What are the ways in which women’s participation in the Indian workforce can be increased?

An excerpt from ‘Women’s Participation in Future Growth’, by Uma Ganesh and Shilpa Phadke, from ‘India’s Pathway to Success: Winning in the Next Decade’.

Uma Ganesh

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Shilpa Phadke

· Feb 06, 2023 · 08:30 am

Mere populism? Kejriwal plan to make transport free for Delhi women could actually transform city

The move holds the possibility of making the Capital friendlier, approachable and more accessible for women.

Shilpa Phadke

· Jun 07, 2019 · 06:30 am

‘A service, not an enterprise’: Privatising Mumbai’s BEST buses means unraveling a system that works

Protests against the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation’s privatisation plans are growing.

Shilpa Phadke

· Aug 21, 2018 · 08:00 am

What Kirron Kher could learn from women who actually use public transport

The BJP MP said a young woman gang raped in Chandigarh last month should not have boarded an autorickshaw with three men already inside.

Shilpa Phadke

· Dec 02, 2017 · 12:30 pm

#MeToo: There is power in speaking and being heard, and every enraged voice counts

The hashtag protest against sexual harassment confronts a problem that is global in scale, and mounts a powerful digital feminist challenge.

Shilpa Phadke

· Oct 18, 2017 · 12:30 pm

The condom-counting MLA has earned a laugh, but his antics betray a deeply entrenched sexism

The anxiety over thousands of condoms being used on the JNU campus reflects the long-held fear about the education of women.

Shilpa Phadke

· Feb 26, 2016 · 01:30 pm

Kiss and tell: Why we started a campaign calling for Park Mein PDA

Public spaces are being snatched away by the moral police. There's a need to reclaim them.

Shilpa Phadke

· Sep 27, 2015 · 01:30 pm

To halt moral policing, we must support our grown-up kids' right to share rooms with their partners

Despite assurances by Mumbai Commissioner Rakesh Maria, the authorities continue to violate the right to privacy and free choice.

Shilpa Phadke

· Aug 08, 2015 · 10:03 pm