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The Age Conundrum

They say age is just a number, but many middle-aged people face ageism and sexism at work and in social settings

10 Jun 2020 8:30 PM IST

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., speaks on the House floor, Thursday, July 23, 2020 on Capitol Hill in Washington. Ocasio-Cortezs objections to a Republican lawmakers verbal assault on her expanded Thursday as she and other Democrats took to the House floor to demand an end to a sexist culture of accepting violence and violent language against women. (AP)

AOC, Democrat women call out culture of sexist slur within Congress

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's outrage over Republican Ted Yoho's sexist slurs broadened into an extraordinary moment on the...

24 July 2020 1:26 PM IST

Research suggests that it could mean that women in stereotypically female jobs appear more feminine with cosmetics on their face.

Study finds female bosses who wear more makeup perceived as worse...

Members of both sexes perceive ladies as better leaders if they are bare faced.

10 March 2018 4:14 PM IST

Some people attending Paris Fashion Week worried the move could infringe on artistic freedom (Photo: AFP)

France takes steps to end sexist stereotypes in advertisements

Broadcasters and advertisers will submit a report on their efforts to fight sexism and will face sanctions for any ads...

6 March 2018 8:34 PM IST

Shreya Arora, a 21-year-old graphic design student, made six drawings and juxtaposed them with the original covers of comic book giants Marvel and DC. (Representational Image/ Marvel)

Indian artist redraws Spider-Man in a thong to highlight sexism

Images are part of a set of revamped comic book covers that aim to highlight the sexistâ€ depiction of superheroines.

9 Aug 2018 8:33 AM IST

Sid Ouared claims that he is facing discrimination because of a hairstyle that is considered appropriate for women but not men (Photo: Pixabay)

British Airways accused of sexism by worker who claims he was sacked...

He has accused them of terminating his contract after asking him to cut his hair since it breached uniform policy.

6 Aug 2018 7:43 PM IST

Did not demean women, won't apologise: Sharad Yadav on sexist remark

Sharad Yadav said if one does not values his right to vote then it will put democracy in danger.

25 Jan 2017 8:18 PM 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

Unesco report on gender gap among men and women researchers throws up some startling facts.

Sexism in Indian science

Scientific institutions are often islands of comfort away from the real world and they insulate themselves from social...

6 March 2017 2:00 AM IST

Smriti Irani (Photo: PTI)

Man throws bangles at Smriti Irani during public address in Gujarat

The man, in his mid-20s, was identified as Ketan Kaswala, a resident of Mota Bhandaria village in Amreli district, the...

13 Jun 2017 10:47 AM IST

When men speak up with ideas on how to change their team for the better they gain the respect of their teammates. (Photo: Pixabay)

Women get less credit than men in workplace: study

When women speak up with ideas on how to change the team for the better, they aren't given any more respect than women...

16 Dec 2017 2:31 PM IST

The woman began tweeting by saying the couple were arguing about money. (Photo: Pixabay)

Twitter user live tweets couple fighting, it goes viral

The argument ended when the brave woman threw her boarding pass at the man.

25 Dec 2017 3:07 PM IST