Women And Work
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LG Vinai Kumar Saxena approves sacking of 223 Delhi Commission for Women employees
The panel’s former chief Swati Maliwal labelled the lieutenant governor’s action a ‘Tughlaqi farmaan [order]’.
Scroll Staff
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Instant ‘gate-cane’ weddings in parched Marathwada supply desperate labour to sugar industry
Water-intensive sugarcane plantations of Western Maharashtra hire workers in husband-wife pairs, in tune with the harvest season, necessitating quick nuptials.
Reetika Revathy Subramanian
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With a high burden of domestic work, how much time to Indian women spend on self-care?
Less time for leisure and self-care can affect building community and result in isolation.
Ruchira Sen, IndiaSpend.com & TS Kavita Rajeshwari, IndiaSpend.com
Trending
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‘We are living in perpetual fear’: Prajwal Revanna video leaks spark panic among women in Hassan
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In Amit Shah’s Gandhinagar, three Lok Sabha candidates allege they faced pressure to withdraw
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‘Knowing we’re mortal gives us purpose’: Nobel laureate Venki Ramakrishnan on his new book
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Unnatural sex between husband and wife not rape, woman’s consent immaterial: Madhya Pradesh HC
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Why is the 2024 Congress manifesto silent on pushing back against majoritarianism? History has clues
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How a gendered digital divide, low quality of jobs keeps Indian women out of the workforce
There are significant gender differences in access to information about work opportunities.
Farzana Afridi, IndiaSpend.com & Nikita Sangwan, IndiaSpend.com
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In rural Rajasthan, solar energy powers refrigerators – and changes women’s lives
A women-led dairy cooperative, thriving due to the cheap supply of electricity that helps keep milk chilled from the heat, has provided a regular income.
Disha Shetty, The Fuller Project
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Women street vendors in Nagaland struggle for basic amenities despite legal protections
Forced to set up their vending spaces in unhygienic places, often without access to toilets, most women experience urinary tract infections and kidney problems.
Sanskrita Bharadwaj, IndiaSpend.com
Video
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Video: What will it take to bring back peace to Manipur?
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‘Physical building of WhatsApp University’: Satire on viral video of Galgotias University students
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Watch: Meet Sparkles, the new avatar of Boston Dynamics’ robot dog with a special costume
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Watch: Diljit Dosanjh invites young fan on stage, dances with him during his sold-out Vancouver show
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Watch: School authorities turn classroom into swimming pool to encourage attendance during heatwave
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Opinion: Instituting menstrual leave is a step towards equal workplaces
It is not just about allowing or disallowing relief but also about ensuring a workplace atmosphere that recognises and accepts menstruation.
Radhika Jagtap & Sunishtha Moghe
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Casual sexism, ‘wife jokes’ and discrimination: Why women struggle to stay on in Indian workforce
In a country with an abysmal female labour participation rate, companies are not succeeding in introducing women to the workplace or retaining them.
Shreya Raman, IndiaSpend.com
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In Andhra Pradesh, women are taking a lead role in the transition to natural, sustainable farming
The state first tried working with male farmers who own the land but realised that most of the work in the fields is done by women.
Shreehari Paliath, IndiaSpend.com
The Reel
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‘Presumed Innocent’ trailer: Jake Gyllenhaal plays a lawyer accused of murdering his lover
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‘Lampan’ trailer: Marathi series is based on Prakash Narayan Sant’s stories
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Watch: ‘Murder in Mahim’ series is based on Jerry Pinto’s crime novel
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‘Women Of My Billion’ review: What happens when women get talking
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‘The Broken News’ S2 review: A competent second round of TV channel rivalry
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Covid-19 has driven up rural women’s workforce participation, but in precarious jobs
The loss in income due to the pandemic trapped more women in the web of debt and bonded labour than before.
Jigyasa Mishra, IndiaSpend.com
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What is keeping Indian women out of the workforce?
Declining female employment rates not only reduce agency and bargaining power in the home, but are also detrimental to the country’s growth and income.
Kanika Mahajan
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Are women more likely to be blow the whistle on big tech?
Frances Haugen, Timnit Gebru and Janneke Parrish are at the forefront of a group of high-profile women calling out the tech industry.
Francine Berman, The Conversation & Jennifer Lundquist, The Conversation
The Field
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IPL 2024: Kolkata beat Mumbai in a thriller at Wankhede for the first time in 12 years
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Boxing, Asian U22 & Youth C’ships: Brijesh, Aryan and five other Indians enter finals
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Cricket, ICC rankings: India remain No 1 in ODIs and T20Is, ranked second in Tests
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Watch, ICC Men's T20 World Cup: Sean Paul and Kes combine to create tournament's official anthem
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Boxing, Asian U22 & Youth C’ships: Four Indians move to semi-finals with comprehensive wins