The global gender pay gap is on track to close in 202 years, according to the World Economic Forum. The Global Gender Gap Report, released Tuesday, presents new findings about equality between men and women across the globe. The economic opportunity gap, which takes into account the differences in pay between men and women, is estimated …
Kerala’s Malappuram district, a 35-year-old school dropout is making headlines. kerala: In Kerala’s Malappuram district, a 35-year-old school dropout is making headlines. Beating odds and fighting orthodoxy, Yasmin Arimbra has come a long way. She not only manages an agriculture produce company but also heads a school for differently-abled children and is pursuing a graduate …
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Women are paid the most unequally in India, compared to men, when it comes to hourly wages for labour. On average, women are paid 34 per cent less than men, a recent report by the International Labour Organization (ILO) has found. This gap in wages, known as the gender wage gap, is the highest among …
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UNESCO report says that 80% of seasonal migrant children in 7 cities lacked access to education, and 40% were likely to end up in work. Literacy levels in rural households of India dip with seasonal migration, the UNESCO global education monitoring report 2019 has observed, bringing out the educational challenges thrown up by migration. “In India, 10.7 …
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Bengaluru boy Samay Godika (in picture) has emerged as the winner of the Breakthrough Junior Challenge with $400,000 (over Rs 2.9 crore) as the prize money. While Samay, 16, a student of National Public School-Koramangala, will receive a $250,000 (over Rs 1.8 crore) college scholarship, his ninth and tenth grade science teacher, Pramila Menon, who …
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