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Wednesday, August 13, 2025
TopicGender bias

Topic: gender bias

Kerala Chief Secretary confronts colour & gender bias after her tenure is ‘labelled black’

Sarada Muraleedharan also says her 7-month tenure has been a 'relentless parade' of comparisons with her husband, former chief secretary.

‘I Want A Boy’—4 words Dr Aruna Kalra kept hearing even in delivery rooms

Even wealthy and educated families try to determine the sex of a foetus and abort if it’s a girl, said gynaecologist Dr Aruna Kalra at a panel discussion on her book I Want A Boy.

Nobel has a habit of ignoring women. Rosalind Lee didn’t even stand a chance

Crunch the numbers in any direction. Cherry-pick the years. The answer will always be the same: if the Nobel Committee has to snub somebody, it will be a woman.

Clinic Plus campaigns mix haircare with heart. Pregnant mother wishes for daughter in new ad

Clinic Plus’ latest ad, released on Daughter’s Day, takes an old theme and delivers a fresh, emotional twist that hits home. It’s normalising the wish for a girl child.

AI is doing the brave work humans are still squeamish about—using they/them pronouns

The hullaballoo over LinkedIn bot’s pronoun use comes on a day when CJI DY Chandrachud used the phrase ‘pregnant person’ in his judgment. It is a thing now. Get with the programme.

Plea in HC challenges Centre’s notification requiring ‘husband’s NOC’ for women to use maiden surname

Delhi-based woman has filed plea arguing that the order is ‘discriminatory, arbitrary, unreasonable, violates fundamental rights & displays evident gender bias’, and sought its quashing.

Teachers’ gender bias can make girls’ maths performance drop, but not English, finds study

Biased teachers can heighten ‘female disadvantage’ in maths learning, says research that looked at scores of 9,000 students in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.

He or zie? Queer lawyer who asked CJI for pronouns in court slips seeks ‘truly equal citizenship’

Delhi lawyer Rohin Bhatt got 'death threats' after his letter to CJI came out in public domain. He sought inclusion of section in SC advocates' appearance slips for mentioning pronouns.

Gender skew in cancer diagnosis? Just 1 in 3 child patients in Delhi & 2 of 5 in Chennai are girls

A study published in The Lancet Oncology has found a significant skew in favour of male children getting diagnosed with cancer and thus receiving treatment.

Women just got way more poor than men after inflation crisis

This global inflation crisis affects women and girls the most. Over the past two years, prices of products for women have risen even faster than those for men.

On Camera

Hrithik Roshan & Jr NTR in Janaab-e-Aali is exactly what a dance-off should not be

Forget comparing it with classics like Hrithik’s Ek Pal Ka Jeena or the slick title track of Dhoom 2, Janaab-e-Aali does not even come close to Ghungroo.

How mining, manufacturing & power sectors weighed on India’s industrial output since January 2024

India’s industrial output growth saw a 10-month low in June, with Index of Industrial Production (IIP) growing by mere 1.5% as against 1.9% in May 2025.

India expands Southeast Asia defence footprint with new joint venture in Philippines

Memorandum of understanding between SMPP and ADFC was signed during state visit of Philippines’ President to India earlier this month.

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.