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The bride, Neha Khichar, is an IIT graduate and currently working as an officer with Indian Oil at Mathura refinery. (Photo: ANI)

Breaking barriers: Bride rides horse as wedding ritual in Rajasthan

Neha's family made her do the Bandori ritual like a groom, to convey the message of equality between the genders.

27 March 2018 2:07 PM IST

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Women trail men not just in pay, but more in pensions

The World Economic Forum says that the gap is expected to reach $400 trillion by 2050.

10 Jun 2018 11:03 AM IST

Qatar Airways chief executive Akbar Al Baker (L) and Qantas chief executive Alan Joyce (R) attend a press conference at the International Air Transport Association (IATA) annual meeting in Sydney on June 5, 2018.(Photo: AFP)

'Of course' top job at Qatar Airways is held by a man: CEO

Akbar Al Baker said his airline had taken steps to address gender equality and said man leads it because it is a very...

5 Jun 2018 2:25 PM IST

People take to the streets regularly to protest against the increasing levels of gender-based violence in the country.

The terror of masculinity: Abuse of power to show manliness

Ideological masculinity feels threatened under the perpetuation of gender equality.

22 Aug 2018 2:17 AM IST

Swedish Foreign Minister Margot Wallstrom. (Photo: AFP)

Can 'feminist' foreign policy of Sweden be a trendsetter?

Feminist foreign policy applies a systematic gender equality perspective throughout the whole foreign policy agendaâ€,...

4 Sept 2018 12:26 AM IST

India has the highest proportion of female commercial pilots in the world at 12 per cent, despite the countrys patriarchal society, which typically frowns on women in such jobs.

India soars above global average in hiring female airline pilots

The percentage of female pilots in India is twice as high as in most Western countries.

5 Sept 2018 3:28 PM IST

Both sexes had different factors disrupting their sleep such as children for women and finances for men (Photo: Pixabay)

Women as well as men sleep better in countries that promote gender...

This suggests that efforts to empower women may also turn out to have better outcomes on the individual level as well.

9 Sept 2018 6:46 PM IST

Supreme Court of India (Photo: PTI)

Husband not master of wife: Relic of past axed

The law making adultery an offence was archaic and amounted to a clear violation of the fundamental rights, they...

29 Sept 2018 12:36 AM IST

A man of many enemies and a few friends

A man of many enemies and a few friends

Ramachandra Guha laughs at the suggestion that his latest book, Patriots and Partisans, is likely to earn him new...

25 Nov 2012 12:43 PM IST

The European Commission launched an initial investigation into Google in 2010. (Photo: AFP)

Google fires employee behind anti-diversity memo

James Damore, the engineer who wrote the memo, confirmed his dismissal.

8 Aug 2017 9:38 AM IST

Philip May and UK Prime Minister Theresa May. (Photo: AP)

UK PM makes sexist traditional boy jobs' remark on TV show, criticised

Many TV viewers took to social media soon after to express outrage.

11 May 2017 8:56 AM IST

Ashton Kutcher will be seen in Long Home soon. (Photo: AFP)

Ashton Kutcher to host 'live open dialogue' on gender equality

The actor posted about the live 'open dialog' in which he hopes to have insightful conversations with attendees.

8 July 2017 12:33 PM IST