‘Improvement in immunisation, but girls lose out’
By Abantika Ghosh 2018 pneumonia and diarrhea progress report shows gender gap persists Despite improvements in full immunisation coverage across India, girls under the age of […]
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Water access and sanitation shape birth outcomes and earning potential
By Sahana Ghosh Spending more time per day fetching water increased Indian women’s risk of delivering a low birth weight baby, a study has said. Open […]
Urban Millennials Are Becoming Multilingual, 52% Of Youngsters Speaks At Least 2 Languages Fluently
Globalisation in India led to a boom in the job market industry as more and more young job aspirants started becoming NRIs (Non-Resident Indians). Seeking […]
Gender gap in Indian formal sector worse than global average, LinkedIn data shows
By Arjun Srinivas and Samarth Bansal Every industry sector in India employs more men than women. Moreover, the gender gap among Indian professionals is worse than […]
7 In 10 Teenage Indian Girls Want To Graduate, 3 In 4 Have Career Plan: New Survey
By Prachi Salve Mumbai: Seven in 10 teenage Indian girls want to finish graduation, three in four have a specific career path in mind, and nearly three […]
Gender Norms, Lack Of New Age Skills Threaten To Derail Teenage Indian Girls’ Aspirations
By Devyani Chhetri Mumbai: Every fifth teenage Indian girl is currently not studying, dropouts increase with increase in age, nearly every second teenage Indian girl believes boys […]
#MeToo: How Unsafe Working Environments Hinder India’s Economic Development
By Raghu Raman A strategic response to creating a safer work environment for women, is to make a compelling socio-economic case for it. India needs to […]
Tata Power Sets up 2nd All-Women CRC, TCS Among Top 10 Best Companies for Women in India
By Navanwita Bora Sachdev This year, Tata Power, India’s leading integrated power company, set up India’s first ‘all-women’ Customer Relations Centre (CRC) for power utility customers, […]
Gender gap in phone access curbing women’s growth; highest in Rajasthan, UP
By Tish Sanghera No more than 38% of women in India own mobile phones, compared with 71% of men A 33-percentage-point gender gap in mobile phone ownership in […]
Women in India Face Health Problems and Other Risks as the Rivers Grow Saltier
By Manipadma Jena Women are drinking, bathing, and working in saltier water as a result of climate change. Dripping wet and looking exhausted, Shompa Pal […]