Four-fold decline in gender gap in survival of girl child in 5 years in India: UN
The number of infant deaths has come down from 8.67 lakh in 2016 to 8.02 lakh in 2017. About 8,02,000 infant deaths were reported in […]
Gender Gap
STEM the gender gap
Despite recent progress, the gender gap appears likely to persist for generations, particularly in computer science, physics, and maths. Women comprise a minority of the […]
Women & Banking: India’s financial inclusion suffers from a gender gap
By Renu Kohli Indian women score disproportionately low on ordinary functions such as savings and borrowings: of more than three-fourths who have a bank account, less […]
Can India answer the call? Addressing the gender gap in mobile phone access
By Charity Troyer Moore and Rashi Sabherwal Amidst these growing gender gaps, our research team has been examining yet another gap: that of women’s mobile […]
Gender diversity initiatives not effective: Survey
By Rica Bhattacharyya MUMBAI: India Inc.’s gender diversity initiatives are failing to make a mark. While most companies have inclusive policies in place such as […]
Buried in the rankings din
By Ashwini Deshpande Gender gaps come in the way of business competitiveness. India should take its slide in The Global Gender Gap rating seriously The credit […]
Global Entrepreneurship Summit Addresses Gender Bias, Opportunities for Women
By Michelle Quinn HYDERABAD: The question of how women can overcome gender bias within cultures and succeed in their own right is emerging as a talking point […]
India can grow by over $150 billion if labour gender gap closed: Ivanka Trump at GES
HYDERABAD: Ivanka Trump, US President Donald Trump’s daughter and advisor to the White House, today said Indian economy can grow by over USD 150 billion […]
Closing the gender gap at India’s Institutes of Management
There has been a major step in the right direction in the fight for gender equality in India, with a record number of women gaining […]
Growth minus development
By Yoginder K. Alagh Widening gender gap, rising malnutrition and hunger call for policy intervention In rapid-fire, the country was recently hit by three global rankings. […]