Sex-descrimination, Descrimination | featured news

A top official says he was pushed aside in favor of a less qualified woman, and that the work environment was hostile toward men... A discrimination and retaliation lawsuit has embroiled the upper reaches of the federal government’s immigration enforcement agency, contributing to a sense of turmoil in a bureaucracy that has been suffering major labor conflicts between senior officials and employees.

More than 200 Indian girls whose names mean "unwanted" in Hindi are given a fresh start in a renaming ceremony... Statistics show a continuing preference for boys in India. The gender imbalance has widened every decade since independence in 1947.