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Gender Pay Gap 2023: Are women getting equal opportunities in Tech?
In India, women faced a decline in non-inclusive behaviours in the workplace, with a fall of almost 10 percentage points to 48%, according to a report by Deloitte. Women face higher pay gaps as they climb up the corporate ladder.
3 min read21 Nov 2023Corporate workplaces should adopt the SC handbook
Language is a powerful scalpel. We need leaders who will act as surgeons, wielding this scalpel with precision, intentionality and consistency.
4 min read30 Aug 2023‘How we are raising our children…’ Women commission chairperson on crimes against live-in partners
On June 6, Manoj Sane, accused of killing his live-in partner Saraswati Vaidya was arrested by the police for killing his girlfriend and cutting her body into dozens of pieces.
2 min read9 Jun 2023Study puts spotlight on persisting gender discrimination in health issues
While the inpatient expenditure for men in India is ₹23,666, it stands at ₹16,881 for womenThe study was conducted by JNU and the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis
2 min read10 Dec 2019Apple Card under probe for gender discrimination in credit limits
The New York Department of Financial Services has opened a probe into allegations of gender discrimination by Apple Card issuer Goldman Sachs while determining credit limitsLaunched with Goldman Sachs, Mastercard in August, Apple Card is both a digital and physical credit card that requires no number, CVV security code, expiration date or signature on the card
1 min read10 Nov 2019Little girls must have big dreams
Pakistani filmmaker Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy’s new animated short film Sitara explores the theme of child marriageIts premiere will be hosted in New York by Gucci and Chime for Change on 10 October on the eve of International Day of the Girl Child
2 min read10 Oct 2019Opinion | If not closure, #MeToo movement has given women freedom from fear
There are subtle ways in which gender-based discrimination plays out in the office
3 min read1 Sep 2021Opinion | Idea of financial freedom needs to appeal to women
Unless financial freedom becomes trendy, it won’t be widespread among women
3 min read15 Sep 2019Opinion | Nature and extent of daughters’ rights to HUF property still unclear
When there’s clarity, will such a law be applied retro-spectively or prospectively?
3 min read25 Aug 2019What women need to do to beat gender pay gap
In what can be a small pushback, women need to take charge of their financial livesAccording to ILO, on average, women are still paid 34% less than men in India
6 min read16 Apr 2019Popular Topics
Budget
The Union Budget contains details about the estimated receipts and the expenditure of the government for a particular fiscal year. The Budget is allotted for the upcoming fiscal year, which runs from 1st April to 31st March of the next year. Here is a quick guide on how the Union Budget is prepared