Observing that the rule used to dismiss former Lieutenant Selina John only applied to women nursing officers, apex court said acceptance of such patriarchal rule undermines human dignity.
AMU's V-C selection process should consider gender diversity and representation, recognising the invaluable contributions and perspectives women bring to leadership roles.
From 1945 to 1991, a period which economists refer to as the economic miracle years, most Japanese women were isolated from the leadership career path.
UN report says that biased social norms and broader human-development crisis heightened by Covid, when many women lost their income, have stalled progress on inequality.
Indian women face multiple barriers in accessing finance in an equitable manner. Research suggests adding a gender lens to existing laws and financial products is crucial.
Researchers from World Bank and Maryland University surveyed over 3,000 households in Greater Mumbai Region and found that improvement in public transit can differentially benefit women.
Promises tend to become irrelevant if care is not taken to create necessary enabling conditions to make them feasible. This is even truer of electoral promises.
Economists say there are weaknesses in India’s GDP data. But statisticians claim the accusations are based on flawed understanding, saying while GDP has problems, the economists are looking in the wrong places.
Both the governments expressed their commitment to strengthening their maritime cooperation to strengthen the maritime safety and security framework in the region.
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