Gender parity News
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Sudan came in bottom out of 146 countries on the index, while Pakistan dropped three spots to 145th.
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Singer Neeti Mohan has also come forward as the cause supporter by rendering her voice for the show anthem "#KhulKeBol".
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The economic gender gap could take 170 years to close after progress towards parity between the sexes suffered "a dramatic slowdown", the World Economic Forum (WEF) said in a report on Wednesday.
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Youngsters are considered less patriarchal and more sensitive towards gender parity.
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Schneider Electric India is planning to hire 40 percent women recruits across all levels in an attempt to achieve gender parity.
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India's GDP can expand by a whopping 27 percent if the number of female workers increases to the same level as that of men, International Monetary Fund's chief Christine Lagarde said Sunday.
Women account for nearly half of the employable workforce but not all companies have such high levels of gender parity. As entrepreneurship, once considered 'a man's cup of tea', sees a sea change with many women taking the plunge, these new-age start-ups are seen encouraging female participation.
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