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Indian women’s unpaid work amounts to 43 times Apple’s turnover; females hardest hit by rising economic inequality: Report
•The paid work women do bring them less earnings as compared to men due to the existing wage gap and therefore households that rely primarily on female earners tend to be poorer.
India's gender employment gap will ease if working mothers are provided reliable caregivers
Indiaspend •More mothers with young children could opt for paid work if they found reliable alternative caregivers to take care of family-related responsibilities, a survey in Rajasthan’s Udaipur district show
Amid NITI Aayog's push for a gender-balanced labour force, rising incomes push women out of work
Indiaspend •Rising income levels and stability in families are disincentivising women from joining the labour force, according to Reassessing Patterns of Female Labor Force Participation in India, a March 2017 report by the World Bank.
Skill deprivation: Education alone won't guarantee a job, in-demand skills need of hour
Mayank Kumar •skill training is gaining momentum is reflected in the growth of the Indian education and skills industry at an average rate of 13 percent over four years.
Where is the skilled labour? Modi's 'Make in India' campaign is facing a tough time
Fp Archives •The shortage means India could squander the potential demographic dividend of 12 million people joining the labour market a year, just when China's workforce is expected to lose 6 million over the next decade because of its ageing population.