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Tag: gender discrimination

Posted inUnited States, World

Tweeted gender beef leads to Apple Card probe

by AT Contributor November 10, 2019February 18, 2020

A New York financial regulator said Saturday it is investigating claims of gender discrimination by the new credit card from tech giant Apple and its issuer Goldman Sachs, after a cardholder’s tweet about his wife’s credit limit went viral. American businessman David Heinemeier Hansson had tweeted on Thursday that the Apple Card is a “fucking […]

Indonesian female police recruits are subjected to unfair and invasive screenings. Photo: Instagram.
Posted inAT Finance, Australia, Indonesia, Middle East, Oceania

Indonesian police women still subject to virginity tests

by Asia Times staff October 23, 2018February 18, 2020
Indian women from the 'Dalit' or 'Untouchable' caste listen to a speaker during a Dalit Dignity Rally against the Congress-led UPA government near Parliament House in New Delhi on December 5, 2007. Photo: AFP/Raveendran
Posted inIndia, Middle East, South Asia

India’s Dalit women lack access to healthcare and die young

by Shazia Nigar June 15, 2018February 18, 2020
Tribal girls work on their volleyball skills in the village of Kelu Khadra. Photo: Rohit Jain
Posted inIndia, South Asia

India’s young tribal girls finding freedom through sport

by Rohit Jain June 7, 2018February 18, 2020

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