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India’s labour survey to soon include platform workers and unpaid household workIndia will update its Periodic Labour Force Survey starting January 2027 to enhance data collection. The modified sampling design aims to i...- US EAD rule change explained and why an expired work permit could put your job at riskChanges in the Employment Authorisation Documents (EAD) policy are set to affect foreign workers depending heavily on these documents. Rene...
- Should homemakers buy a term plan? Here’s why their unpaid work has real financial valueThe contributions of homemakers to household management have substantial economic significance that is now being acknowledged by life insur...
- Motivational Quote of the Day by Homer: ‘Be patient, my heart, for you have endured things worse…’ - Why ancient Greek wisdom matters in modern stress; Words of inspiration on power of self talk, self control and inner resilienceHomer's timeless insights provide a guiding light in trying times. His reflections on endurance and strength from the past become particula...
- Not just in legislature, rare to see women in corner offices of PSUs tooWomen account for less than 10% of employees in India’s central public sector enterprises, with representation particularly weak in supervi...
- The snack twist to India’s three meals a day has a ₹1 lakh crore hidden opportunityIndia's culinary habits are shifting, with a marked preference for convenient and health-conscious snack choices over traditional meals. Th...
- Why West Delhi produces so many entrepreneurs: CARS24 co-founder points to its Partition historyCARS24 co-founder Gajendra Jangid has questioned whether West Delhi has an unusual concentration of entrepreneurs and accomplished professi...
- Melinda French Gates left the Gates Foundation with $12.5 billion. She’s betting it on the problems nobody else wants to fundMelinda French Gates walked away from the Gates Foundation with $12.5 billion. The ex-wife of Microsoft founder is directing her fortune to...
- Girls just wanna have fun: The rise of women-only communitiesWomen in India are actively reclaiming leisure time through various initiatives. New communities are forming around hobbies, sports, and so...
- Quote of the day by Florence Nightingale: 'Women never have a half-hour in all their lives that they can call their own' — Life lessons on personal freedom, invisible labour, rest and why the fear of offending others keeps women from claiming time for themselvesFlorence Nightingale wrote in her 1852 essay Cassandra that women never have a half-hour in their lives they can call their own without fea...
- India ageing before getting rich, nearly 70% of elderly to live in rural areas by 2050: StudyIndia faces a significant demographic shift with one in five citizens aging by 2050. Nearly seventy percent of these elderly will reside in...
- Economic Survey calls for policies to promote flexible work to increase female workforceIndia's Economic Survey 2025-26 reveals women face workplace hurdles like limited mobility and rigid schedules. It calls for flexible work,...
- More Indian women join workforce, but leadership roles remain elusiveIndia has seen a rise in women's workforce participation, supported by a decline in unpaid domestic work. However, women remain underrepres...
- Women's participation in employment rises to 25% in 2024, with decrease in unpaid domestic workWomen's participation in employment-related activities increased to 25% in 2024, with a decrease in time spent on unpaid domestic work. Mal...
- Can your household work be counted?There is an added complication of the definition of leisure. Cooking and eating a meal at home can be a chore. Or, it could be an abiding f...
- Women spend 7.2 hours on unpaid domestic work compared to 2.8 hours spent by men: IIMA prof's researchEven wage-earning women spend twice the amount of time on unpaid domestic work in comparison to wage-earning men in fulfilling basic needs ...
- Need to promote non-discriminatory practices at workplace for women: Eco SurveyAs per the Economic Survey for 2020-21, the labour force participation rate of females in the productive age (15-59 years) was 26.5 per cen...
- Indians spent half the day on self-care, maintenance in 2019: National Statistical OfficeAs per survey findings released Tuesday, Indians spent 50.4% or 726 minutes of their time daily on self-care and maintenance. Rural males s...
- 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.
- Government to quantify household works done by women in IndiaGovernment is considering quantifying values silently created by women in India and devise strategies to empower them.
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