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Rajasthan self-help groups help low-income women with farming, dairy

Women are also being involved in honey production, making solar energy equipment, online marketing, and training to make digital videos

Covid cut Indian women out of the job market, putting $6 trillion at stake

India is an extreme illustration of a global phenomenon. Across the world, women were more likely than men to lose jobs during the pandemic, and their recovery has been slower

Slack launches in India, scouts for firms designing digital workplaces

A survey by Slack of over 2,000 Indian knowledge workers found 4 in 5 respondents desired flexibility, and would switch jobs if their employer didn't provide it

Women in lower-middle-income countries facing worst brunt of pandemic: Data

There are 44 million fewer jobs for women across the world compared to pre-pandemic period; 25.5 million fewer jobs were available in lower-middle-income countries

Gender equality: The myth of flexibility for women in the workplace

If employees and employers have a trust relationship, work-life balance can be customised like never before.

IHCL plans to raise women participation in workforce to 25% by 2025

IHCL's Managing Director and CEO Puneet Chhatwal said the company has been championing the cause of women and enhancing their participation, both within and outside the organisation

Many women plan to quit jobs within two years due to burnout: Report

According to Deloitte's 'Women@Work 2022: A Global Outlook' report, about 56 per cent of women say their stress levels are higher than they were a year ago, and almost half feel burned out

From flexible hours to child care, India Inc innovates to hire more women

Getting women back to paid jobs after a long break is part of a growing awareness across India Inc

Britannia Industries aims to have 50% women in factory workforce by 2024

FMCG major Britannia Industries Limited (BIL) has said it aims to achieve a diversity ratio of 50 per cent by 2024 by increasing the participation of women in its factory workforce. BIL Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) Amit Doshi said that at present 38 per cent of the company's factory workforce is women. "We aim to achieve a diversity ratio of 50 per cent by 2024 from the current national average of 38 per cent across our factories," he said. At Britannia's Guwahati factory, the proportion of women in the workforce is 60 per cent and it will be increased to 65 per cent, he said. "We are proud to have a women workforce in areas typically dominated by men like engineering, taping and grinding as well as packing, housekeeping, pantry, lab testing, canteen and security," he said. For empowering women, the company has already launched a start-up challenge among woman entrepreneurs, Doshi said. So far, the company has provided seed capital of Rs 10 lakh each to 30 woman entrepreneurs fo

Gaps in workplace equality, professional roles for women in tech: Report

A significant percentage of women in tech said men outnumber them at their organisations in leadership roles, according to a report.

Attitudes to women's work reason for dismal labour participation rate

Large majorities among those with a college degree (80%) and those with less education (88%) agree with the notion that wives must always obey their husbands

Female employees break a Tata Steel glass ceiling as SCR operators

Tata Steel has deployed four female employees as stacker-cum-reclaimer (SCR) operators for the first time at its Meramandali plant in Odisha's Dhenkanal district

Covid impact: More women have exited formal employment in India than men

Of the more than half a million women who exited the formal workforce and did not join back, two-thirds were under 35 years of age. By comparison, only a third of men under 35 exited formal employment

Snapdeal, FLO tie up to launch program to digitise women-owned businesses

E-commerce player Snapdeal on Wednesday said it has signed an agreement with FICCI Ladies Organisation (FLO) and has launched an online program to help women-led SMBs in the country

Women now comprise 41% of global supply chain workforce: survey

Every leadership level saw an increase in representation, except the executive level where there has been a slight decline.

'Unprecedented move': Politicians vow to pay India's women for housework

Ruling coalition, Opposition in Tamil Nadu and Kerala promise monthly income support to homemakers; Mamata Banerjee says she will give monthly income support to female heads of 16 million households.

Women: Educated but unemployed

Indian women work a lot. But, their work is predominantly at home, in service of other members of their household

WFH: The myth of women's empowerment

The assumption that WFH can dramatically alter the gender dynamics in the Indian workplace is misplaced

As biz takes a hit, the pandemic is pushing women out of jobs in UP

Even before the pandemic, women's participation in India's workforce was low due to social and cultural reason

Twitter aims to have women as 50% of its global workforce by 2025

Twitter has set the target of having at least half of its global workforce to be constituted by women by 2025