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'Silent Revolution': Minister Says Women In India's Labour Force Doubled In 7 Years
Union Minister Mansukh Mandaviya praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi's policies for reshaping women's roles in the workforce.
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Blog: On Women's Day, A Question - When Will The Promised Best Arrive?
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
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Unemployment Rate In Delhi Higher Than National Level For Men, Women: Report
The unemployment rate in Delhi was higher with almost double in case of females as compared to the country's average, said a Delhi government report.
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India's Labour Force Sees Rise In Number Of Self-Employed Women: Study
A recent rise in women's participation in India's labour force was led by self-employment, likely driven by distress more than economic growth, a study said on Wednesday.
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Opinion: Rethinking How We Measure Women's Workforce Participation
Female labour force participation in India continues to be dominated by high informality and precarity, and is frequently undertaken as a consequence of household economic distress.
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US Hails South Korea's Move To Compensate Victims Of Japan's Forced Labour
Around 780,000 Koreans were conscripted into forced labor by Japan during the 35-year occupation, according to data from Seoul, not including women forced into sexual slavery by Japanese troops.
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Women's Participation In Indian Workforce Low Due To Discrimination: Oxfam
The low participation of women in India's labour force is largely due to gender discrimination in terms of wages and opportunities, a report by charity organisation Oxfam said on Wednesday.
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Noida Police Starts Campaign To Check Forced Child Begging, Send Kids To Schools
Deputy Commissioner of Police (Women and Child Safety) Vrinda Shukla said a larger campaign is underway in entire Uttar Pradesh with a focus on rescuing children engaged in beggary.
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Indian Couple In Singapore Forced Bangladeshi Club Workers Into Prostition, Jailed: Reports
A married Indian couple, who ran two Hindi entertainment clubs in Singapore, was on Tuesday fined and sentenced to over six years in prison for exploiting three Bangladeshi women, coaxing one of them into prostituting, in the first conviction for labour trafficking in the country.
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India Can Boost GDP By Increasing Women Workforce: Report
India has one of the largest opportunities in the world to boost GDP by increasing women's participation in the labour force, which presently stands at "only 25 per cent", a report by McKinsey World Institute said.
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Centre Rubbishes Survey That Says India Most Dangerous For Women: Sources
A poll of global experts that says India is the world's most dangerous country for women due to the high risk of sexual violence and being forced into slave labour, has been rubbished by the Women and Child Development Ministry, sources have told NDTV.
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India Most Dangerous Country For Women, US In 10 Worst: Survey
India is the world's most dangerous country for women due to the high risk of sexual violence and being forced into slave labour, according to a poll of global experts released on Tuesday.
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Daily Violence, Sex Abuse In Walmart's Asian Suppliers: Reports
The charities said they found widespread sex harassment, verbal and physical abuse such as slapping and threats of retaliation when women refused sexual advances from bosses. Campaigners said the level of pressure and harassment faced by the workers in the study was approaching forced labour.
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"Come Make In India, Invest In India," PM Modi Tells Global Entrepreneurs
Ivanka Trump, daughter of US President Donald Trump, today said the Indian economy can grow by over US dollars 150 billion in the next three years if it is able to close the gender gap in the labour force by half, also praising Prime Minister Narendra Modi for what he is "doing to build India as a thriving economy -- a beacon of democracy -- and a ...
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Higher Women's Share In Labour Force To Lift India Growth Rate, Says World Bank
New Delhi: India‘s economy could achieve double-digit growth if New Delhi pushes reforms to increase women’s participation in the country’s workforce, a World Bank report said. Such reforms would boost household earnings and reduce poverty, besides creating better health and education conditions for the women’s children, it said. Asia’s ...
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'Silent Revolution': Minister Says Women In India's Labour Force Doubled In 7 Years
Union Minister Mansukh Mandaviya praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi's policies for reshaping women's roles in the workforce.
-
Blog: On Women's Day, A Question - When Will The Promised Best Arrive?
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
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Unemployment Rate In Delhi Higher Than National Level For Men, Women: Report
The unemployment rate in Delhi was higher with almost double in case of females as compared to the country's average, said a Delhi government report.
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India's Labour Force Sees Rise In Number Of Self-Employed Women: Study
A recent rise in women's participation in India's labour force was led by self-employment, likely driven by distress more than economic growth, a study said on Wednesday.
-
Opinion: Rethinking How We Measure Women's Workforce Participation
Female labour force participation in India continues to be dominated by high informality and precarity, and is frequently undertaken as a consequence of household economic distress.
-
US Hails South Korea's Move To Compensate Victims Of Japan's Forced Labour
Around 780,000 Koreans were conscripted into forced labor by Japan during the 35-year occupation, according to data from Seoul, not including women forced into sexual slavery by Japanese troops.
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Women's Participation In Indian Workforce Low Due To Discrimination: Oxfam
The low participation of women in India's labour force is largely due to gender discrimination in terms of wages and opportunities, a report by charity organisation Oxfam said on Wednesday.
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Noida Police Starts Campaign To Check Forced Child Begging, Send Kids To Schools
Deputy Commissioner of Police (Women and Child Safety) Vrinda Shukla said a larger campaign is underway in entire Uttar Pradesh with a focus on rescuing children engaged in beggary.
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Indian Couple In Singapore Forced Bangladeshi Club Workers Into Prostition, Jailed: Reports
A married Indian couple, who ran two Hindi entertainment clubs in Singapore, was on Tuesday fined and sentenced to over six years in prison for exploiting three Bangladeshi women, coaxing one of them into prostituting, in the first conviction for labour trafficking in the country.
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India Can Boost GDP By Increasing Women Workforce: Report
India has one of the largest opportunities in the world to boost GDP by increasing women's participation in the labour force, which presently stands at "only 25 per cent", a report by McKinsey World Institute said.
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Centre Rubbishes Survey That Says India Most Dangerous For Women: Sources
A poll of global experts that says India is the world's most dangerous country for women due to the high risk of sexual violence and being forced into slave labour, has been rubbished by the Women and Child Development Ministry, sources have told NDTV.
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India Most Dangerous Country For Women, US In 10 Worst: Survey
India is the world's most dangerous country for women due to the high risk of sexual violence and being forced into slave labour, according to a poll of global experts released on Tuesday.
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Daily Violence, Sex Abuse In Walmart's Asian Suppliers: Reports
The charities said they found widespread sex harassment, verbal and physical abuse such as slapping and threats of retaliation when women refused sexual advances from bosses. Campaigners said the level of pressure and harassment faced by the workers in the study was approaching forced labour.
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"Come Make In India, Invest In India," PM Modi Tells Global Entrepreneurs
Ivanka Trump, daughter of US President Donald Trump, today said the Indian economy can grow by over US dollars 150 billion in the next three years if it is able to close the gender gap in the labour force by half, also praising Prime Minister Narendra Modi for what he is "doing to build India as a thriving economy -- a beacon of democracy -- and a ...
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Higher Women's Share In Labour Force To Lift India Growth Rate, Says World Bank
New Delhi: India‘s economy could achieve double-digit growth if New Delhi pushes reforms to increase women’s participation in the country’s workforce, a World Bank report said. Such reforms would boost household earnings and reduce poverty, besides creating better health and education conditions for the women’s children, it said. Asia’s ...
