated with IIT-Delhi to develop a switch-based […]
Google Claims It Paid $270K To Reduce Pay Gap Among Staff
In a bid to fill pay gap among its employees, Google conducted a research to analyze pay discrepancies without any specific reason. The company found that 228 employees — both men and women — were underpaid across six departments. Then it fixed the gap by compensating each one of the employees. The amount came up to $270,000 […]
Now, Melinda Gates Calls Out Sexism In Silicon Valley
In the last few months, the infamous “Google Memo” — reeking of sexism — has garnered a lot of attention. A lot has been written and said about the young engineer at Google who had posted an essay on one of Google’s internal forums explaining how it should stop its campaign to increase gender diversity, […]
Widening Gender Disparity in Society using ‘Food’
Food is as essential to life as breathing. Besides its function to provide essential nutritional support to the body, it plays a dominant role in our social lives as well. It is intrinsic to our cultures and inherent in the rituals, festivals and ceremonies. In fact, FOOD in rituals and customs has become so intrinsic […]
McKinsey Report Finds Canada has a Gender Wage Gap of $150 bn
Canada has been one of the most gender equal nations with its prime minister being the first of his kind to self-proclaim himself as a feminist and appointing a gender equal cabinet. However, this equal status was put under the radar by a report published by The McKinsey Global Institute, a research arm of the […]
