New Delhi, Gender is a choice we all have the right to make, said members of the LGBTQIA+ community while praising the Union government for approving an IRS official's request to change her name and affirm her gender in official records.M Anusuya, a 2013 batch Indian Revenue Service (IRS)...
She was speaking at a two-day regional dialogue on teenage pregnancy organized by the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC), UNICEF Regional Office for South Asia (UNICEF ROSA), the Population Fund of United Nations (UNFPA) and the World Health Organization. (WHO) in...
New Delhi, In a landmark decision, the Finance Ministry has approved the request of a senior female Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officer to change her name and gender in all official records.The request was made by Ms M Anusuya, a 2013 batch IRS (Customs and Indirect Taxes) officer who is...
It is said that this is the first case of gender change in the Indian Civil Services.The Finance Ministry has accepted the request of M. Anusuya to change his name to M. Anukathir Surya and gender from male to female. “The request of Ms. M. Anusuya has been considered. Henceforth, the officer...
In London, Keir Starmer on Tuesday praised the new UK Parliament as the most racially and gender diverse in British history in his maiden speech to the House as Prime Minister, and opposition leader Rishi Sunak praised him. He wished the best for the “formidable task.” forward.The Labor...
Flame. NFIW Karnataka State Committee President A. Patil's committee is said to have proposed that rape laws should be made gender neutral.“NFIW, Karnataka State Committee demands immediate withdrawal of the said proposal of the State Expert Committee. It also demands that rape laws and other...
New Delhi: The United States is carrying out a "comprehensive plan" to address gender-related inequalities and promote women's entrepreneurship and economic empowerment in the country, India and around the world, a senior official said on Tuesday. American diplomat.The United States Agency for...
New Delhi: The NHRC on Monday said it had issued notices to the Union Labor Ministry and the Tamil Nadu government over reports that a major electronics maker had allegedly "systematically excluded" married women from jobs at its assembly plant. in Sriperumbudur.While issuing the notices, the...
Melbourne, many parents are concerned about their children using social media. But these concerns tend to focus on privacy, exposure to explicit material, or contact with strangers.As researchers looking at sexism and misogyny in Australian schools and the influence of social media, we think...
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Lucknow anticipates the launch of a transformative initiative as Navya Naveli Nanda, granddaughter of Bollywood icon Amitabh Bachchan, along with Samyak Chakravarti Foundation, launch the Smart Fellowship aimed at empowering over 1000 women to build successful...
Kolkata Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud on Friday said more needs to be done to achieve maximum gender representation in the legal profession, while appreciating the progress already made in that direction.He urged the legal fraternity to work towards fostering greater equality.The...
KOLKATA: Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud on Friday said more work needs to be done towards achieving maximum gender representation in the legal profession, while lauding the steps already taken in this direction.He urged the legal fraternity to work towards promoting greater equality...
This initiative by Breakthrough, an organization that makes gender-based violence unacceptable by transforming the culture that allows violence, aims to reshape gender attitudes, aspirations, and behaviors among students in grades six to eight.After the MoU, a day-long event on “Towards Gender...
Thiruvananthapuram, The Kerala government on Thursday said it is taking steps to encourage initiatives and projects to ensure gender justice and gender neutrality in educational institutions and campuses in the state.State Higher Education Minister R Bindu said in the Kerala Assembly that...
Kolkata, actress-turned-filmmaker Arpita Chatterjee has stitched together narratives of members of the LGBTQIA+ community into a documentary series in a bid to end prejudices against people with diverse gender identities.'This is Me', his first foray into documentaries, will air on an OTT...
Boston gender reveal parties are best known as celebrations that involve pink and blue, cake and confetti, and occasionally wildfires. In addition to being a hit on social media, the gender reveals are a testament to how society is putting children into one of two predetermined gender boxes...
United Nations, UN General Assembly President Dennis Francis paid tribute to Indian reformer and educator Hansa Mehta as he honored the "invaluable contributions" of female diplomats on International Day of Women in Diplomacy.At the second annual event commemorating women in diplomacy here on...
New York [USA], On the occasion of International Women's Day in Diplomacy, the President of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), Dennis Francis, paid tribute to Hansa Mehta, feminist leader, activist and diplomat of India, highlighting its fundamental role in shaping the Universal...
Despite progress, women are still "largely excluded" from positions of power and diplomacy, and the highest levels of influence and decision-making are predominantly held by men, UN Women said in a press release on the data.Globally, the underrepresentation of women in decision-making remains...
Canberra, In a busy election year across the Pacific Islands, a worrying gender disparity is evident. This has implications for the quality of democracy in the region.It's shaping up to be a busy year for elections in the Pacific Islands.Tuvalu and the Solomon Islands have already gone to...