Rural Women

Women, villages and the less affluent drive internet growth in rural India

The message from Nielsen's latest India Internet Report is that media planners need to get out of the reach game and get more creative to leverage the new type of audiences coming online

Reliance Jio, GSMA launch initiative to train rural women in digital skills

Reliance Jio and global mobile network operators' organisation GSMA on Tuesday announced the roll-out of their digital skills programme to train rural women in India.

Fish farming turns lucrative for Chhattisgarh women, supports rural economy

'We wanted to do some work to make ourselves financially strong, but due to lack of guidance, things could not materialise

Rajasthan self-help groups help low-income women with farming, dairy

Women are also being involved in honey production, making solar energy equipment, online marketing, and training to make digital videos

Women at receiving end as Covid-induced mental health crisis looms large

In this pandemic, the fatality rate among women may be lesser, yet, they, as frontline workers and at home, became the victims of 'shadow pandemic'

How innovative, sustainable tech can empower rural women in India

A team of social scientists have penned a paper on how rural women can generate income for their families with the help of innovative and sustainable technologies

Airbnb, SEWA extend partnership for rural women hosts in Ladakh

Airbnb will train SEWA members on home sharing, hospitality, quality standards and responsible hosting practices under the 'Hum Sab Ek' (We are One) initiative

Rural women make up for rising unemployment in urban men in 2019-20: PLFS

Job situation improved in 12 months to June 2020, but deteriorated sharply in the latter half of the reference period due to lockdown

Google partners with Sheroes to support 500 rural women entrepreneurs

Last year, the tech major had started a small pilot for an accelerator programme for 10 women entrepreneurs in rural India across its Internet Saathi network

RBI notification excluding NBFCs from gold loan rule will hurt poor women

Central bank's decision to the raise the loan-to-value ratio is welcome relief for formal banking, but it does not address the issues faced by the most badly affected segments of our economy.

Covid's toll on women

The lockdown has seen a sharp spike in the incidence of domestic violence, and Listen to Her, a crisp, seven-minute film, shot at Das's own home, mainly draws attention to it

A post-quarantine baby boom: Why reproductive health will be a concern

Public health researchers fear that the real impact of the Covid-19 pandemic and lockdown on India's demographics will become apparent only after nine months

300 rural women in Uttarakhand spoilt for choice with 'Khushi Ka Ek Din'

Founder of the project, Pankaj Wadhwa, also one of the sponsors of the event, hopes that this exposure could end up being an "invaluable seed" sown in many other minds.

63% pregnant women in rural areas work till delivery, shows survey

The survey found that around a third of the respondents had to borrow or sell assets to meet the post-pregnancy costs

What women want

Zeenath Zahara's second piece, 'College girls and our glamour boys!', stung men in particular

Demonetisation a 'disaster' for rural women, say activists

Women in villages and in tribal areas use only cash and most of them are outside the banking system

Companies need to tap purchase power of rural women, says study

Women in the rural area are looking for reliable, trusted products and services, an Accenture Strategy study says