Growing gender gap among voters
IN Pakistan, electoral politics — the time-tested vehicle for people’s representation in governance — is gradually assuming a more coherent form. However, it has not led to a corresponding increase in...
View ArticleHow They Transformed Eddie Redmayne Into 'The Danish Girl'
The subtle craft of transforming transgender pioneer Lili Elbe (Eddie Redmayne) in "The Danish Girl" is one of the great stories this awards...
View ArticleLiterary passion ovecomes physical limitations
Alva’s Nudisiri-2015 is a memorable event for Niranjan Kadlaru, a postgraduate student of Alva’s College, as his first collection stories ‘Kattalu Belaku’ (Darkness and light), was released by veteran...
View ArticleIIMA’s annual business summit discusses missing women leadership in corporate...
The Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad's annual international business summit 'Confluence' kicked off on Friday. The summit witnessed the institute's Women’s Leadership Society holding a panel...
View ArticleNew women's political party demands faster equality in Britain
London: It may seem an inopportune time to start a new party, given Britain's crowded political scene, but Sandi Toksvig says she is tired of waiting. Waiting for what? For women to be treated the...
View ArticleWhy is Britain’s minister for women writing feminism out of history?
When I heard about the proposed changes that would see the removal of feminism from A-level politics I sighed, grabbed my politics textbook and went off to a lesson. Someone will do something about it,...
View ArticleEngg placements on upswing in TN, to touch 50K this yr
CHENNAI: With the first phase of campus placements by tech companies drawing to a close, the sentiment on engineering campuses across Tamil Nadu is upbeat with nearly 30,000 students receiving offers....
View ArticleMyths on women's power
Monday, November 30, 2015  Newsfeeds Contact Us About Us Archive Site Search Myths on women's power Thursday, November 26, 2015 Female struggle in the modern world often lends itself to...
View ArticleCAMPUS NOTES
Cusat: The last date for receiving the online applications for the M.Voc courses at Deen Dayal Kaushal Kendra established by University Grants Commission at Cochin University of Science and Technology...
View ArticleGender equality through sport in PNG (Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade...
(Source: Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade - Australian Government) Women in Papua New Guinea are now participating more in the once male dominated sport of cricket, and their achievements are...
View ArticleState minister asks where is the female equivalent to the MCG
The MCG is a shrine to male sporting achievement, a state minister said, as she called for greater involvement from women in every aspect of sporting life. Former Matilda Tal Karp hosted the Women in...
View ArticleBridget Christie: suffragettes are off the syllabus – so the battle is won,...
‘Now I don’t want to sound paranoid, but a pattern is starting to emerge’...
View ArticleNHRC lens on caste markers for TN students
NEW DELHI: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has issued notice to Tamil Nadu government over reports that students of a district have been asked to wear coloured ribbons and wrist bands based...
View ArticleAsk Kim Duthie if she’s surprised that women are still blamed for their abuse
In 2011, a 48-year-old man indulged in a “tawdry affair” with a 17-year-old girl. She was a schoolgirl infatuated with the world he represented – of money and parties and glamour. He was successful,...
View ArticleAdministration calls halt to cattle donation at Karnataka's Mahadeshwara Temple
In a valley nestled between the hills of the rustling Satyamangalam forest in Chamarajanagar district of Karnataka stands a temple which originated in the 15th century, to saffron-robed Shiva incarnate...
View ArticleFor working women, Chennai among top 3 job locations
CHENNAI: Chennai has emerged as one of the top three preferred cities in India for working professionals - both men and women. The city's position in the top 3 was cemented by its reputation as a safe...
View Article‘The Danish Girl’ Star Alicia Vikander on How Gender Is ‘Extremely Fluid’...
“I’ve pinched my arm a few times over the last couple years,” Alicia Vikander told moderator Sharon Waxman at TheWrap’s Award Screening of Tom Hooper‘s “The Danish Girl” at the Landmark Theater in Los...
View ArticleBengal’s GDP growth surpasses UP, Maharashtra
KOLKATA: West Bengal's GDP growth has surpassed those of states like Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and Karnataka. Several macroeconomic indicators have...
View ArticleWho's running New Zealand's companies? (Massey University)
(Source: Massey University) There are more men named David running New Zealand companies than there are women. That is, women of any name. There are also more men named Mark, Christopher and Michael,...
View ArticleDo You Exclude Transgender People?
Source: Twitter Sitting down in a room of strangers brought together for the very first time to discuss emerging topics such as sexuality and inclusion - I made the mistake of making too fast an...
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