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LEGO urged to make more female characters

Last Updated: Sunday, July 7, 2013, 14:03

A community of gender equality activists have launched a petition to ask LEGO to include girl pieces, which is a rarity among company`s products.

Google aims to boost number of female computer engineers

Last Updated: Tuesday, May 28, 2013, 14:31

Search engine Google is aiming to increase the number of female computer engineers in order to reduce the gender gap in the industry.

Google Glass draws attention to gender issues in tech world

Last Updated: Sunday, May 5, 2013, 15:33

Google has begun testing an Explorer Edition of the glasses, which overlay digital information in the world.

Shabana to speak on gender issues at CISF concleve

Last Updated: Wednesday, April 24, 2013, 18:55

Noted actor Shabana Azmi will speak on issues related to gender sensitisation and women security at a conference organised by paramilitary CISF here next week.

Malaise lies in us as a society: Shabana Azmi

Last Updated: Monday, April 22, 2013, 15:10

The news of the rape of a five-year-old girl has left the entire Bollywood numb, including actor-activist Shabana Azmi. She feels that the problem lies in the society and individuals.

Nitish for education of girls to eradicate social evils

Last Updated: Sunday, April 7, 2013, 18:59

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Sunday advocated quality education for girls to make women the main driver of socio-economic change in the state, check child marriage and high fertility rate and improve gender ratio.

HRD ministry advises states to promote gender sensitisation

Last Updated: Tuesday, March 26, 2013, 23:36

THe HRD ministry has advised state governments to promote gender sensitisation by re-examining text books and curriculum and introducing gender module for teachers during the annual in-service training.

Social media fails to bridge the gender divide in India

Last Updated: Monday, March 11, 2013, 00:27

Women users of Facebook in India is among the lowest in the world.

Rape a tool for subjugating women: Justice Gita Mittal

Last Updated: Monday, March 4, 2013, 23:11

Rape and gender-based violence are tools used to subjugate women, Justice Gita Mittal of the Delhi High Court said.

Gender Budgeting: A revolution unnoticed!

Last Updated: Saturday, February 23, 2013, 13:38

The objectives of Gender Budgeting are for committing to initiatives with the objective of influencing and effecting a change in the Ministries’ policies.

CBSE to offer Human Rights, Gender Studies course

Last Updated: Saturday, February 23, 2013, 01:04

The CBSE has decided to offer elective course on Human Rights and Gender Studies at higher secondary school level to increase awareness among students on the issues.

Aamir Khan blames patriarchal mindset for gender inequality

Last Updated: Tuesday, February 19, 2013, 20:03

Bollywood actor Aamir Khan, who has been at the forefront of a debate on gender equality, Tuesday blamed the "patriarchal mindset" of people for the lesser status of women in society.