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Indian Peacekeeper Radhika Sen To Get UN Award For Gender Advocacy
Indian Army Major Radhika Sen has been selected to receive a UN award recognising her advocacy for women and girls while serving as a peacekeeper, Stephane Dujarric, the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, announced here.
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Indian Woman Army Major To Receive UN Gender Advocate Of Year Award
Indian Army Major Radhika Sen has been selected to receive a UN award recognising her advocacy for women and girls while serving as a peacekeeper, Stephane Dujarric, the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, announced here.
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Gender Pay Disparity "Still A Problem": Nobel Prize Winner Claudia Goldin
Claudia Goldin said Monday that her selection as the Nobel Prize winner was a crucial recognition for women economists studying the workforce, but that persistent gender inequality remains a problem
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No Bulls, Only Cows: Assam To Go For Sex-Sorted Artificial Insemination
To increase the population of milk-giving cows in Assam, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday said the state will start selective insemination of cows by using sex-sorted sperm instead of the natural process where the offspring's gender can
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US Eases Gender Selection On Passports "To Promote Freedom, Dignity"
The US State Department on Wednesday made it easier for citizens to select their gender on passports, in the latest effort by President Joe Biden's administration to support LGBTQI rights.
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Indian Army Major To Be Honoured With UN Award For Her Work In South Sudan
An Indian Army officer and woman peacekeeper, who has served with the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), and a Brazilian woman commander have been selected for the prestigious United Nations Military Gender Advocate of the Year Award (2019), with UN Chief Antonio Guterres describing them as "powerful role models."
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JMI Student Selected For European Parliament Fellowship Programme
The programme at the Venice School of Human Rights includes a series of lectures, workshops and seminars on gender equality, human rights defenders and rights of the child.
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Golden Globes 2018 And Hollywood's Gender Equality Shame
Golden Globes 2018: An analysis of previous nominees shows that just five women have been selected to compete for best director in the storied history of the Globes
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Winter Session of Parliament Highlights: Rajya Sabha Discusses Triple Talaq
The Centre may send the Triple Talaq Bill to a Select Committee for recommendations only if the Opposition agrees to have a debate of the issue.The Lok Sabha has passed the Bill last week. The BJP accused the Congress and other parties of running away from a debate and stalling the bill that ensures gender justice to Muslim women. The Rajya Sabha w...
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Rajasthan Gets First Transgender Cop After 'Red Tape' Delayed Appointment
Two years after 24-year-old Ganga Kumari was denied the post of a constable in the Rajasthan Police owing to her gender, she is all set to become the first transgender in the state to wear the uniform. The Rajasthan High Court yesterday directed the police to process Ganga's appointment within six weeks and consider her selection from 2015.
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On Combat Roles For Women, Here's What The New Defence Minister Said
India's new Defence Minister post the cabinet reshuffle, Nirmala Sitharamanon Sunday said she is keeping an "open mind" on women in combat roles -- a matter that Army Chief Bipin Rawat said is being looked into. Few nations have women in combat roles, an issue that's seen as a fallout of gender divide.
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Delhi Court Says Sex Determination Of Foetus Is Discriminatory To Women
The practices of sex determination and gender selection of the foetus before conception are discriminatory and affect the dignity of women, a Delhi court has said.
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Facebook Messenger Gets 1,500 New Emojis in Diversity Drive
The chat service now has 1,500 new emojis that bring skin tones and gender options.
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Abysmal Sex Ratio in Haryana Will 'Affect the Human Race, says Supreme Court
The Supreme Court today lamented the sex ratio in Haryana, which is on a downward spiral, can ultimately "affect the human race and civilization".
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India Has Second-Highest Number of Child Marriages: UN Report
India had the highest number of unregistered children under age five between 2000 and 2012 and the second-highest number of child marriages, according to a UN report which said the country still needs to improve immunisation coverage and stop gender-based sex selection.
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Indian Peacekeeper Radhika Sen To Get UN Award For Gender Advocacy
Indian Army Major Radhika Sen has been selected to receive a UN award recognising her advocacy for women and girls while serving as a peacekeeper, Stephane Dujarric, the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, announced here.
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Indian Woman Army Major To Receive UN Gender Advocate Of Year Award
Indian Army Major Radhika Sen has been selected to receive a UN award recognising her advocacy for women and girls while serving as a peacekeeper, Stephane Dujarric, the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, announced here.
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Gender Pay Disparity "Still A Problem": Nobel Prize Winner Claudia Goldin
Claudia Goldin said Monday that her selection as the Nobel Prize winner was a crucial recognition for women economists studying the workforce, but that persistent gender inequality remains a problem
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No Bulls, Only Cows: Assam To Go For Sex-Sorted Artificial Insemination
To increase the population of milk-giving cows in Assam, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday said the state will start selective insemination of cows by using sex-sorted sperm instead of the natural process where the offspring's gender can
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US Eases Gender Selection On Passports "To Promote Freedom, Dignity"
The US State Department on Wednesday made it easier for citizens to select their gender on passports, in the latest effort by President Joe Biden's administration to support LGBTQI rights.
-
Indian Army Major To Be Honoured With UN Award For Her Work In South Sudan
An Indian Army officer and woman peacekeeper, who has served with the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), and a Brazilian woman commander have been selected for the prestigious United Nations Military Gender Advocate of the Year Award (2019), with UN Chief Antonio Guterres describing them as "powerful role models."
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JMI Student Selected For European Parliament Fellowship Programme
The programme at the Venice School of Human Rights includes a series of lectures, workshops and seminars on gender equality, human rights defenders and rights of the child.
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Golden Globes 2018 And Hollywood's Gender Equality Shame
Golden Globes 2018: An analysis of previous nominees shows that just five women have been selected to compete for best director in the storied history of the Globes
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Winter Session of Parliament Highlights: Rajya Sabha Discusses Triple Talaq
The Centre may send the Triple Talaq Bill to a Select Committee for recommendations only if the Opposition agrees to have a debate of the issue.The Lok Sabha has passed the Bill last week. The BJP accused the Congress and other parties of running away from a debate and stalling the bill that ensures gender justice to Muslim women. The Rajya Sabha w...
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Rajasthan Gets First Transgender Cop After 'Red Tape' Delayed Appointment
Two years after 24-year-old Ganga Kumari was denied the post of a constable in the Rajasthan Police owing to her gender, she is all set to become the first transgender in the state to wear the uniform. The Rajasthan High Court yesterday directed the police to process Ganga's appointment within six weeks and consider her selection from 2015.
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On Combat Roles For Women, Here's What The New Defence Minister Said
India's new Defence Minister post the cabinet reshuffle, Nirmala Sitharamanon Sunday said she is keeping an "open mind" on women in combat roles -- a matter that Army Chief Bipin Rawat said is being looked into. Few nations have women in combat roles, an issue that's seen as a fallout of gender divide.
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Delhi Court Says Sex Determination Of Foetus Is Discriminatory To Women
The practices of sex determination and gender selection of the foetus before conception are discriminatory and affect the dignity of women, a Delhi court has said.
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Facebook Messenger Gets 1,500 New Emojis in Diversity Drive
The chat service now has 1,500 new emojis that bring skin tones and gender options.
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Abysmal Sex Ratio in Haryana Will 'Affect the Human Race, says Supreme Court
The Supreme Court today lamented the sex ratio in Haryana, which is on a downward spiral, can ultimately "affect the human race and civilization".
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India Has Second-Highest Number of Child Marriages: UN Report
India had the highest number of unregistered children under age five between 2000 and 2012 and the second-highest number of child marriages, according to a UN report which said the country still needs to improve immunisation coverage and stop gender-based sex selection.
