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Gender Equality
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Original Jurisdiction
Successful Business Development Is All About Authenticity
By David Lat
Deborah Farone (courtesy photo by Peter Hurley)A version of this column originally appeared on Bloomberg Law, part of Bloomberg Industry Group, Inc. (800-372-1033), and is reproduced here with permission.Also, as…
Sports Law Expert
Law Firm Brings Title IX Lawsuit Against Marshall University After School Threatens to Cut Women’s Swimming & Diving Team
By Holt Hackney
Members of the Marshall University women’s swimming and diving team filed a class action lawsuit against the school and its Board of Governors for violating their civil rights under Title…
JURIST
Report reveals sluggish gains in global women’s parliamentary representation
By Durdana Chowdhury | U. Dhaka Department Of Law, BD
The Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) released a report Friday revealing that global progress toward gender parity in national parliaments has slowed to its lowest rate in nearly a decade. Released ahead…
India Legal
Women judges in SC, HCs: Former CJI Ramana says Centre lacks will to promote gender parity in constitutional courts
Former Chief Justice of India NV Ramana has said the government lacked will to promote gender parity in constitutional courts. While there is a substantial 40% representation of women in…
Legal Futures Blog
Women lawyers “still not talking to each other”
Women are leaving law firms at senior associate level, feeling “they are the only one struggling because they are not talking to each other”. The post Women lawyers “still not…
Legal Research and Analysis
Marital Rape in India: Criminalization vs. Legal Justification
Abstract: Marital rape remains one of the most contentious legal and social issues in India. Marriage is often regarded as a sacred bond that unites two individuals and their families.…
JURIST
UN experts call on the UK to ensure equal rights for women, girls, and transgender individuals
By Sarisha Harikrishna | Queen's U. Belfast School Of Law, GB
A group of UN experts on Friday called for the United Kingdom to guarantee that the current reviews of statutory guidance under the Equality Act 2010 align with international human rights…
Verfassungsblog
Abwägung statt Alarmismus
Mit der „Kampfansage der SPD-Frauen“ und ebenfalls laut gewordenen Forderungen der Unions-Frauen sind paritätische Wahllisten wieder auf der politischen Agenda. Und damit auch das Argument, sie seien mit dem Grundgesetz…
Mike McBride Online
Worth Reading – The new Women in the Workplace report is pretty dire
By Mike McBride
Honestly, I think we all know where this is coming from, and it's gross. It's also harmful to your business. You don't recruit and retain the most talented employees by…
India Legal
Born Into Bias
By Copyinput
By Sujit Bhar The Calcutta High Court’s recent order in a case arising from the Andaman and Nicobar islands is one of those rare judicial interventions that speaks not only…