African Statistical Journal: A Special Issue on Gender
Special journal issue of the African Development Bank focused on gender statistics.
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Air India v. Nargesh Meerza
Air India, a state-owned company, required female flight attendants to retire under three circumstances: (1) upon reaching 35 years of age, with possible extensions up to 45 at the Managing Director’s discretion (2) upon getting married within the first four years of service, or (3) upon first pregnancy. In Air India v.
Alaska’s Medicaid Coverage for Gender‑Affirming Care
Following a class action settlement in January 2021, Alaska’s Medicaid program eliminated its prior exclusion of gender‑affirming treatments and began affirmative coverage of medically necessary care related to gender affirming care on July 25, 2021.
Avon Global Center 2013 Women and Justice Conference Report
In December 2013, the Avon Global Center hosted its annual conference in New York, NY on "State Responsibility to End Violence Against Women: The Due Diligence Principle and the Role of Judges."
CEDAW and Muslim Family Laws
Report published by MUSAWAH for Equality in the Family on States' parties justifications for their failure to implement CEDAW with regard to family law and practices that discriminate against Muslim women.
Código Penal de Nicaragua Artículo 315 (employment discrimination)
Article 315 of the Nicaraguan Penal Code criminalizes employment discrimination.
Easton v. Broadcasting Commission
Plaintiff sought to challenge what he saw as state-sponsored and supported gender bias against men. He alleged that the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act of 1990 is discriminatory because it specifically requires that a range of broadcasts be available to provide for the interests of women while failing to include men, and that in doing so, the Act implicitly discriminates against men. The High Court dismissed the case based on the defendant agencies’ lack of standing to defend the claim, and therefore lack of jurisdiction by the High Court to hear the case.
Economic Cooperatives of Yongxinnansha Shares v. Subdisctrict Office of Chancheng District of Foshan City
In 2012, the plaintiff claims their shareholder status in Nansha economic cooperative, and alleged the local subdisctrict office to affirm their qualification. The subdisctrict office affirmed and granted certificate. Nansha economic cooperative thereby sued the Subdistrict office for its administrative decision. Nansha alleged that according to article 15 of the Article of Stockholding of the Precinct of Yongxin: women married before December 31, 1992 shall be regarded as “out-married” women and shall not be given the right to share dividends, nor their shareholder qualification.
Global Gender Gap Report 2010
Report published by the World Economic Forum presenting the scope of gender-based disparities and tracking their progress by providing benchmarks of national gender gaps on economic, political, education- and health-based criteria (2010).