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Centre Publishes Draft ‘Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Rules, 2020’; Invites Suggestions/Objections From Stakeholders
14 Jul 2020
The draft rules inter-alia provide for the procedure to make an application for the issue of a certificate of identity under the Act.
The Associated Press
Sex Discrimination: Trump Administration Revokes Transgender Health Protection
13 Jun 2020
The reversal comes in the middle of the LGBTQ Pride Month and a raging pandemic.
Sreedeep
Gender Dimension of Living Alone and Covid-19
01 Jun 2020
Let us hope against hope that this pandemic turns out to be an equaliser in matters of domestic work.
Mounica Sreesai
A Feminist’s Rattle: Gender Politics of Rent
18 May 2020
In simple terms, accommodation is a relatively costlier affair and securing a place in a decent safe locality is harder for some just because of their gender.
Mehar Kakkar
A Young Professional Fights Sexism During Covid-19 Lockdown
03 Apr 2020
Behind closed doors, on a personal level, women are coming to terms with gender discrimination and demanding parity.
Shilpa Shaji
Murder of Gender Justice, Say Transgender Activists as Rajya Sabha Passes Bill
28 Nov 2019
The Rajya Sabha on November 26 passed the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Bill, which had already been passed by the Lok Sabha without any amendments.
Harish Iyer
Diversity and Inclusion in a Post 377 India
09 Sep 2019
The odds may be seemingly insurmountable, but to quote Annie from Khamoshi, “Woh zindagi hi kya, jisme koi namumkin sapna na ho?“
Ajay Gudavarthy
Zaira Wasim and Limits of Liberalism
03 Jul 2019
The irony of liberalism is that those least invested in principles of choice are those who invoke it most vociferously.
AFP
Sea of Purple: With Prams and Whistles, Swiss Women Strike for Equal Pay
15 Jun 2019
Women poured into the streets nearly three decades after they held the country's first nationwide strike for equal pay. Women in Switzerland on average still earn 20% less than men.
IANS
16 Women Sue FBI Alleging Discrimination at Training Academy
30 May 2019
One woman said that an instructor referred to an African-American female trainee as "spaghetti head", a reference to her braids.