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Bridging the gender digital divide to get women into the workforce -Soma Wadhwa

-The Hindu Business Line A recent digital literacy programme in rural Uttar Pradesh shows that eliminating gender disparity in digital literacy can work wonders for the inclusion of women in the workforce  Kamla says she turned from helper to co-owner in her husband’s grocery shop the day he handed over his smartphone to her. That day, like every other, he had kept shop till Kamla joined him after completing her morning household...

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Skill development among Muslims, SCs, STs is lower than other groups: Amitabh Kundu

-Siasat.com New Delhi: An online/offline lecture on “Challenges faced by Minorities in the Current World Scenario, focusing on Indian Muslims” was organised by the Institute of Objective Studies on September 4. The event was organised to mark the occasion of the Institute’s 36th Annual General Assembly meeting. The lecture was delivered by Prof. Amitabh Kundu, the professor emeritus, LJ University, Ahmedabad, and a distinguished fellow at the Research and Information System for...

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Women fail to get due recognition as farmers -Pillalamarri Srinivas

-Deccan Chronicle Adilabad: When the founding fathers of the Indian republic sat down to write the Constitution, the feature that they gave utmost importance was equality. It was the cornerstone on which the Constitution stands. They wanted each individual to enjoy equality in opportunity as well as treatment. But even 75 years after independence, successive governments failed to make good this constitutional pledge to several sections of people. Women are one of...

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Apply for Rural Media Fellowship 2022: An opportunity for young scribes, last date to apply -- 2nd Oct. 2022

-Press release by Village Square Youth Hub dated 5th September 2022  The Rural Media Fellowship 2022 is for young journalists to tell the powerful stories of rural India. The 9 months fellowship will include a monthly stipend of Rs 35,000 along with training from leading sector-experts. An opportunity for young passionate journalists to leverage storytelling as a tool for social change Mentorship from Industry Experts, Stipend Included Village Square Youth Hub is launching a...

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Poonam Muttreja, executive director of the Population Foundation of India, interviewed by Govindraj Ethiraj (India Spend)

-IndiaSpend.com The United Nations projects that India's total population will surpass China's much sooner than expected, but even so, data show that India's population is actually declining, says Poonam Muttreja of the Population Foundation of India Mumbai: "What could women do if they wanted fewer children? They were opting for, amongst other things, abortion," says Poonam Muttreja, executive director of the Population Foundation of India. "Abortion rates as a proxy for contraception...

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