India’s digital gender gap is stark – and it’s showing

Only 30% of adult women used mobile internet in 2020, a figure that did not change the following year.

Nushaiba Iqbal, IndiaSpend.com

· Oct 31, 2022 · 01:30 pm

Melinda Gates interview: Empowerment is jargon. Discourse must shift towards giving women full power

The co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation on gender inequality.

Govindraj Ethiraj, IndiaSpend.com

· Sep 25, 2022 · 01:30 pm

Women who upend patriarchal norms and exceed their husband’s status face more violence: Study

Men tend to use domestic violence to ‘sabotage’ their spouse’s employment and work prospects.

Satviki Sanjay, IndiaSpend.com

· Oct 03, 2021 · 01:30 pm

India’s women farmers are losing jobs and savings despite the boom in agriculture

Since the reverse migration sparked by the 2020 lockdown, farm owners prefer male returnees over female workers.

Shreya Raman, IndiaSpend.com

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Geeta Devi, IndiaSpend.com

· Sep 11, 2021 · 01:30 pm

What is holding back women entrepreneurs in India? Social norms, poor support networks and more

Mentorship, mutual support groups and training in managerial and technical skills can help women run businesses.

Shalini Singh, IndiaSpend.com

· Mar 05, 2021 · 09:30 pm

Why women run fewer than 13% of India’s small businesses

Loan applications of female entrepreneurs are more likely to be delayed or rejected, studies show.

Shalini Singh, IndiaSpend.com

· Mar 02, 2021 · 09:30 pm

In parts of India, more than a quarter of all women still face domestic violence

Nine states reported an increase in the number of young women who faced sexual violence as children.

Namita Bhandare, IndiaSpend.com

· Dec 17, 2020 · 01:30 pm

Although men too lost jobs, the pandemic affected Indian women in the workforce harder

Eight months after the Covid-19 lockdown was imposed, 13% fewer women than a year ago were employed or looking for jobs, compared to 2% fewer men, data shows.

Namita Bhandare, IndiaSpend.com

· Dec 16, 2020 · 01:30 pm

In Uttar Pradesh, the coronavirus pandemic is pushing women out of jobs

Early research on the impact of the lockdown confirms that the drop in employment has not been gender-neutral.

Sunaina Kumar, IndiaSpend.com

· Nov 25, 2020 · 07:30 pm

How domestic responsibilities are keeping India’s women away from workforce, increasing inequality

Women spend 577% more time in a day on household work than men, according to OECD data.

Tish Sanghera, IndiaSpend.com

· Mar 26, 2019 · 01:30 pm

Four in five experts cited in online news are men, finds research in Britain

The shocking lack of gender balance is not just bad for women. It's doing the public a major disservice.

Laura Jones, The Conversation

· Jul 23, 2018 · 11:30 pm

Most Indian companies prefer male candidates over women, pay them more: Study

The preference for male candidates was found to be particularly common for machine-related, sales, or elementary jobs.

Maria Thomas, qz.com

· Apr 03, 2018 · 01:30 pm