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‘14-Hour Shifts, Gender Bias’: Genpact Employees Allege Workplace Harassment, Company Orders Probe

News18 12 Oct 2026
An employee shared that he reported chest pain and requested permission to leave work but wasn't allowed to do so; later he suffered panic attack and hyperventilation at the office ....
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Researchers studying 77 children from Bronze Age cemeteries in Serbia found that burial positions often differed by biological sex, suggesting gender-linked funerary customs were observed during childhood about 4,000 years ago

The Times of India 12 Oct 2026
The study also identified six graves that did not follow the usual pattern, raising questions about how these communities expressed gender distinctions during childhood.Males generally lay on their ...
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Egypt: How Egyptian Femtech Is Tackling Taboos Around Women's Health

All Africa 12 Oct 2026
Cairo - Cultural taboos and a lack of understanding can be a barrier for women to access healthcare in Egypt, alongside the cost of treatment. But the country's budding femtech sector is creating new pathways to help and inform ....
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Ugandan textile union wins gender-based violence clauses in collective agreements (IndustriALL Global Union)

Public Technologies 11 Oct 2026
English 11 October, 2026Four collective agreements in Uganda's textile and garment sector now contain enforceable clauses on gender-based violence ...
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Gender Ministry meets Nana Akua Addo’s husband over domestic violence after hospital discharge

Joy Online 11 Oct 2026
The Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection has engaged Norman Harold, husband of Nana Akua Addo, following his discharge from hospital, as it steps up efforts to safeguard the welfare of the family, particularly the children.
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Violence against girls must be tackled through individual responsibility – Gender advocate

Joy Online 11 Oct 2026
Gender advocate Victoria Agyemang has called on individuals, families, communities and institutions to take responsibility for ending violence, discrimination and harmful practices against girls.
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CSOs calls for faster release of climate, gender funds after Mid-Year Budget review

Business Ghana 11 Oct 2026
The organisations said Ghana’s economic performance provided some fiscal space for Government to improve the release of funds for climate and gender-related programmes.
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Gender Equality Must Be Central To Diplomatic Leadership And Right To Health

Scoop 10 Oct 2026
Globally, women occupy only around 21% of ambassadorial positions despite constituting half of the world’s population ....
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Gender Ministry to monitor welfare of Nana Akua Addo’s children amid domestic violence case

Joy Online 10 Oct 2026
The Ministry of Gender, ... The decision follows a meeting between the Minister for Gender, Children and Social Protection, Dr Agnes Naa Momo Lartey, and Mr Norman after his discharge from hospital.
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Advancing gender-transformative digital education in Ghana and the United Republic of Tanzania (UNESCO - United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization)

Public Technologies 10 Oct 2026
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Hired, But Not Promoted: The Work Gender Gap Holding Women Back

Huffington Post 10 Oct 2026
However, research from The Women in Work Gender Equity Measure (GEM) Report 2026, produced with LinkedIn, reveals that women are being hired for roles still – but they’re not typically climbing the career ladder beyond their positions.
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Appeals court weighs DOJ bid for RI Hospital gender-care records

The Providence Journal 10 Oct 2026
RFK Jr moves to restrict gender-affirming care for minors. The Trump administration moved to restrict gender-affirming care for minors, Robert F ... records for children receiving gender-affirming care.
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