Supreme Court recognises homemakers as 'nation builders', sets Rs 30,000 monthly compensation for domestic workThe Supreme Court of India has declared homemakers as nation builders. A monthly compensation of Rs. 30,000 will now be awarded for the los...
11 Jun, 2026, 12.07 PM IST
Millions of migrant workers in Gulf at risk as Iran retaliatesMigrant workers in the Middle East, vital to key sectors, face danger as Iran retaliates against US-Israeli strikes. Southeast and South As...
03 Mar, 2026, 12.05 PM IST
From code to care: Making gender central to India’s AI futureIf India is to lead responsibly, gender must not be relegated to symbolic representation at panel discussions but be embedded at the core o...
14 Feb, 2026, 10.16 AM IST
Workplace of 2026 will be increasingly intelligent, interconnected, human-centred: ReportAn ADP report says AI adoption, regulatory complexity, and rising employee expectations will reshape India’s workplaces by 2026, making the...
17 Dec, 2025, 12.56 PM IST
Indian workers quietly run the world — OECD just confirmed itIndia has emerged as a leading source of skilled talent for advanced economies, with nearly 600,000 Indians migrating to OECD countries in ...
05 Nov, 2025, 04.26 PM IST
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...
29 Mar, 2025, 12.47 AM IST
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...
08 Mar, 2025, 10.22 AM IST
How Trump and Musk could flesh out their "Welcome, high-skilled! Stay away, illegals!" H-1B planDonald Trump's Maga plan faces controversy over the appointment of Sriram Krishnan as senior policy adviser for AI. His stance on removing ...
09 Jan, 2025, 10.39 PM IST
Skilled Indians, go forth & prosperNon-economic barriers have restricted the migration of skilled Indian workers to high-wage countries. Maharashtra's ongoing initiatives aim...
12 Oct, 2024, 01.10 PM IST
ETPWLA 2023: Shining the spotlight on the nominees for the Beyond Business Leader of the Year AwardLeading up to the Grand Felicitation Ceremony of the ETPrime Women Leadership Awards (ETPWLA) 2023, the Economic Times is delighted to unve...
27 Jul, 2023, 12.52 PM IST
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...
28 Mar, 2023, 03.06 PM IST
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 ...
12 Feb, 2023, 12.47 PM IST
Growing AI-fueled healthcare not free from risk of bias; women, rural patients at disadvantage: UNDP researchWhile AI was being used in several hospitals throughout India for many purposes — from reading scans to predicting risks –– Covid-19 has sc...
05 Jul, 2022, 10.33 PM IST
Why we must focus on creating 'Good Jobs'Measurement of economic progress must shift from the size of the economy to the creation of 'good jobs'. Good jobs will not be created by f...
03 Jul, 2022, 06.00 PM IST
Covid second wave in India worsens one of the world’s worst gender gapsFrom lower wages to job losses and slower pace of vaccination to increased mortality, women have been hit more severely than men in India.
29 May, 2021, 10.39 AM IST
Lockdown threatens to undo a hard-won success for India's employment woesPotential employers searched from 55 towns — this was also earlier limited to larger cities. Queries came from places as diverse as Jalandh...
12 Sep, 2020, 11.04 PM IST
Amway India launches protection gear for frontline workers under COVID-19 Relief ProgrammeTo address the soaring demand of quality sanitizers, especially across hospitals and frontline workers who are relentlessly serving COVID-1...
09 Aug, 2020, 02.22 PM IST