Gender bias

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How AI can help overcome gender bias in science

Two female employees claim that Apple determined starting salaries before 2018 by asking employees for their compensation history and that this practice “perpetuated historic pay disparities between men and women.”

Apple sued by female employees claiming pay discrimination

The lawsuit charges Elon Musk and SpaceX with sexual harassment, discrimination, retaliation, and wrongful termination.

Fired SpaceX workers sue Elon Musk over workplace abuses

The renewed pressure on the government comes months after a new series of lawsuits was filed to challenge the single-surname system, long criticised for perpetuating gender inequality.

Japan should let married women keep names, business lobby says

Gender disparities – in opportunities, outcomes and levels of representation – have detrimental effects on both micro- and macroeconomic indicators.
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Why gender equality is macro-critical

Women are stereotyped as better-equipped to take on care-giving duties, while men feel the pressure to be breadwinners.
SUCH ARRANGEMENTS MAY EVENTUALLY FURTHER ENTRENCH WOMEN AS PRIMARY CAREGIVERS IN THE HOME

Gender stereotypes mean flexi-work rules can turn into boon or burden for women

The institutions tracked by the index include six from Singapore: the CPF Board, OCBC, DBS, MAS, GIC and Temasek.

Singapore financial institutions consistent with global trends for gender balance: report

Female representation on the Singapore companies’ boards strengthened in 2023; one in four board seats was filled by a woman then, up from one in five in 2022.

Women CEOs down to 12.5% in Singapore in 2023: MSCI report

The World Bank's report assesses, for the first time, how 190 countries are implementing existing laws to protect women. It reveals a 'shocking' gap between policy and practice.

Closing gender gap could lift global GDP more than 20%: World Bank

A New York jury has awarded E Jean Carroll US$83.3 million in her civil trial against Trump.
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The audacity of E Jean Carroll