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Not only does electing “criminal” politicians often lead to an increase in crime in India, it can also be terrible for the economy: study
India's political landscape is marred by the election of politicians with criminal records, leading…
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Accenture, TCS and other top tech giants that extend adoption leaves to its female employees
From boardroom participation to inclusive policies, India Inc is stepping up its efforts to recogni…
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Inspiring Stories of Women Entrepreneurs on Flipkart's Platform
Gone are the days when the aspirations of Indian women were confined to the boundaries of their hom…
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Tech Mahindra, Wipro and Dr Reddy’s Labs — only 3 Indian companies made it to Bloomberg Gender Equality Index
Homegrown IT giants — Tech Mahindra and Wipro — are the only Indian companies after Dr. Reddy Labor…
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The AI boom is the newest threat to women's presence in the workforce
Women are taking over the US workforce, but studies show many of their jobs could be replaced by AI.
Jacob Zinkula
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Fewer jobs for better educated: India’s unemployment rate stands at 13.2% among the highly educated segment
Unemployment has emerged as a key challenge for the Indian government as it heads into the general …
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India would be US$550 billion richer if it just increased its share of women in the labor force by 10%
It’s a stark and daily reminder of just how far India has to go in terms of solving its gender i…
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Self-employed males earn 2.5 times more than females: Oxfam
Gender discrimination is the reason for 98 per cent of employment gap between males and females in …
PTI
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Indian women don’t like being gig workers — the potentially $455 billion industry has to woo them with fair pay to start with
There are at least two surveys that explain the lag in the labour reforms for women. In 2018, …
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India tops the world in producing female graduates in STEM but ranks 19th in employing them
As India is digitally transforming at a rapid pace, the demand for technologically competent employ…
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More women are drawing salaries in India but the gender pay gap persists
The overall share of salaried employees improved from 48.3% in 2018 to 50% in March 2019. Howeve…
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Ever wondered why women get a raw deal at work? Nobel Laureate Claudia Goldin has all the answers
Winning a Nobel Memorial prize in Economics is an extraordinary feat in itself but Claudia Goldin’s…
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Indian women across 20 states protest against the ‘environment of hate’
With India’s general elections just days away, thousands of women from 135 cities across 20 states …
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There are more employable women than men in India: Wheebox India Skills Report
B Com, MBA and B Pharm graduates are found to be most employable, according to the Wheebox India Sk…