Women Into Combative Roles
A battle within
Women may be marching perfectly in parades but they are still denied the opportunity to serve in combat roles in the Indian Army
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Women in uniform: Breaking barriers, marching forward
The long journey of Indian women towards combat roles
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UN peacekeeping chief commends India's support for peacekeeping
India is a very important supporter of peacekeeping, including its support for various efforts such as its lead on efforts to ensure accountability for crimes against peacekeepers, the UN's top peacekeeping official has said. Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix's comments came during a press briefing on Thursday on the occasion of International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers. He had visited New Delhi to attend the first-ever Conference for Women Peacekeepers organised by India on February 24-25. Yes, I really wanted to go to New Delhi and to that conference, Lacroix said in response to a question by PTI about the conference and his assessment of it. First of all, because India is a very important troop and police contributing country. It's also a very important supporter of peacekeeping, beyond the important contribution of men and women from India, but also in terms of supporting various efforts. I'm thinking in particular, but there are many other
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Air Force officer Manisha Padhi appointed India's first woman Aide de Camp
Squadron Leader Padhi formally joined her post and reported to the Governor on November 29. She was introduced to the officers and staff of the Raj Bhavan at Aizawl
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Diversity improves but it's still a man's world at top of Europe's banks
25 biggest banks by assets have seen 22 changes in chief executive and chair over the past two years: Twenty-one of those 22 jobs went to men.
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It is time to stop questioning whether women should be in combat roles
if women seemed to have assimilated into the military lifestyle, their stories demonstrate that not all men had fully accepted them
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