Gender Gap

Despite low female participation in the workforce, why more women are facing unemployment in the pandemic, explained

The country has fallen to the 140th position out of 156 countries by sliding down 28 places in the 2021 Gender Gap Index, which employs parameters such as economic participation, political empowerment, health, survival, and education to determine the positions of various countries on its list.

India falls 28 spots to 140th rank in WEF Gender Gap report; third-worst performer in South Asia

Bangladesh topped the list in South Asia at 65th rank, followed by Nepal (106), Sri Lanka (116), and Bhutan (130). India, however, fared better than Afghanistan and Pakistan

Despite paltry wages, women beedi rollers have few other job prospects, shows research; gender gap exacerbates matters

While most beedi workers have been pushed out of the formal economy, the implementation of the Goods and Services Tax also appears to have had a negative effect on them.

Gender gap in physics, engineering, computer science isn't about academic achievement: NYU study

Men, even with low high-school GPAs in math, science and low SAT scores, were reaching for PECS and math-intensive majors.

India slips to 112th place on gender gap; in bottom-5 on health, economic fronts: Survey

India has slipped four places to rank 112th globally in terms of gender gap amid widening disparity in terms of women's health and survival and economic participation -- the two areas where the country is now ranked in the bottom-five, an annual survey showed on Tuesday

Unsafe in border districts, sexually harassed and discriminated elsewhere, status of Indian women remain dismal, claims RSS report

According to a report on the status of Indian women, published by an NGO associated with the RSS, there’s a glaring disparity in wages between male and female workers in India with the unemployment rate higher among women between 18 and 30 years

IMF says 180 million jobs for women at high risk globally as automation takes over; urge leadership to bridge digital divide

New technologies could further drive down demand and reduce relative wages for the routine tasks that women perform, lowering returns from labour market participation

Women in Science: Sandhya Vishweswariah talks about her research, the gender gap

Sandhya Vishweswariah says that not much can be done about the gender gap unless leadership at institutes insists on ensuring equal representation of women | #FirstCulture

Gender vulnerability index points at high regional imbalances; Goa ranks top in security, Bihar worst overall

A report on gender vulnerability index, conducted for the first time by Plan India seems to explain as to why India may have slipped 21 places on the World Economic Forum's Global Gender Gap index

Limited access to capital, gender bias biggest challenges for Indian women entrepreneurs

A lot of women either do not have access or are not aware of the opportunities.