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Ullal, who has been ranked 18th in the list, has a net worth of $1.4 billion. (Photo: PTI/ Wikimedia Commons)

3 Indian-origin women among America's richest self-made women: Forbes

America's 80 richest self-made women, the 'ceiling crashers' and 'overachievers' blazing their own trails as they amass fortunes.

07 Jun 2019 10:45 AM

Cannes’ film festival last year signed a pledge to get an equal number of men and women in its top management by 2020. (Photo: AP)

Gender equality under scrutiny at Cannes film festival

Women honoured at Cannes, as gender parity drive draws scrutiny.

20 May 2019 11:49 AM

Congress President Rahul Gandhi. (Photo: File)

Rahul Gandhi hails women for playing key role in LS polls

His remarks came as polling began for the final phase of the polls in 59 seats to decide the fate of 918 candidates including PM Modi.

19 May 2019 12:11 PM

Director Mati Diop poses for photographers at the photo call for the film 'Atlantique' at the 72nd international film festival, Cannes, southern France. (Photo: AP)

First black female director to compete for the Palme d'Or

Meet Mati Diop – The first black female director in to be competing in the prestigious Cannes competition category ever.

18 May 2019 6:42 PM

Sex and sexuality still remain taboo subjects in India and young children need a safe environment to discuss these issues. (Photo: Representational/Pixabay)

Tackling India’s sexual violence starts with sex education

There is an imminent need for sex education in India to bring about a true change in sexist attitudes and misogynistic mindsets.

17 May 2019 4:08 PM

In India, female labour force participation fell from 35 per cent in 1990 to 27 per cent in 2018. (Photo: Representational/Pixabay)

Decrease in Indian women labour force

The number of women working in India has been gradually falling over the last 30 years.

16 May 2019 2:54 PM

Several conservative states are weighing harsh anti-abortion laws, intending some of them to be challenged and reach the Supreme Court. (Photo:AP)

US state Alabama bans abortion; no exception even in rape cases

The text, which the senate sent to Governor Kay Ivey's desk for signature into law, does not include exceptions in cases of rape or incest.

15 May 2019 11:14 AM

The historic and moving red carpet entrance of 82 women from all countries and professions in cinema, at the 71st edition of the Cannes Film Festival for Les Filles Du Soleil (Girls of The Sun) by Eva Husson. (Photo: Instagram/festivaldecannes)

Cannes Film Festival’s ‘gimmicky’ efforts to embrace gender issues

The festival seems to be struggling to truly modernise and bring about a change in status quo.

14 May 2019 7:49 PM

More than 15,000 scientists and industry representatives from 105 countries, including India, are attending the four-day mega event beginning May 6 in Washington DC. (Photo:AP)

US VP Mike Pence confident American women will land on moon

The United States is planning another space mission to the moon, Vice President Mike Pence said on Monday.

07 May 2019 9:26 AM

The studied factors that could affect results, such as age, race, sex, diet and lifestyle, reasons for antibiotic use, overweight or obesity, other diseases, and medication use. (Photo: Representational/Pixabay)

Excessive antibiotics may cause cardiovascular disease

Prolong antibiotic consumption linked to greater risk of cardiovascular disease in women.

29 Apr 2019 6:01 PM

A whopping 90 per cent women believe that films and television shows do tend to make fun of people who do not conform to the standard norms of beauty and body concepts. (Photo: ANI)

89 pc women feel uncomfortable about themselves after reading social media comments

90 per cent women recognise body shaming as a common behaviour and part of the blame is on social media.

05 Apr 2019 11:03 AM

Until now, male-only or mixed male-female teams had conducted spacewalk since the space station was assembled in 1998. (Representational Image)

Lack of well fitting suits makes NASA scrap all-women spacewalk

The US space agency NASA scrapped on Monday a planned historic spacewalk by two women astronauts, citing a lack of available spacesuits.

26 Mar 2019 11:02 AM

It is often thought that how we dress is a reflection of our personality but this may not be the case for women, given that they are constantly scrutinised for their appearance and that unmerited conclusions are drawn about them, including their intelligence and professional capability. (Photo: Pixabay)

Sexy clothed freshly graduated women are considered as weak: Study

Females who dress sexily at their graduation were perceived as less competent and than their peers who dress more professionally.

22 Mar 2019 9:33 PM

Indian women sometimes do not take jobs far from home due to fears for their safety. (Representational image)

From farms to slums, Indian women on sharp end of jobs crisis

Female labour participation rate was merely 23.3 pc in 2017-2018, down about 8 percentage points from 2011-2012.

20 Mar 2019 10:32 AM

Since the technology changes really fast, the skills get obsolete by the time a woman wants to get back to her career. (Photo: Pixabay)

Platforms helping in the resurgence for women professionals

Thanks to a few platforms, a comeback in the career has become easy for the women.

18 Mar 2019 5:44 PM

Recently Barbie has launched a doll inspired by Japanese tennis star Naomi Osaka bringing a new list of 20 inspiring women. (Photo: Pixabay)

Barbie: Inspiration or oppression?

The article focuses on the issues that create a notion for Barbie being perfection goals.

14 Mar 2019 5:45 PM

The report said new information has the highest receptivity in India, more than 50 per cent men and women become more positive towards the ads that have new information. (Representational Image)

58 pc ads target women exclusively, 35 pc target both genders: Report

The report revealed disconnect between consumer and business opinions of gender portrayals in advertising.

14 Mar 2019 5:41 PM

Friendship carries both mental and physical benefits for lonliness. (Photo: Pixabay)

Swipe right for bffs!

Women are now more looking forward to platonic friendships than romantic partners on social apps.

08 Mar 2019 3:44 PM

Idea Sakhi works on all smartphones and feature phones, and even if the customer does not have any voice or data balance - thus ensuring that the service can be easily accessible to women whenever they need to use it.

Idea Sakhi: Mobile based safety service launched exclusively for women

It is a free of cost service available to all women customers.

07 Mar 2019 1:56 PM

Google included 91 per cent of Googlers in its analysis for the last year.

Did Google just pay women higher than men for the same role?

Google revealed that it paid men less in 2018 compared to women for Level 4 Software Engineer role.

06 Mar 2019 11:45 AM

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