She fainted in school from period pain for years; now the 27-year-old fights stage 4 cancer alone after losing her father, with no siblings by her sideRadhika Sapra endured years of dismissed menstrual pain, only to be diagnosed with stage 4 ovarian cancer at 22. Now 27, she battles the di...
26 May, 2026, 02.51 PM IST
‘Team scapegoat’: Introvert worker says manager purposefully gives incomplete instructions to blame her when things go wrong while ‘star employee’ wins office politics by ‘fake laughing’ at boss’s jokesA new employee feels scapegoated at work due to a manager providing incomplete instructions and blaming newer hires for problems. The situa...
18 May, 2026, 02.28 PM IST
Anu Sharma goes viral after leaving Google for Palantir; Indian techie sparks buzz online for her bold switchAnu Sharma goes viral (Google Trends): Anu Sharma, a talented Indian software engineer, has captured widespread attention after quitting he...
07 May, 2026, 09.30 PM IST
Iranians have long sought work and relative stability in Turkey; the war could force some to returnIranians in Turkey are struggling with visa renewals and economic difficulties. A regional war and sanctions have worsened their situation....
22 Apr, 2026, 02.58 PM IST
More women employees break free from 9-5 cycle, hustle for gig workThe number of female professionals opting for freelance roles surged, with a 300% increase in female consultants in India in FY24 over FY22...
07 Jun, 2024, 12.14 AM IST
Both men and women seek white-collar gig jobs, but for different reasonsWhile women take up white-collar freelance roles primarily to enable them to stay in the workforce, men choose independent roles to build t...
29 Dec, 2023, 07.29 PM IST
158% jump in women joining white-collar gig. Here’s why“As careers become non-linear, freelancers can leverage their skills to balance out different life stages, while staying in touch with thei...
27 Oct, 2023, 07.13 AM IST
Women lap up freelance gigs as work-from-home endsThe number of women professionals seeking freelance work has surged amidst a dearth of remote work opportunities for women, leading to many...
29 Jul, 2023, 06.50 AM IST
Factors that make highly qualified people choose freelance careers over one-off gigsA report from work-as-a-service platform Awign based on data from ASSOCHAM reveals that India had 15 million independent workers in 2020, w...
24 Jul, 2023, 12.27 PM IST
White-collar gigs help women keep working in the layoffs seasonIn nine months from April 2022 to December 2022, there was a 3X increase in the number of women consultants registering for white-collar gi...
08 Mar, 2023, 09.32 PM IST
'More women have been opting out of white-collar gig jobs in last two years'Indian women are opting out of the workforce even as freelancers, according to data from the white-collar gig jobs platform which was share...
14 Jun, 2022, 04.15 PM IST
Decoding the gender pay gap among white-collar gig workersThe latest research revealed that women in white-collar gig roles are grappling with gender pay gap.
08 Mar, 2022, 12.51 AM IST
Indian women freelancers see rise in income as demand for gig workers increaseProfessional women freelancers in the country observed a substantial increase of 42% in their average hourly earnings rate to $22/hour in 2...
21 Feb, 2022, 11.22 AM IST
India Inc’s expert freelancers: Who are they? What do they want?How should organisations step up in the evolving white-collar gig economy?
18 Sep, 2021, 11.00 PM IST
More men than women freelancing during COVID-19 pandemic: SurveyThe data from freelance platform Flexing It, which witnessed 200 per cent growth in the total number of freelancers registering post COVID-...
19 Dec, 2020, 08.35 PM IST
Freelance earning in India back to pre-COVID-19 levels: ReportThe freelance earnings in India increased in the ongoing quarter of this financial year and have returned to pre-COVID-19 levels, according...
24 Nov, 2020, 08.39 PM IST
Gender wage gap continues to be a reality for freelancersWhen it comes to professionals with more than 10 years experience, the battle between the sexes becomes marked with a 30% pay gap.
05 Sep, 2016, 11.24 AM IST