Gender Equality coverage.

No woman in Karnataka cabinet: How CM DK Shivakumar responded to criticism

NEW DELHI: Facing criticism over the absence of women in his newly constituted Cabinet, Karnataka chief minister D K Shivakumar on Thursday assured that more ministers would be ind…

Interview | Indira Jaising: ‘Now is the time to reclaim the Constitution’

Indira Jaising reflects on her memoir, women's rights, and the urgent need to reclaim the Constitution amid judicial challenges.…

P. Sumathi appointed ‘first Woman Secretary’ to Law Department

P. Sumathi makes history as the first woman appointed Secretary to the Law Department in Chennai.…

Women run a record 11.2% of Fortune 500 companies in 2026—but the gain came in a year of high-profile exits

Internal promotions and outside hires helped the Fortune 500 notch more women CEOs.…

Denmark PM presents new government, with majority of women

For the first time in Danish history, the new cabinet will consist of more women than men.…

Exclusion of married daughter from definition of family impermissible: SC

The Supreme Court ruled that married daughters cannot be excluded from welfare benefits, affirming their status within their parental family. | India News…

Paraguay’s Vallejo Fined $65,000 At French Open After Saying Match ‘Needs To Be Umpired By A Man’

Vallejo stated that the Brazilian female umpire, Ana Carvalho, wasn't able to keep control of fans watching…

Sexism soaring in schools as boys target female teachers and peers

Experts have sounded the alarm on a concerning spike in sexism at Australian schools.…

French Open: Adolfo Daniel Vallejo to be fined after saying second-round match shouldn't have been umpired by a woman

Vallejo, according to CLAY, said his match, which featured palpable fan support for France's Moïse Kouamé, required the strength of a male umpire "to go against the crowd."…

Outrage Du Jour: No Female Admirals Selected Last Year - I Yawn in Your General Direction

Navy's female admiral promotions debated amid merit, gender parity, and career retention challenges.…

If you’re serious about growth – you need to be serious about women

Everyone is talking about scaling up – but no one is mentioning those who can really make it happen, says finance leader Sam Cooper-Gray. There is one cohort that could generate ov…

Refugee who tried to flee the Taliban 15 times finally safe to play cricket

After the Taliban banned women's sport in Afghanistan, most of the women's cricket team ended up relocating to Australia. Now, they're on tour in the Northern Territory — "a happy …

Social media group calls for change while exposing inequality in sport

Not All Clubs calls out inequality in sporting organisations across the country. This weekend, the group is calling on teams to wear red armbands in memory of the women whose lives…

Supreme Court Collegium recommends four High Court judges, woman advocate to top court

Supreme Court Collegium recommends four High Court judges and one woman advocate for appointment as apex court judges.…

Demographic forces stall global progress toward gender equality

Canadian Women and Sport report says gaps persist in leadership roles

Women make up 48% of senior staff across the national sport system, but just 34% of CEOs or executive directors…

Canada’s government to spend $180 million on World Bank climate initiative pushing ‘gender equality’

The World Bank initiative attacks the oil and gas industry, one of Canada’s top economic drivers, and backs ‘efforts to address gender equality gaps in the energy and blue economy …

Podcaster’s Carlton membership revoked following controversial comments

Earlier in the week, host of the Jumper Punch, Rocco Stagnitti, said he would “punch the f--- out of the Besties”, a popular female-focused supporter group.…

Female AFL creators say vile comments 'just one example of what we deal with'

A video circulated across social media of a group of men laughing about how one of them would "beat the f***" out of a group of female content creators.…

‘Had enough of staying quiet’: Blues investigate podcast comments about female fan group

A host of ‘The Jumper Punch’ podcast has apologised for remarks that were perceived as violent, saying the comments about the ‘Besties’ supporter group were not malicious.…

Health gains reversed by geopolitical challenges, declining development funding: Soumya Swaminathan

Soumya Swaminathan highlights the fragility of global health gains amid geopolitical challenges and climate-related violence at the Philanthropy Asia Summit.…

Blanchett says #MeToo reckoning in Hollywood 'got killed very quickly'

The Oscar-winning actor says Hollywood's reckoning over sexual misconduct and gender equality has stalled despite the global impact of #MeToo.…

Cate Blanchett laments that #MeToo movement ‘got killed very quickly’ in Hollywood

The Oscar-winning Australian star was speaking in Cannes when she took aim at how little has changed on film sets, despite the #MeToo movement.…

Julianne Moore says true gender equality still distant at Cannes

‘No one was coming to save me’: How Reese Witherspoon built a $900 million company from a problem Hollywood wouldn’t fix

The actress built Hello Sunshine after Hollywood told her there were no female-led movies to make. Six years later, she sold it for $900 million.…

Behind the social media page that keeps footy clubs up at night

This masthead spoke with the creators of Not All Clubs – a media platform that calls out inequality and bad behaviour in grassroots sport.…

Netball's powerful statement on Anzac Day

They both struggle for recognition in male-dominated fields, so Super Netball chose to host an all-female Anzac Day ceremony to commemorate and give visibility to female veterans.…

Women more likely to work in jobs impacted by AI, report warns

Twice as many women as men work in the roles with the highest risk of exposure, the report found…