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gender balance news

Women sommeliers are cracking male-dominated wine world open

Women sommeliers are cracking male-dominated wine world open
Updated on May 15, 2026 02:34 pm IST

SCBA flags concern over low representation of women judges in higher judiciary

SCBA flags concern over low representation of women judges in higher judiciary
Updated on Oct 07, 2025 09:31 am IST

Von der Leyen set to name European Commission's new top team

Von der Leyen set to name European Commission's new top team
Updated on Sept 17, 2024 12:23 pm IST

Draft NCF bats for gender equality in schools

An expert panel has recommended gender-neutral uniforms, mixed-gender groups in sports, balanced gender representation (Getty Images/iStockphoto)
Updated on Apr 09, 2023 11:43 pm IST

Paris city hall faces 90k euros fine for naming too many women to top jobs

Paris mayor Anne Hidalgo also said that France lags behind when it comes to promoting women for higher positions.
Updated on Dec 16, 2020 05:30 am IST

Change the system, not women, for gender parity, writes UN Secretary General Antonio Gutteres

Women are still excluded from the top table, from governments to corporate boards to award ceremonies. Women leaders and public figures face harassment, threats and abuse online and off. The gender pay gap is just a symptom of the gender power gap
Updated on Mar 08, 2020 05:48 am IST

Happy Women’s Day 2020: Cultivating diversity and inclusion for a better future

Happy Women’s Day 2020: According to recent studies, even though women make up about 48% of India’s population, a huge gender disparity continues to exist in Indian workplaces with only 30% representation of women in corporate India.
Updated on Mar 08, 2020 11:06 am IST

The legal profession must ensure gender balance| Analysis

Courts and law firms in India should now look inwards, and accept the inequality in the profession
Published on Feb 26, 2020 07:08 pm IST

UPSC civil services exam 2019: Last date for receipt of application extended

UPSC civil services exam 2019: The Union Public service Commission has extended the last date for receipt of application to 6pm on March 19, 2019.
Updated on Mar 18, 2019 05:02 pm IST

Gender gap in Indian formal sector worse than global average, LinkedIn data shows

Of the 115, only two industries have almost equal proportion of men and women: Primary and Secondary Education has 46% men, while Human Resources has 51%.
Updated on Nov 14, 2018 07:23 pm IST

Gender-diverse boards are better at protecting work environment

With corporate environmental responsibility becoming a more important social issue, these findings can have significant implications for policymakers, investors and managers
Updated on Sept 01, 2018 04:40 pm IST

Want finance ministry approval for scheme? Child welfare component essential, says govt

Currently, ministries have to only specify if a particular scheme has a gender balance aspect and component specifically for the welfare of persons with disabilities.
Updated on Jul 16, 2018 08:12 am IST

Number of female students at IITs set to go up

Students selected in IIT-JEE Advance test celebrate their results outside a coaching institute in Ranchi, on June 10.
Updated on Jun 30, 2018 07:52 am IST

As part of reforms in Saudi Arabia, women are finally allowed to drive

A car saleswoman poses for a photograph in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The lifting of the ban on women driving marks a milestone for women in the kingdom who have had to rely on drivers, male relatives, taxis and ride-hailing services to get to work, go shopping and simply move around
Updated on Jun 25, 2018 10:45 am IST