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Fact Box: Recent Surge of 4B Movement in the US

The recent US presidential election has sparked important interest in the South Korean 4B movement. This movement advocates for women to abstain from dating, sex, marriage, and childbirth....

November 9, 2024

Australia’s Gender Pay Gap Law

Australia has recently passed a new law aimed at addressing the gender pay gap in the country. The law requires companies with over 100 employees to reveal their...

April 8, 2023

WTW Global Gender Wealth Equity report

WTW’s Global Gender Wealth Equity Report 2022 was released recently. About Global Gender Wealth Equity Report Global Gender Wealth Equity Report was jointly developed by WTW and the...

November 5, 2022

State of Gender Equality and Climate Change in South Asia and the HKH Region

“State of Gender Equality and Climate Change in South Asia and the HKH Region” report was released by the ICIMOD on September 29, 2022. Key findings The newly...

September 30, 2022

Women’s History Month-2021

The first day of March, 2021 marked the beginning of Women’s History Month. This year the month is more significant because all the centennial celebrations that mark the...

March 2, 2021

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...

March 2, 2021

Monster Salary Index Report

The Monster Salary Index report has highlighted the following findings: The gender pay gap is still high in India and women in the country earn 19 per cent less...

March 8, 2019

India ranked 108th at World Economic Forum (WEF) gender gap index

India has been ranked 108th among 149 countries at the World Economic Forum (WEF) gender gap index for year 2018. As per report titled ‘Measuring the Global Gender...

December 19, 2018

Gender wage gap highest in India, women are paid 34% less than men: ILO

According to Global Wage Report 2018-19 published by International Labour Organization (ILO), women are paid most unequally in India, compared to men, when it comes to hourly wages...

November 29, 2018

Gender Wage disparity in India among the worst in the world: ILO

As per the Global Wage Report 2016-17 released by the International Labour Organisation (ILO), India has the worst levels of gender wage disparity with the gap exceeding 30%....

December 22, 2016

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