The myth surrounding the urban Indian woman
By Kritika Shah New Delhi: Much frenzy has been created around India’s declining female labour force. In 2017, the International Labour Organisation (ILO) estimated this […]
Gender
India ranks 108th in WEF gender gap index; scores third-lowest on health
By Indivjal Dhasmana India’s gender gap stagnates, wage parity improves New Delhi: India made no improvement in the overall gender gap ranking by the World Economic Forum (WEF) in […]
2018 was a landmark year for gender rights in India. But it’s ending on a bitter note
By Maria Thomas 2018 was a big year for gender rights in India. From landmark supreme court judgments to the #MeToo movement, the country took several […]
Himachal, Kerala, Tamil Nadu top UN’s India SDG index
By Gireesh Chandra Prasad Assam, Bihar and Uttar Pradesh are the laggards in a ranking of states released on Friday by NITI Aayog and the United […]
#MeToo is changing Bollywood. But India’s rural women are still waiting.
A wave of #MeToo revelations in India has created fear among “sex pests” and more respect for women in one of the world’s largest film […]
Make parental leave gender-neutral: Why India must take a cue from Sweden
By Lekha Chakraborty India must take a cue from Sweden if it is to make parenting equitable and improve its female labour force participation. If the […]
#MeToo: Lessons India can take from Bangladesh NGOs to find ‘missing women’ The role NGOs played in promoting gender equality in Bangladesh has lessons for India
By Ranjan Ray While the #MeToo movement has raised awareness about the harassment women face every day, it relates only to women who were allowed to […]
To Reverse Decline of Women in Labour Force, India Must Make Its Working Spaces Safe
By Nishtha Satyam and Francine Pickup The normalisation of sexual harassment and inequality in the workplace is keeping women from going to work – which is […]
Gender bias in corporate India: The journey from diversity to inclusion
By Shantanu Das A 2015 study stated that increasing women’s labor force participation by 10 percentage points could add $700 Bn to India’s GDP by 2025. […]
Dowry deaths account for substantial share of female homicides in India: UN report
Around 87,000 women were killed around the world last year and some 50,000 – or 58 per cent – were killed at the hands of […]