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LinkedIn Opportunity Index 2021: Key Highlights
LinkedIn Opportunity Index 2021 was recently published. The report focuses on the manner women perceive their opportunities. It also focuses on how gender gap is slowing down the career progress for working women in India in the midst of Covid-19 pandemic. Key Highlights As per the index, the Covid-19 pandemic has hit the working women ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2021
Category: Reports & Indexes Current Affairs
Topics: COVID-19 • Gender bias • Gender Disparity • Gender inequality in India • Gender pay gap • LinkedIn Opportunity Index 2021 • Women Empowerment
Gender bias caused excess deaths of girls under 5: Study
According to recent study of Lancet Global Health, there have been 2,39,000 excess deaths per year of girls under age of five in India due to gender bias. Excess mortality is difference between observed and expected mortality rates in both genders. Key Findings of Study The excess mortality accounted for about 2.4 million deaths in ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2018
Category: Reports & Indexes Current Affairs
Topics: Gender bias • National • Social Issues • Women Related Issues
#IamThatWoman: WCD Ministry launches campaign on women for women
The Union Ministry of Women and Child Development (WCD) has launched online campaign #IamThatWoman in an attempt to end Gender bias in women against women. It was launched by WCD Minister Meneka Gandhi. Significance of this campaign Through the campaign, Ministry seeks to highlight various aspects of women standing ‘by’ and ‘for’ women. It also ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2017
Topics: #IamThatWoman • Gender bias • Ministry of Women and Child Development • online campaign • Women Related Issues