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LATEST NEWS UPDATES | India’s budget needs to address gender inequity in employment -Ashwini Deshpande

India’s budget needs to address gender inequity in employment -Ashwini Deshpande

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published Published on Dec 29, 2020   modified Modified on Dec 30, 2020

-Livemint.com

The country can’t expect to be a superpower with gender disparities worsening the way they are

The latest bulletins from the Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE) present a dismal picture. The calamitous fall in employment in April 2020 was followed by a partial recovery in May and June, but the recovery tapered off by September. October and November saw declines again. This slowdown in economic activity can be seen in other indicators such as electricity generation or two-wheeler demand in November. As the employment recovery stopped and household incomes declined, consumer sentiment nosedived.

The economic shock of covid continues to batter the Indian economy, which was already in a slowdown before the pandemic hit. The initial months of unlocking appeared to provide some succour, but the relief was short-lived.

Contrary to what many believe, the pandemic has not been a great leveller; both the disease as well as the economic shock have hit some sections harder than others, exposing pre-existing fault-lines. One of these inequalities is the gender gap in paid and unpaid work.

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Livemint.com, 29 December, 2020, https://www.livemint.com/budget/opinion/india-s-budget-needs-to-address-gender-inequity-in-employment-11609255090792.html


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