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Equal Pay UK: Why Some Are Paid More Than Others

Posted on November 28, 2012 by meghan lewis — No Comments ↓

by Meghan Lewis –UK– In the same week that Ramesh Ponnuru, Senior Editor for the National Review, said that “The pay gap is exaggerated, discrimination doesn’t drive it and it’s not clear that government can eliminate it – or should…

Balancing the Gender Skew in India: A New Name, A New Beginning?

Posted on November 15, 2011 by neeta lal — 3 Comments ↓

by Neeta Lal –India– In an innovative bid to fight gender discrimination, Satara district in India’s western state of Maharashtra recently witnessed a minor revolution. Over 285 Indian girls named Nakhushi, ‘unwanted’ in Hindi, by their disenchanted parents were rechristened…

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