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No men? No problem! Women in this European country turn to rental husbands to keep homes runningLatvia is facing a significant male shortage, forcing many women to hire temporary helpers, called as “husbands for an hour,” to handle hou...- Bengaluru says 'no' to maids, 'yes' to robots as India's IT capital take AI help for hassle-free daily choresBengaluru residents are embracing robots for household chores, reducing reliance on traditional help. Manisha Roy replaced her cook with a ...
- Women's workforce participation rose to 25% in 2024, says reportWomen's participation in employment activities rose to 25% in 2024 from 21.8% in 2019, while men's participation increased to 75% from 70.9...
- South Korea may become the first country to disappear from the face of Earth. The reasons are not as simple as they seem to beSouth Korea is grappling with a severe fertility crisis as birth rates plummet. The situation is exacerbated by socio-economic pressures an...
- Activist behind 'Selfie with Daughter' launches campaign to compensate women for domestic workSunil Jaglan, the activist behind the 'Selfie with Daughter' initiative, has launched the 'Womaniya GDP' campaign in Haryana's Hisar and Ji...
- Japanese city apologises after distributing misogynistic flyers advising women to cook & clean for husbandsOnomichi city, Japan, issued sexist and offensive flyers to pregnant women in their seventh month. The controversial pamphlets, intended as...
- Private and public sectors should consider increasing maternity leave to 9 months: NITI Aayog member"Both private and public sector need to sit together to think about increasing the maternity leave of the mothers from present six months t...
- View: India has its work cut out in terms of jobsThe jobless growth phenomenon in India predates Covid, but the urgency of addressing it has become sharper in the shadow of the pandemic.
- Milind Soman faces criticism for endorsing dishwashing liquid for menMilind Soman was criticised for advertising vim liquid for males.
- Equipping women with new-age skills will boost workforce tremendously
- In a first for India Inc, HUL to help staff facing domestic abuseThe policy seeks to protect and grant relief to employees who are survivors of abuse, or acts of physical/emotional abuse beyond the workpl...
- ET Women’s Forum: Covid hits women-led businesses hard, but surviving is a skill that comes naturally to shepreneursThe businesses were impacted as women’s responsibilities of domestic chores went up considerably.
- For most women, it's WFH and work at home; companies sensitising male employees to pitch in and helpCompanies want to ensure that there is no spillover of work into personal space.
- ET Women's Forum: Is it a new normal? Women lose 'own' space in WFH eraDuring a panel discussion, four leading CXOs say that the safety net at work for women is gone.
- One bad law goes, but women remain second-class citizensAs Justice Chandrachud elaborates in his judgment, this has been a ubiquitous attitude towards adultery throughout history.
- Why India is justifiably perceived as the most unsafe place for women?The Bihar shelter home horror has reminded the country how heinous its society can be with its girls.
- ET Women's Forum: From dealing with gender gap to domestic violence, tech can be used in crisis-managementKirthi Jayakumar, Nitasha Sihag and Pragya Singh spoke of how technology has helped empower them.
- 80% of over 23K adolescent girls claim lack of privacy and dignity at home: SurveyArti Kirloskar, Chair, Plan India Governing Board, said that communities and countries should ensure that their girls and women are safe an...
- Patriarchy in India reflects even in gender-wise time spent on household choresAs per OECD survey Indian men spend only about 19 minutes every day on domestic work as compared to 161 minutes by their peers in US.
- ET in the classroom: GDP+: A better gauge of wellbeingGDP has proved to be a trusted measure of output and, hence, growth. But it is being felt that this economic gauge doesn't measure other th...
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