-Hindustan Times The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has called on governments to incorporate pro-women fiscal measures in budgets, so as to bridge the Gender gap. In its first-ever global review of the use of tax and spending policies to promote Gender equality, IMF has found that financial policies in Union and state budgets have helped Gender parity. Highlighting changes across 80 countries, the IMF study, Tackling Gender Inequality, says fiscal policy efforts were...
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Women’s ownership of land in rural areas can help cut poverty -Kritika Singh
-Livemint.com Increasing women’s ownership of land in rural areas can help cut poverty and boost agricultural output in a country like India where dependence on agriculture is high New Delhi: Increasing women’s ownership of land in rural areas can help cut poverty and boost agricultural output in a country like India where dependence on agriculture is high. Women constitute 30.3% of the total number of cultivators and 42.6% of the agricultural labourers...
More »How do India’s top 100 companies fare in terms of sexual harassment? -Amritha Pillay, Sachin P Mampatta and Ritika Mazumdar
-Livemint.com Reporting of sexual harassment complaints has increased from 2012-13 to 2014-15, but some sectors and smaller companies might be prone to serious under-reporting Mumbai: Last month, Tata Motors announced its decision to increase the number of women employees on the shop floor from 6% to 20% within two years. Both private players as well as the government are making efforts to encourage more Indian women to work across sectors. A...
More »New entrants in India's middle class: Drivers, carpenters, pani puri vendors -Hemali Chhapia
-The Times of India MUMBAI: India's middle class has seen new entrants. Pani puri vendors, dosa sellers, carpenters, welders, launderers, drivers and cable TV technicians have all pulled themselves out of the clutches of poverty and leapt into a section of the middle class — the bedrock of the economy. A paper titled 'The Rise of the New Middle Class and the Role of Offshoring of Services', co-authored by the head of...
More »TransGenders will soon be categorised as 'third Gender' -Subodh Ghildiyal
-The Times of India New Delhi: TransGenders will soon be categorised as "third Gender" and be eligible for welfare benefits including reservations in jobs and education. They would also be able to choose their Gender after undergoing sex-change surgery. The TransGender Persons (Protection of Rights) Bill puts the "third Gender" at par with weaker communities like SC/STs and OBCs to end discrimination against them. The Union cabinet approved the legislation piloted by social...
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