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Supreme Court Raps Nagaland Over Delay To Enforce Quota For Women In Local Bodies
The Supreme Court Tuesday rapped the Nagaland government over the delay to enforce reservation for women in the state's urban local bodies, saying an important aspect of gender equality seems to be getting postponed.
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Haryana Passes Right To Recall Bill For Panchayats, 50% Quota For Women
The Haryana Assembly on Friday passed a significant Bill which provides the right to recall members of Panchayati Raj institutions if they fail to perform and gives 50 percent reservation to women in these rural bodies.
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More Women In Local Governments Help Reduce Gender Bias, Shows UN Report
New Delhi: Reservation for women in the Panchayati Raj institutions has helped reduce gender discrimination, said a United Nations report on Tuesday. According to the report, the representation of women in the local government has increased from 5 per cent in 1993 to 40 per cent in 2005, exceeding the mandated quota of 33 per cent. The United N...
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Half Of Women On Boards Like Quotas But Male Colleagues Say No: Study
Half of women sitting on corporate boards of directors around the world support quota systems to fix stubborn gender imbalances in the boardroom, but less than 10 percent of their male colleagues agree, said a study released this week.
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Government Considers 50 Per Cent Quota for Women in Urban Local Bodies
To increase women's participation in urban policy making, the Union government is considering bringing in a law that would make way for 50% reservation for women in all urban local bodies.
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Germany Agrees Law on Quota for Women Board Members
Germany's biggest companies will have to fill 30 per cent of supervisory board positions with women candidates from 2016 under a law agreed late Tuesday by the country's ruling parties.
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Supreme Court Raps Nagaland Over Delay To Enforce Quota For Women In Local Bodies
The Supreme Court Tuesday rapped the Nagaland government over the delay to enforce reservation for women in the state's urban local bodies, saying an important aspect of gender equality seems to be getting postponed.
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Haryana Passes Right To Recall Bill For Panchayats, 50% Quota For Women
The Haryana Assembly on Friday passed a significant Bill which provides the right to recall members of Panchayati Raj institutions if they fail to perform and gives 50 percent reservation to women in these rural bodies.
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More Women In Local Governments Help Reduce Gender Bias, Shows UN Report
New Delhi: Reservation for women in the Panchayati Raj institutions has helped reduce gender discrimination, said a United Nations report on Tuesday. According to the report, the representation of women in the local government has increased from 5 per cent in 1993 to 40 per cent in 2005, exceeding the mandated quota of 33 per cent. The United N...
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Half Of Women On Boards Like Quotas But Male Colleagues Say No: Study
Half of women sitting on corporate boards of directors around the world support quota systems to fix stubborn gender imbalances in the boardroom, but less than 10 percent of their male colleagues agree, said a study released this week.
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Government Considers 50 Per Cent Quota for Women in Urban Local Bodies
To increase women's participation in urban policy making, the Union government is considering bringing in a law that would make way for 50% reservation for women in all urban local bodies.
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Germany Agrees Law on Quota for Women Board Members
Germany's biggest companies will have to fill 30 per cent of supervisory board positions with women candidates from 2016 under a law agreed late Tuesday by the country's ruling parties.
