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Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Champion Of Gender Equality, Dies At 87

September 18, 20207:28 PM ET NINA TOTENBERG Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg — here in her chambers during a 2019 interview with NPR’s Nina Totenberg — died on Friday at the age of 87.Shuran Huang/NPR Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg,… Continue Reading →

United Nations calls for end to gender-based violence against women journalists

Women journalists face particular dangers while going about their work, an independent UN expert told the UN Human Rights Council, saying that Governments should do more to protect them. In an appeal to Member States, Dubravka Simonovic, Special Rapporteur on… Continue Reading →

Bois Locker Room scandal: Delhi Student taken into custody over insta chat group discussing gangraping schoolgirls

KEY HIGHLIGHTS The cyber cell of Delhi Police has seized the mobile phone of the students and the investigation is underway. The cyber cell has also reportedly written to Instagram to share details of the group. Members of the Instagram… Continue Reading →

Almost 90% of Men/Women Globally Are Biased Against Women

New Analysis Provides Clues to “Glass Ceiling”; Tools to Shatter It New York, 5 March –How big and thick is the Glass Ceiling? New analysis suggests that it covers all aspects of women’s lives –including the household –and that it… Continue Reading →

Media women unsatisfied with sexual harassment redressal mechanisms in their workplaces

A survey conducted by the Network of Women in Media, India, and Gender at Work, found that a large percentage of respondents had never attended a training workshop on sexual harassment, as required by the law. Bengaluru, March 7: “When… Continue Reading →

The women at the front lines of India’s citizenship law protests

Having battled everyday sexism, female students come out in full force against bill excluding Muslims.by Neha Dixit New Delhi, India – “Why is everyone asking why so many women are out on the streets in protest? Women have always been protesting… Continue Reading →

India “ignored” UN experts’ concerns on sexual violence, religious minorities, activists

F CUS-based Human Rights Watch (HRW) has sharply criticized BJP rulers in India for using draconian laws to “chill” free speech, use foreign funding regulations to “target” NGOs, failing to investigate incidences of mob lynching, promoting Hindu ultra-nationalism, inability amend… Continue Reading →

Bernardo Bertolucci, Last Tango in Paris director, dies aged 77 #RIP

Politically pioneering Italian director of The Conformist and Last Tango in Paris, who went on to win the best director Oscar for The Last Emperor, dies from cancer Andrew Pulver Bernardo Bertolucci, the multi-award-winning Italian director of Last Tango in… Continue Reading →

“Smash Brahminical Patriarchy” Poster Draws Wrath of Patriarchal Brahmins

Admin | On 21, Nov 2018 Rights group: “Outrage of upper-castes only emerges in response to anti-caste action” NEW DELHI: Nov. 21, 2018 — After Twitter CEO and Co-Founder Jack Dorsey was pictured in India holding a poster reading, “Smash Brahminical Patriarchy,”… Continue Reading →

Ad agency Utopeia’s co-founder Mitali S Hough says harassment led to her resignation

 Rituparna Chatterjee Founder of a Mumbai-based ad agency has said that she had to step down after facing systemic harassment for months. Amid the ongoing #MeTooIndia movement, Mitali Srivastava Hough of Utopeia says she was targeted for speaking out about… Continue Reading →

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