The price of inequality is certainly very high. The recent Oxfam Inequality Report 2019 revealed that with the rising imbalance of wealth in the India, and across the world, this inequality comes across as the most sexist. The international rights group released the crucial report right before the start of the World Economic Forum (WEF) Annual Meeting […]
A former Uber software engineer is suing the company for sexual harassment, racial discrimination and pay inequity, reported BBC. The lawsuit Ingrid Avendaño worked for Uber from February 2014 to June 2017. She claims to have experienced sexual harassment, pay inequity and racial discrimination while working there. Avendaño filed her lawsuit on May 21 in […]
The BBC has disclosed the salary information of its highest-earning actors and presenters igniting the debate over the gender pay gap. The list was published after the Government ordered the broadcasters to reveal the pay packs of its top-most employees under the strict rules of its new Royal Charter. The list, published on Wednesday (19th July, […]
Advertisements perpetuating gender stereotypes by mocking people for not conforming to established norms might become a thing of the past now. Such advertisements, according to Britain’s advertising watchdog, have an adverse impact on children’s minds since it compels them to limit their aspirations.
“Boys don’t like reading books with girls as the main character – and that makes it harder for girls to be equal,” says Lauren Child, the new Children’s Laureate. Lauren was appointed Waterstones Children’s Laureate at a ceremony in Hull in the UK City of Culture for 2017. Lauren has written many child-animated series like […]
The working woman’s life in India seems to be riddled with challenges. Right from convincing respective families for their choice of profession to adjusting to the sexist environment in most of the workplaces, the challenges are never-ending. The recent case involving female colleagues turning to social media to report a case of sexual harassment against […]
It’s ironic that the media which informs people about worldwide trends, politics, culture and events has to fight sexism within its ranks. The same media that tells us about the economic, cultural, social inequalities that women have to face every day has double standards when it comes to women journalists who have to bear the brunt of […]
