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Women Continue To Perform 5 Times More Care Work Than Men: UN Official
Women continue to perform up to five times more care work than men, restricting their ability to engage in formal employment, a top UN official said here on Tuesday.
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David Beckham Hands Over Instagram Account to Ukrainian Doctor: Here’s Why
David Beckham recently handed over his Instagram account, and other social media handles to a Ukrainian doctor to highlight the "amazing" work that health workers are doing in the nation.
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Poorer Indian Women Lost More Jobs, Ate Less Amid The Pandemic
Women in India's low-income households lost jobs more often compared to men, cut back on their food intake as well as rest and provided more unpaid care work, according to a study by consulting firm Dalberg.
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Amazon Faces Five New Racial, Gender Bias Lawsuits From Women in Corporate or Warehouse Management Roles
Amazon was hit with five new lawsuits by women who worked in corporate or warehouse management roles, and accused the online retailer of gender bias, racial bias, or both.
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Woman, 21, Allegedly Raped At Gurgaon Hospital, Told Father Using Signals
A 21-year-old woman, suffering from tuberculosis, was allegedly raped last week in the intensive care unit of the ofFortis Hospital in Gurgaon near Delhi, police said.
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International Midwives Day 2020 Highlights The Importance Of Midwives: Know Theme, Objectives, History And Much More
International Midwives Day 2020: This day appreciates the work of midwives in reducing maternal and neonatal morbidity and mortality. Theme of the internationals midwives day 2020 is ''Celebrate. Demonstrate. Mobilise. Unite.'
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People Refused To Work With Me Because I'm A Woman, Says Parched Director
Leena Yadav said that she later stopped caring about people who practised discrimination
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Microsoft Expands Programme for Women Returning to Work
Such "returnship" programs, aimed at workers who had paused their careers to raise children or care for loved ones, are gaining popularity in Silicon Valley.
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No Night Shifts For Women, They Are Needed At Home, Say Karnataka Legislators
Women should not be forced to work in night shifts and companies should, as far as possible, avoid women on the night shift, a committee of legislators has proposed in Karnataka. The proposal has triggered a barrage of protests from activists and civil society, who have called it regressive and argued that if accepted, it will shrink the space for ...
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For Women Working In Unorganised Sector, New Maternity Benefit Programme Comes As A Blessing
New Delhi: On a wintry morning of January in Delhi’s Connaught Place, a two-month-old baby, not yet named, sleeps outdoors under a blanket. Her mother, Shabana, who is a vendor, has brought her to work. In another part of the city, like Shabana, women daily wage workers take small breaks during work to be with their babies. These women are not ...
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'The Nights Are Unbearable' Say Wives Of Men Stranded In Gulf
Most of the 'women left behind' married the men when they returned for a short break from working abroad, and 90 percent of them have never travelled to their spouse's country of work.
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Daughters Of Domestic Workers Join Hands To Campaign For Their Rights
Many children also work in the services sector - in restaurants and hotels or middle-class homes where they cook, clean and even take care of other children.
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India Is Working To Curb Trafficking Of Women, Children: Maneka Gandhi
According to the National Crime Records Bureau, there were 5,466 cases of human trafficking registered in 2014, an increase of 90 percent over the past five years.
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Health Ministry & Indian Medical Association to Set Up a Working Group to Tackle Healthcare Issues
The collaboration will look for solutions for water and food-borne diseases, increase in percentage of women smokers as well as widespread epidemics such as dengue.
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High Share of Care Work Keeps Indian Women Out of Economy: McKinsey
Women in India do almost 10 times as much unpaid work as men - a much higher ratio than the global average - leaving them out of the formal workforce and unable to contribute to the economy, consultancy firm McKinsey said in a new report.
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Women Continue To Perform 5 Times More Care Work Than Men: UN Official
Women continue to perform up to five times more care work than men, restricting their ability to engage in formal employment, a top UN official said here on Tuesday.
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David Beckham Hands Over Instagram Account to Ukrainian Doctor: Here’s Why
David Beckham recently handed over his Instagram account, and other social media handles to a Ukrainian doctor to highlight the "amazing" work that health workers are doing in the nation.
-
Poorer Indian Women Lost More Jobs, Ate Less Amid The Pandemic
Women in India's low-income households lost jobs more often compared to men, cut back on their food intake as well as rest and provided more unpaid care work, according to a study by consulting firm Dalberg.
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Amazon Faces Five New Racial, Gender Bias Lawsuits From Women in Corporate or Warehouse Management Roles
Amazon was hit with five new lawsuits by women who worked in corporate or warehouse management roles, and accused the online retailer of gender bias, racial bias, or both.
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Woman, 21, Allegedly Raped At Gurgaon Hospital, Told Father Using Signals
A 21-year-old woman, suffering from tuberculosis, was allegedly raped last week in the intensive care unit of the ofFortis Hospital in Gurgaon near Delhi, police said.
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International Midwives Day 2020 Highlights The Importance Of Midwives: Know Theme, Objectives, History And Much More
International Midwives Day 2020: This day appreciates the work of midwives in reducing maternal and neonatal morbidity and mortality. Theme of the internationals midwives day 2020 is ''Celebrate. Demonstrate. Mobilise. Unite.'
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People Refused To Work With Me Because I'm A Woman, Says Parched Director
Leena Yadav said that she later stopped caring about people who practised discrimination
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Microsoft Expands Programme for Women Returning to Work
Such "returnship" programs, aimed at workers who had paused their careers to raise children or care for loved ones, are gaining popularity in Silicon Valley.
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No Night Shifts For Women, They Are Needed At Home, Say Karnataka Legislators
Women should not be forced to work in night shifts and companies should, as far as possible, avoid women on the night shift, a committee of legislators has proposed in Karnataka. The proposal has triggered a barrage of protests from activists and civil society, who have called it regressive and argued that if accepted, it will shrink the space for ...
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For Women Working In Unorganised Sector, New Maternity Benefit Programme Comes As A Blessing
New Delhi: On a wintry morning of January in Delhi’s Connaught Place, a two-month-old baby, not yet named, sleeps outdoors under a blanket. Her mother, Shabana, who is a vendor, has brought her to work. In another part of the city, like Shabana, women daily wage workers take small breaks during work to be with their babies. These women are not ...
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'The Nights Are Unbearable' Say Wives Of Men Stranded In Gulf
Most of the 'women left behind' married the men when they returned for a short break from working abroad, and 90 percent of them have never travelled to their spouse's country of work.
-
Daughters Of Domestic Workers Join Hands To Campaign For Their Rights
Many children also work in the services sector - in restaurants and hotels or middle-class homes where they cook, clean and even take care of other children.
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India Is Working To Curb Trafficking Of Women, Children: Maneka Gandhi
According to the National Crime Records Bureau, there were 5,466 cases of human trafficking registered in 2014, an increase of 90 percent over the past five years.
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Health Ministry & Indian Medical Association to Set Up a Working Group to Tackle Healthcare Issues
The collaboration will look for solutions for water and food-borne diseases, increase in percentage of women smokers as well as widespread epidemics such as dengue.
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High Share of Care Work Keeps Indian Women Out of Economy: McKinsey
Women in India do almost 10 times as much unpaid work as men - a much higher ratio than the global average - leaving them out of the formal workforce and unable to contribute to the economy, consultancy firm McKinsey said in a new report.
