Page 2 - Working Women
Economic impact of coronavirus could be painfully long for Indian women
A tiny elite of urban, educated women has benefited from the shift to remote work under lockdown
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Work from home revolution has one major beneficiary in India; working women
A third of India's technology services labor force comprises women, already a better gender ratio than most other industries in the country
50% of India's working women feel increased stress due to pandemic: Survey
Nearly 50% of India's working women are feeling increased stress due to the Covid-19 pandemic, claimed a survey conducted by online professional network LinkedIn
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Women in business can generate 170 mn jobs in India by 2030: Report
This is more than 25% of the new jobs required for the entire working-age population by 2030
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More women are self-employed in India, fewer hold salaried jobs
Rural women's workforce participation has fallen to 18%, and the participation of urban women is down to 14%
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Take stock: Three male bastions where women are writing the new code
Mindset a tougher glass ceiling, say women
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Women under-protected? Only 70% have life insurance, reveals survey
According to the report, nearly 68% women feel that term plans are merely designed for the breadwinner
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Juggling between work & breastfeeding setback for women in informal sector
The oft-cited solution to breastfeeding while working-expressed breastmilk-wasn't an option for working mothers as there are significant cultural barriers against pumping and expressing milk
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More women will work if there's daycare for kids, safer transportation
About 51% of Indian women aged 15-49 were anaemic
3 in 4 Indian women don't work. Can Skill India, job guarantee change this?
Female labour force participation rate in India has fallen from 36% in 2005-06 to 24% in 2015-16, as per Economic Survey 2017-18
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Only 27% Indian women are in labour force- the lowest among BRICS countries
Among G-20 countries, it is better only than Saudi Arabia
House-husbandry isn't considered a guy thing
The single dad is a sex symbol; the single mother is, well, just a struggling, unfortunate woman
