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Home, the most dangerous place for women, with majority of female homicide victims worldwide killed by partners or family, UNODC study says

VIENNA, 25 November (UN Information Service) — Around 87,000 women were killed around the world last year, some 50,000 – or 58 per cent – at the hands of intimate partners or family members. This amounts to some six women being killed every hour by people they know, according to new research published by the …

New survey finds majority of APAC residents (56%) believe masculinity and femininity are socially constructed 

For much of human history, gender roles have divided people into one of two groups from birth; male and female. Quite what these roles entail varies hugely, depending on which period in history and which societies you look at. Though many consider contemporary interpretations of gender to be fixed, new research from YouGov into attitudes …

Newgen KnowledgeWorks buys majority in Exult Infosolutions

Will enter new markets; offer digital services across products, mobility and Augmented Virtual Reality Mumbai, September 21, 2016 —Newgen KnowledgeWorks, a Chennai-based leading provider of publishing and technical services to global publishers, has acquired a majority stake in Pune’s Exult Infosolutions, a company engaged in digital learning solutions, mobility and cloud-based software applications. This acquisition …

Majority of Business Leaders Call for a Climate Change Agreement in Paris to Support Private Sector Investment, Finds UN Global Compact-Accenture CEO Study

Majority of Business Leaders Call for a Climate Change Agreement in Paris to Support Private Sector Investment, Finds UN Global Compact-Accenture CEO Study Business action on climate seen as a route to innovation, growth and competitiveness NEW YORK; Nov 2015 — A majority of business leaders say that a long term agreement at the UN …