Women At Work
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Men struggle mentally when women are household breadwinners, finds European study
Women’s breadwinning carries such a heavy psychological burden for men that they would prefer she was not employed at all.
Helen Kowalewska, The Conversation
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Women-led startups break ground in India but funding and investment remain major hurdles
When women entrepreneurs do approach potential investors for financing, they are more likely to be rejected.
Mahima Jain, Thomson Reuters Foundation
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Will addressing the burden of care work boost the low numbers of Indian women in the workforce?
Economic growth depends not only on channelising investments towards financially productive sectors but also facilitating women’s paid work.
Deepanshu Mohan
Trending
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Why experts fear Mumbai is building heat traps
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Shiv Sena MP booked for making Nanded hospital dean clean toilets
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No one spared in ‘NewsClick’ raids – young staffers, part-time employees, freelance contributors
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India at Asian Games, Oct 5 schedule: Antim Panghal, Saurav Ghosal and women’s hockey team in action
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‘What is our relationship with the world?’: Janice Pariat, author of ‘Everything the Light Touches’
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While India’s population is growing, women’s participation in its workforce is shrinking
According to the World Bank’s latest data, women represented 23% of India’s formal and informal workforce in 2021, down from nearly 27% in 2005.
Annie Banerji, Thomson Reuters Foundation
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Mumbai’s poor bus system may be holding back its female workforce
The city has 15 buses per 100,000 population against the global norm of 50-120 buses per 100,000 people.
Dimple Behal, IndiaSpend.com
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How Indian women are being held back by patriarchal perceptions of violence and safety
Women choose lower paying jobs and face restrictions on the kind of careers they can choose because of concerns around their safety.
Shreya Raman, IndiaSpend.com
Video
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Watch: Actor Matthew McConaughey makes a song out of his new children’s book with Jimmy Fallon
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‘Butter chicken’: Australian cricketers reveal what they are looking forward to eating in India
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Watch: Lund University students, teachers celebrate Anne L’Huillier winning the Physics Nobel Prize
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Watch: Meet Conan, one of the stray cats who have joined the security team at a commercial complex
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Watch: Rare Sumatran rhino born in Indonesian sanctuary, bolstering conservation efforts
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In Kashmir, weaving offers women a space to bond, a chance to earn a living
Men are leaving these highly-skilled but low-paying jobs for better wages, leaving a vaccum being filled in by women who see it as a shot at independence.
Kamini Gupta & Mir Autif Mohammad
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How the rural employment guarantee scheme is a double-edged sword for women
It is a key safety net in times of economic, agrarian distress and provides women with an income but the low wages and hard labour make it a last resort.
Sunaina Kumar, IndiaSpend.com
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Assistant professor resigned on her own, claims St Xavier’s VC amid row over Instagram photos
The woman had said she was forced to quit over private Instagram stories she had posted months before joining the university.
Scroll Staff
The Reel
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Watch: Ravi Teja in action thriller ‘Tiger Nageswara Rao’
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‘12th Fail’ trailer: Vikrant Massey plays a UPSC applicant
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Book versus movie: Bengali film ‘Herbert’ says if the source story is great, don’t tinker with it
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Start the week with a film: In ‘A Fantastic Woman’, a trans singer hits the right notes
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Watch: Gigi Scaria’s film revisits memories of meeting Mahatma Gandhi
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Kolkata: Assistant professor says she was forced to quit university over leaked Instagram photos
The academic said she will file a writ petition against the institution’s management next week.
Scroll Staff
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‘Dreamers and rebels’: The women who reshaped the Film and Television Institute of India
The anthology ‘Balancing The Wisdom Tree’ celebrates the renowned film school’s female graduates.
Nandini Ramnath
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SBI suspends rule on recruiting pregnant women after facing criticism
The Delhi Commission for Women had asked the bank to withdraw the ‘discriminatory’ rule which said that pregnant women were ‘temporarily unfit’.
Scroll Staff
The Field
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India at Asian Games, Oct 5: Compound women’s archery team in action as the marathon is underway
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India at Asian Games, Oct 5 schedule: Antim Panghal, Saurav Ghosal and women’s hockey team in action
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Watch, Asian Games: Neeraj Chopra and Kishore Jena win historic gold and silver medal in Hangzhou
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Watch, Asian Games: Parul Chaudhary’s late surge helps India to women’s 5000m gold in Hangzhou
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Watch, Asian Games: Annu Rani becomes first Indian woman to win javelin throw gold