Gender Gap

G20 members discuss resolving social security portability, gender gap

Members of G20 grouping called on plugging the gender gap in the global workforce and resolving portability of social security, an official statement said on Monday. The Labour20 (L20) engagement group's inception meet in Amritsar, Punjab, as part of India's G20 presidency, adopted two joint statements as the final outcome of the two-day deliberations ended on Monday, the Labour Ministry said. Representatives from Russia, India, Australia, Nepal and Bangladesh shared their national experiences on wages and various dimensions, particularly the impact on livelihoods at the event, it said. The joint statements called for resolving the question of portability of social security among G20 nations as a first step towards universalisation of social security, and another for plugging the gender gap in the global workforce, it said. Trade union leaders, labour studies experts and delegates from 20 nations at the Labour20 inception meeting under India's G20 presidency deliberated the ...

Around 62% employers intend to hire women in stem roles, says study

The study is based on a survey of 250 employers and 500 employees of organisations from 12 sectors conducted by digital talent company NLB Services and NTT DATA

Int'l Women's Day: UN calls for innovation, technology for gender equality

UN has chosen the theme 'DigitALL: Innovation and technology for gender equality' for Women's Day 2023 to examine the impact of the digital gender gap on widening economic and social inequality

Close gender gap to increase global economic activity by $7 trn: Moody's

Closing gender gaps in both labour force participation and management in OECD countries has potential to raise global economic activity by 7%, or about $7 trn in today's dollars, said Moody's

Digi gender divide worsened in India in recent years, says report

Gender gap score declined between 2014 and 2021

Women bosses fare worst in accumulated savings: Gender Wealth Equity report

Gender wealth equity varies the most in the Asia-Pacific regions and the least in North America, finds the WTW Global Gender Wealth Equity report

Share of women employees in CPSEs dips to 9.35% in FY21: Survey

According to the report, the number of women employees in CPSEs declined 9.5% to 80,525 in FY21 when pandemic hit the economy

Gender disparity: Harder for women to re-enter job market, shows EPFO data

Payroll data released by the National Statistical Office shows only 18.67 per cent of the persons that rejoined and re-subscribed employees' provident fund (EPF) are female

Gender Gap Index 2022: India slips on income measures, shows data

The country performed better on education and health parameters. Political representation has been a mixed bag

Top Headlines: LIC's embedded value remains flat, FTP amendments, and more

LIC's Indian embedded value (IEV) grew marginally to Rs 5.41 trillion as of March 2022 compared with Rs 5.39 trillion as of September 2021

Closing the gender gap

More workforce participation can right the imbalance

Gender gap narrows on canvas, but India still to catch up on trend

As volume of work as well as prices fetched by women artists in global auctions improve

Gaps in workplace equality, professional roles for women in tech: Report

A significant percentage of women in tech said men outnumber them at their organisations in leadership roles, according to a report.

India stays conservative on gender roles, says Pew Research survey

While views appear to have become somewhat progressive, the scales remain tilted in favour of men

Women execs earn Rs 85 for every Rs 100 earned by men: IIMA study

Senior women executives earn an average of Rs 85 for every Rs 100 earned by their male counterparts, a study on gender balance in top organisations found

No gender gap in administration of Covid-19 vaccines, says govt

There is no gender gap in administration of Covid-19 vaccines, Minister of State for Health Bharati Pravin Pawar informed the Lok Sabha

Marriage, education: Why there have been so few women in hallowed IAS

Of 11,569 IAS officers who entered the civil services between 1951 and 2020, only 1,527 were women

A yawning gap between women's lives and in ads, says ASCI study

ASCI study lists insights to steer industry towards a more sensitive portrayal of gender

NCW asks states to take measures to bridge gender gap in Covid vaccination

Raising concerns over gender gap in COVID-19 vaccine administration, the NCW has written to all states and UTs to take measures to ensure that women are not left behind in the vaccination drive

India making efforts to reduce gender gap in labour force: Gangwar

India is making collective efforts to reduce gender gaps in labour force participation, Union Minister Santosh Gangwar said on Wednesday. He said the country is ensuring education, training, skilling, entrepreneurship development and equal pay for equal work. Gangwar was delivering Ministerial Address on Declaration and Employment Working Group Priorities at G20 Labour and Employment Ministers' Meeting. The new Code on Wages 2019 shall reduce gender-based discrimination in wages, recruitment and conditions of employment, a labour ministry statement quoted him as saying. Listing the steps taken by the government, he said women are entitled for all types of work in all establishments and employers have to ensure their safety and provisions for working hours. Women can now work even during night hours, Gangwar said, adding that the duration of paid maternity leave has been increased from 12 weeks to 26 weeks. Further, the labour minister said Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana provides ...