gender discrimination

IT Firm Fined Rs1 Million for Firing Woman on Maternity Leave

By Manik Aftab ⏐ 2 months ago ⏐

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The Federal Ombudsperson for Protection against Harassment of Women at Workplace (FOSPAH) has issued a landmark decision, ruling that firing a woman during maternity leave…

Pakistan’s Alarming Position on Global Gender Equality Index

By Tech Desk ⏐ 9 months ago ⏐

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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s standing on gender equality is among the worst globally, ranking 145th out of 146 countries in the World Economic Forum’s (WEF) Global Gender…

New study reveals that Facebook’s job ad algorithm discriminates based on gender

By Hamza Zakir ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐

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Facebook isn’t supposed to let advertisers target by things like age or gender for employment ads anymore, but a new study shows that the social…

Google denies to remove Saudi govt app that allows men to track women

By Sajeel Syed ⏐ 7 years ago ⏐

2 min read

It seems like the tech behemoth Google is apparently neglecting gender discrimination as the company has refused to remove a Saudi government app — ‘Absher’…