gender inequality
Skateboarding: India’s rare rural skate park
October 31, 2021
Skateboard is a sport that originated in California, United States, in the late 1940s. It is primarily a city sport which is played in skate parks and the bumps are the important accessories to allow the skateboarders show off their skills. In a country like India, especially in ...
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India ranks 140 among 156 countries on WEF’s Global Gender Gap index
April 5, 2021
Iceland is the world’s best country for gender equality and Afghanistan the worst, a World Economic Forum index shows. Overall, this year’s report finds that progress has stagnated, with widening gender gaps in political empowerment globally. That means at the current rate, i...
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Bollywood movies breaking the shackles of social conditioning
February 12, 2020
The trailer for movie Thappad which was released recently has garnered a great response from the audience with its content. The film deals with the issue of how physical violence in marriage has been normalised in our society while also capturing the society’s reaction to this ...
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In an era of economic growth, women remain worse off
January 20, 2017
According to a recent report named ‘An economy for the 99 percent’ by Oxfam, an international confederation of charitable organisations focused on the alleviation of global poverty, the gap between rich and poor is far greater than had been feared. The report shows how our br...
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