Tag: gender discrimination
Sex bias kills 240,000 infant girls in India yearly, study shows
NEW DELHI: Almost a quarter-of-a-million girls younger than five die in India every year due to neglect resulting from society's preference for sons, a...
Claire Foy responds to ‘The Crown’s’ pay gap controversy
Claire Foy has broken her silence after it emerged she was paid less than her Crown co-star Matt Smith.
It was recently revealed the 33-year-old actress,...
Katie Brennan accuses Australia’s AFL of gender discrimination
CANBERRA: The captain of an Australian rules football team has launched a high-profile gender discrimination complaint after she was banned from playing in her...
In the Arab world, men don’t want women to work
BEIRUT: Unemployment among women in the Middle East is twice that of men, the United Nations said pointing to low wages, a lack of...
Real women’s equality remains elusive, a century later
LONDON: A century after women won the right to vote in Britain, the ideals of equality are resonating again in the global wave of...
Mark Wahlberg to donate $1.5M reshoot paycheck to Time’s Up
Mark Wahlberg, who recently came under fire for being paid 1,000 times more than his female co-star, Michelle Williams, for movie reshoots, announced that...
Michelle Williams-Mark Wahlberg pay gap creates uproar in Hollywood
Hollywood is voicing its outrage over reports that Mark Wahlberg was paid 1,500 times more than Michelle Williams to reshoot scenes for the kidnap...
Gender-based colour choices can spur harmful stereotypes
Parents and toymakers should avoid gender- labelling toys, and create items for both boys and girls in a wide range of colours, said scientists...
No gender discrimination in Punjab Police: IGP
Sukhera says women police personnel performing duties energetically side by side male cops
Women police personnel of the Punjab Police have always proved their capabilities...
