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Frankfurt, Jan 8 (DPA) Men who plead, or even whine, leave Heike Wingenfeld cold. A door supervisor at Sansibar City, a swank club, disco and bar in Frankfurt’s bank district, she is a merciless enforcer of her boss’s admission requirements, which could be summed up in the word ‘trendy’.
Wingenfeld, 45, has been in the business [...]
New Delhi, Dec 14 (IANS) The central government Monday told the Delhi High Court that there is no scope to grant women officers permanent commissions in the army and air force, as there are no vacancies for them.
Appearing on behalf of the government, Additional Solicitor General A.S.Chandhiok said: ‘Army and Air Force officers are in [...]
Shimla, Nov 17 (IANS) Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee Tuesday advocated the need for establishing smaller universities which were ‘easier to manage’ and would serve to capture ’synergies between teaching and research’.
‘In line with the recommendations of the National Knowledge Commission, I am in favour of establishing smaller universities which are responsive to change and easier [...]
Washington, Nov 10 (ANI): Asthmatic women are more anxious, face difficulties in napping and are more tired during the day than their male counterparts, concludes a new study.
However, females with asthma tend to be better at following their treatment than men, adds thesis from the Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg in close collaboration [...]
London, Oct.27 (ANI): The BBC does not value experienced female presenters, according to comedienne Sandi Toksvig, who criticised television executives for pairing older men with younger women.
The Telegraph quoted the 51-year-old broadcaster who chairs The News Quiz on Radio 4, as saying that talented female presenters in [...]
New Delhi, Sep 18 (IANS) There is no scope for granting permanent commission to women in the army, the government told the Delhi High Court Friday.
Solicitor General of India Gopal Subramanium submitted before Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul that the granting of permanent commission to women officers on short service commission in the Indian Army is [...]
Washington, Sep.16 (ANI): A study conducted by Stanford University and the University of Chicago reaerchers has concluded that women lawmakers in Congress introduce more bills, attract more co-sponsors and bring home more money for their districts than their male counterparts do.
The study, accessed by Politico, examined the performance of House members between 1984 and 2004, [...]
Sydney, Sep. 15 (ANI): Female police officers at an Australian police command have alleged that they were sexually harassed and intimidated by their male counterparts apart from being told that their place was in the home.
According to a complaint filed by a senior female constable at the Goulburn Local Area Command, five of her [...]
Kolkata, Sep 9 (ANI): A docudrama titled ‘Indian Women’s Cricket team Poor Cousins of Million Dollar Babies’ highlights the disparity between men and women cricket players in India.
As the title suggests, the docudrama shows how while men cricketers hog all the limelight and bask in the glory of success and money, women cricketers are [...]
