Browsing Tag: Gender Equality

"Many of the changes in the world have come from ideas. And it's an interesting idea - you don't get too many female superheroes," she says.

The British broadcaster aired the documentary hours later. It said in a statement that it had brought forward the telecast from Sunday given the "intense level of interest."

The Sikh teaching are absolutely devoid of gender bias. Yet, our cultural practices and interpretations are so rife with gender issues that an outsider may wonder if we are even part of this modern world. Or are we in a schizoid reality.

[VIDEO] The Pink Ladoo team, dressed to the nines in traditional dresses, visits the home of the parents (of newborn girls) with a box of pink ladoos. Once there, they inject the home with with their dance and music. Then they connect with every member of the child’s family and talk to them about nurturing the girl.

Let those road bumps strengthen our resolve rather than slow us down. "(We) have promises to keep, and miles to go before (we) sleep" (Robert Frost). Promises that our forefathers made to us, and that we must make to our forthcoming generations. Let the sparklers light the deepest corners of our hearts this 4th of July. Let us embrace...

From grassroots organisations in far-flung corners of the world, to top-level diplomats, and everyone in-between, U.N. Women was saluted as a once-in-a-generation opportunity to put an end to gender discrimination, and all its odious expressions and manifestations, throughout the world.

it all started, or rather re-surfaced with veer gurmukh's post on gender equality, all lip service and deedless talks. so people started talking about the issue, why women aren't taken as panj pyare in the Amrit Sanchar.