Women And Work
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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
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In photos: How floods and uncertainty of climate are hurting Maharashtra’s women farm workers
As women farm labourers in Kolhapur and Sangli deal with the aftereffects of floods, they are reporting disruptions to their physical and mental wellbeing.
Sanket Jain
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Battered by the pandemic, Sri Lanka’s female garment workers are reeling from the economic crisis
Shutdowns, shortages, pay problems and strikes are playing out across the island, with the female backbone of the garment industry paying the highest price.
Piyumi Fonseka, Thomson Reuters Foundation
Trending
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Watch: 75 musicians perform the entire song whose first stanza is India’s national anthem
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Ramachandra Guha: At 75, India is free – but its citizens are still fighting for many rights
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Opinion: Pakistan has learnt little from India and India has taken the worst lessons from Pakistan
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‘Mind your language’: Bar Council of India rebukes advocate Prashant Bhushan for ‘ridiculing’ SC
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Omicron reinfections are increasing the risk of Long Covid. But medical help remains patchy in India
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Interview: ‘Covid-19 has shown we need to redouble our efforts on women’s economic empowerment’
Christopher Elias of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation talks about workforce participation in the context of gender equity.
Govindraj Ethiraj, IndiaSpend.com
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Kerala HC reinstates woman fired from job for taking maternity leave
The High Court said it could not permit such an attitude in this century.
Scroll Staff
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Women are becoming less visible in India’s workforce – but are bearing government’s responsibilities
The unpaid, intensive forms of work women have been undertaking actually ensure the survival of families and communities.
Kaveri Haritas & Isabelle Guerin
Video
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Watch: Govinda dances again with Urmila Matondkar and Bhagyashree
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Watch: This is how quickly a bear can climb a tree when under attack
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Watch: 75 musicians perform the entire song whose first stanza is India’s national anthem
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Watch: This animated short film based on Gulzar’s story captures heartbreaking tales of Partition
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‘Bread, job, freedom’: Taliban fire warning shots to disperse women protesting for rights in Kabul
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Should governments provide cash incentives to women for their unpaid domestic work?
Experts say that such a policy, despite being well-intentioned, might further entrench existing gender norms that confine women to the house.
Shreya Khaitan, IndiaSpend.com
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In Tamil Nadu’s fireworks factories, women form 70% of workforce but are paid half as much as men
While recent mishaps in the hazardous industry were highlighted ahead of the state polls, no politician acknowledged the plight of the poorly-paid women.
Dharani Thangavelu, IndiaSpend.com
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In India’s informal economy, crores of women face gender bias and insecurity
Women’s participation in the Indian labour force is at a historic low.
Shalini Singh, IndiaSpend.com
The Reel
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Start the week with a film: Get a much-needed dose of ‘Gandhigiri’ with ‘Lage Raho Munnabhai’
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‘Darlings’ director Jasmeet K Reen on her heroines: ‘They are simple, scared, a bit off’
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‘Victoria’s Secret: Angels and Demons’ review: Jeffrey Epstein and the dark side of marketing
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‘House of Hammer’ trailer: Docuseries explores alleged abuse by Armie Hammer and his family legacy
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‘Criminal Justice: Adhura Sach’ trailer: Pankaj Tripathi’s lawyer represents a murder accused
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In India, most large employers flagrantly ignore the legal requirement to provide creches
Meant to boost women's participation in the workforce, the creche rule lies unenforced and unimplemented.
Shreya Raman, IndiaSpend.com
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How protesting women farmers mirror ‘The Five Women’ in Mahasweta Devi’s decades-old story
A foreshadowing in fiction of the role chosen by women in the farmers’ protest.
Ipshita Mitra
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Photos: How Covid-19 pandemic has affected women workers in Delhi
Between May and August 2020, the labour participation rate in India for women was 9.3% and for men was 67.4%.
Shalini Singh, IndiaSpend.com
The Field
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Pause, rewind, play: When Sachin Tendulkar scored his first ever international century
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Watch: Gary Neville hits out at Manchester United’s owners after Brentford defeat – ‘Face the music’
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Ultimate Kho Kho: Squads, format, fixtures – all you need to know about latest Indian sports league
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Indian Tennis: Sania Mirza-Madison Keys lose Canadian Open semis to Coco Gauff-Jessica Pegula
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La Liga: Barca start campaign with goalless draw; Ancelotti to call time on career after Real stint