Gender Diversity

Fewer than one-third of judges in India's lower judiciary are women, reveals legal think tank

Fewer than one-third of judges in the lower judiciary–district courts and below–in 17 of 34 states and union territories in India are female, according to a February 2018 analysis by the New Delhi-based legal think tank, Vidhi Center For Legal Policy.

Oscars 2018: From immigration to #MeToo and gender parity, all the issues the event covered

The best takeaway from this year’s Oscars? Best Actress winner Frances MacDormand calling on ALL women nominees to stand up and “be seen”. “Look around, everybody," MacDormand said. "Look around, ladies and gentlemen, because we all have stories to tell and projects we need financed.”

Sonia Gandhi's Women's Reservation Bill is a bad idea which disregards merit, hurts democracy

The Women's Reservation Bill tries to tackle a serious problem through a supposedly morally superior way but instead hurts democracy.

Women engineers and gender parity: Where do Indian companies stand?

Acknowledging that there is a female pattern of achievement which takes a different path from the conventional male one would go a long way in achieving gender parity

Book Review: Aparna Jain's 'Own It' brings out of unarticulated darkness the indescribable things that happen to women at the workplace

In Aparna Jain’s book Own It, we hear about harassment of women at the workplace, including microaggressions; maternity leave; and how women stand in the way of their own careers.

Women directors help in value addition: Moily

Gender balance board is more likely to pay attention and helps in controlling the risk, the minister said.