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Women's public role shrink in China as official rhetoric shift towards family, children: StudyChinese state media increasingly emphasises women's domestic roles, a shift from earlier public sphere portrayals. This change coincides wi...
Over 40% of women face bias at work, says Aon studyA survey of over 24,000 professional women showed that bias, mental exhaustion, and post-maternity setbacks are leading causes for women mi...
Budget schemes to promote women workforce participation, job creation: ExpertsExperts lauded the Union Budget 2024 for its emphasis on skilling, employment, and women's workforce participation. Key initiatives include...
The U-shaped link between an Indian wife's job and her husband's salaryA recent analysis of the Periodic Labour Force Survey in India challenges the traditional gender norm of the "male breadwinner." The study ...
How to retain new mothers in the workforce? India Inc bosses feel flexibility, supportive environment can make a differenceCompanies can provide resources and support to new mothers, such as parental leave, lactation rooms, nursing breaks and access to childcare...
Gender mainstreaming in workplaces key to enabling more women in the workforce, say expertsAt the ET Prime Women Leadership Awards 2023 launch summit earlier this month, panellists Dr Nisha Taneja, Sairee Chahal, Jayprakash JC, an...
Women will emerge as game changers for oil and gas sector, says Gail India’s Ayush GuptaHere’s how women are muscling their way through the fields of the traditional male bastion and emerging as key players with the government’...
Pay gap for women who have not been married getting biggerThe group’s median weekly earnings are 92.1% of what men who have never married make, a new report from Wells Fargo released Wednesday foun...
SC seeks Centre's response on plea challenging provision of Surrogacy (Regulation) Act, 2021The plea has sought a direction recognising the rights of women other than married women above 35 years of age to avail surrogacy as a mean...
The motherhood penalty: It’s not fair to punish women professionals for having a babyIt’s an employer’s responsibility to help make the transition at work easier for new mothers.
Confident that Hathras rape trial will be fast; hope they hang soon: Smriti Irani"We had had discussions with the home minister and found a lot of support for breaking down the organised crime syndicate that is behind tr...
Full text of FM Nirmala Sitharaman's Budget speech"In May 2019, Prime Minister Modi received a massive mandate to form the government again."
Fear of pay cut keeps long maternity leave a far-fetched dream for most womenWomen anticipate a pay cut on their return due to 'motherhood wage penalty'.
India Inc scrambles to weed out biases at workplaceOrganisations are increasingly investing time and effort in sensitising their leaders on the various unconscious biases.
The point of interconnect regulation is sacrosanct, we will enforce it: RS Sharma, Chairman, TRAI“We will issue a show cause notice in case of any violation of any of the licensing conditions or the what is called the quality of service...