Tag:Gender
COVID-19
ILO-WHO Global Study on Gender Pay Gap in Health and Care Sector Silent on India
Lower wages and discrimination come out as important features of the challenges women employed in the health and care face, according to an ILO...
Accountability
Jobs Will Not Empower Young Women Until We Address Sexual Harassment
Local authorities are often men who often dismiss their cases, blame the women, or telling them to be ‘forgiving’. Young women and their families...
Civil society
A Look at Democracy in Pakistan – Part II
The earlier article, following a talk at Islamabad’s National Institute of Pakistan Studies, put an academic lens on understanding the nexus between Pakistan’s powerful...
Civil society
A Major Retrogression: UN Rights Experts on US Supreme Court Striking Down Roe v. Wade
The decision by the Supreme Court of the United States to strike down a nearly fifty-year-old legal precedent that has protected women’s right to...
Afghanistan
Taliban: The Return of Misogynistic Gynophobes in Afghanistan
The Taliban’s priority is not saving the economy and the country from these disasters. Instead, it didn’t take too long for the fundamentalist group...
Children
Mancession To Shecession: Why Did Pandemic Recession Hit Women Harder
The pandemic recession broke a pattern observed in similar crises – the impact on women was disproportionately higher than that on men, earning it...
Education
Girls’ Performance In Maths ‘Starting To Add Up To Boys’, Says UNESCO
This year’s Global Education Monitoring Report brought out by UNESCO has documented an interesting, refreshingly new trend – of school-going girls covering the gender...
Afghanistan
Afghan Moms Receive a Fresh Start in the United States
Despite the quality care she received, she still prefers the Afghan medical system. “Our doctors in Afghanistan were more knowledgeable,” said Freshta, who spent...
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Developing Asia and the Pacific Unprepared for Challenges of Aging Population
The number of people aged 60 and older in developing Asia and the Pacific is set to nearly double...
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WTO and ADB Strengthen Collaboration for Sustainable Economic Growth
The WTO is the only global international organization dealing with the rules of trade between nations. At its heart...
Indian Meteorological Department Releases Weather Forecast for the First Week of May
Heat wave to severe heat wave conditions likely to continue over East India till 2 May and over south...
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Developing Asia and the Pacific Unprepared for Challenges of Aging Population
The number of people aged 60 and older in...
WTO and ADB Strengthen Collaboration for Sustainable Economic Growth
The WTO is the only global international organization dealing...
