Page 19 - Women

European women's soccer vision sees place for indie clubs

Independent teams should have a place beside storied names from men's soccer even as the women's game develops rapidly, the organization of Europe's top clubs said Monday

Frayed culture

Though new Uttarakhand CM Rawat was wrong in his remarks on ripped jeans and what women should wear in public, encouraging young people to explore alternatives to jeans is the right thing to do

In bad taste

What appears smart may not necessarily be sensitive. A tweet by Burger King UK on International Women's Day touched a raw nerve. It employed language that is usually characterised as misogynist

Men or women, who owns TV remote? A study busts popular viewership myths

An unreleased study busts popular myths around television viewership

An unapologetic activist

Book cover of We Are Not Here To Be Bystanders: A Memoir of Love and Resistance

Men at Delhi's border, women take charge of Punjab's farmlands

With harvest season round the corner and farm protests continuing, their responsibilities have multiplied

Women report worse side-effects after receiving Covid-19 vaccine: Study

The news isn't all bad for women, though. Side effects are usually mild and short-lived.

Covid-19 pandemic hit India's women labourers the hardest, shows data

India's LFPR was 50.2% according to the Periodic Labour Force Survey 2018-19. The pandemic further pushed people out of work

More women borrowed personal loans during pandemic: Report

More women have resorted to unsecured personal loan borrowings, according to a report.

K-Pop to cricket, women discovering new areas of interest through Twitter

According to a recent survey, 41 per cent women surveyed said they discovered a new interest on Twitter

ESIC takes steps to ease conditions for women to avail sickness benefit

The Employees State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) on Tuesday took steps, such as relaxing contributory conditions for insured women to avail sickness benefit

Covid impact: Women workforce disappearing, most affected in urban India

Women entrepreneurs are struggling to survive, women employed as domestic help in cities, at construction sites and in call centres, and in handicraft and retail units, have lost jobs

Whose gender bias is it, anyway?

Book review of How Women Rise: Break the 12 Habits Holding You Back

Move to raise legal marriage age of women will see big gains: SBI report

While the mean female marriage age in India is already above 21 years, about 35% of are married before then, with the current legal limit at 18 years, according to SBI

Woman farmers, SHGs play crucial role in farm sector growth: MoS Agri

The Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers Welfare organised the Mahila Kisan Diwas through video-conferencing on Thursday, an official statement said

How women, immigrants, nonwhites helped American economy boom after WW II

The hopeful truth is that when Americans band together to force open the gates of opportunity for women, for Black men, for the groups that have long been oppressed in our economy, everyone gets ahead

More than 75% of women go through UTIs, says Co-founder of Pee Safe

UTI can lead to many associated health issues if not managed on time

In Bengaluru, amateur women footballers dole out lessons in life and sport

Sisters in Sweat is all about women building each other up, echo members of the community

Letter to BS: Global trends paint a grim picture on women leadership

The reality is that they continue to be discouraged from assuming leadership roles

What are the factors that decide women's progress at workplaces in India?

Factors that work best for Indian women are different from those that work best for women globally