Women Employment

E-commerce has been a key driver of employment generation in India and online vendors have likely generated 15.8 million (almost 1.6 crore) jobs in the country that includes about 3.5 million (35 lakh) for women, a report said today.

Japanese Bar: A fitness-theme bar in Japan employs only muscular women on staff who offer to slap and kick the patrons.

Foxconn Chairman Young Liu defended its hiring practices in India on August 17 after government investigations were ordered following a report that the firm rejects married women from iPhone assembly jobs in the country. The iPhone supplier previously acknowledged some lapses in hiring practices in 2022 and said it had worked to address the issues,...

A report submitted by the Regional Labour Commissioner, Chennai, stated that no evidence has been found showing discrimination against married women in employment and recruitment practices at the Foxconn iPhone factory in Chennai.

Labour officials Foxconn's factory near Chennai on Monday and questioned spoke to company directors and human resources about the company's hiring practices, according to an official. The major Apple supplier has been rejecting married women from iPhone assembly jobs, according to a Reuters report.

Congress Rajya Sabha MP Sonia Gandhi addressed the people of Delhi in a video message today - two days before the national capital goes to polls on May 25, stressing that "every vote will create employment, reduce inflation, and empower women".

An Indian-origin man, employed in the Singapore Air Force, was on Wednesday sentenced to 11 months in jail for phishing women's social media login details to get their intimate images.

Becoming a mother is a natural phenomenon, and an employer has to be considerate and sympathetic towards women staffers, the Bombay High Court said on Friday, while cancelling a communication issued by the Airport Authority of India (AAI).

A bunch of headlines from the month gone by should force us to question why the idea of a working woman - and the economics of it - is still so skewed. Women have made progress, but it's largely not because of, but despite the wo

Her three-year-old daughter at her side, single mother Ekawati plies Jakarta's notorious traffic in her three-wheeled autorickshaw, making ends meet as one of a growing number of Indonesian women seeking informal employment outside the home.

Centre's advisories on women workforce: Female participation in the workforce has seen a positive trajectory, reaching 37% in 2022. The advisories underscore the government's commitment to fostering a more inclusive and equitable work environment.

One of the key factors prompting women and girls from rural areas to relocate to Tier-I and metro cities is availability of better educational and employment opportunities there.

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday urged traditionally male professions to employ more women, to reduce major labour shortages exacerbated by thousands of soldiers being called up to fight in Ukraine.

Women want to be leaders in the workplace, but employers are still passing them by in favor of their male counterparts.For every 100 men promoted to a manager role in 2022, only 87 women received the same boost.

Women in India are far more likely to seek formal employment if their mother-in-law has a job, a study has found.

E-commerce has been a key driver of employment generation in India and online vendors have likely generated 15.8 million (almost 1.6 crore) jobs in the country that includes about 3.5 million (35 lakh) for women, a report said today.

Japanese Bar: A fitness-theme bar in Japan employs only muscular women on staff who offer to slap and kick the patrons.

Foxconn Chairman Young Liu defended its hiring practices in India on August 17 after government investigations were ordered following a report that the firm rejects married women from iPhone assembly jobs in the country. The iPhone supplier previously acknowledged some lapses in hiring practices in 2022 and said it had worked to address the issues,...

A report submitted by the Regional Labour Commissioner, Chennai, stated that no evidence has been found showing discrimination against married women in employment and recruitment practices at the Foxconn iPhone factory in Chennai.

Labour officials Foxconn's factory near Chennai on Monday and questioned spoke to company directors and human resources about the company's hiring practices, according to an official. The major Apple supplier has been rejecting married women from iPhone assembly jobs, according to a Reuters report.

Congress Rajya Sabha MP Sonia Gandhi addressed the people of Delhi in a video message today - two days before the national capital goes to polls on May 25, stressing that "every vote will create employment, reduce inflation, and empower women".

An Indian-origin man, employed in the Singapore Air Force, was on Wednesday sentenced to 11 months in jail for phishing women's social media login details to get their intimate images.

Becoming a mother is a natural phenomenon, and an employer has to be considerate and sympathetic towards women staffers, the Bombay High Court said on Friday, while cancelling a communication issued by the Airport Authority of India (AAI).

A bunch of headlines from the month gone by should force us to question why the idea of a working woman - and the economics of it - is still so skewed. Women have made progress, but it's largely not because of, but despite the wo

Her three-year-old daughter at her side, single mother Ekawati plies Jakarta's notorious traffic in her three-wheeled autorickshaw, making ends meet as one of a growing number of Indonesian women seeking informal employment outside the home.

Centre's advisories on women workforce: Female participation in the workforce has seen a positive trajectory, reaching 37% in 2022. The advisories underscore the government's commitment to fostering a more inclusive and equitable work environment.

One of the key factors prompting women and girls from rural areas to relocate to Tier-I and metro cities is availability of better educational and employment opportunities there.

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday urged traditionally male professions to employ more women, to reduce major labour shortages exacerbated by thousands of soldiers being called up to fight in Ukraine.

Women want to be leaders in the workplace, but employers are still passing them by in favor of their male counterparts.For every 100 men promoted to a manager role in 2022, only 87 women received the same boost.

Women in India are far more likely to seek formal employment if their mother-in-law has a job, a study has found.