Women are overworked, underpaid, and more stressed: Deloitte study

The working hours have increased for women, and so has household responsibilities, says Deloitte Women@Work report. While Indian companies are doing enough to check-in, not enough to ensure work-life

Earlier this year, the CMIE report showed that pandemic had worsened the gender inequity in India regarding employment. While urban female employment was declining even before the pandemic, data indicates that Covid-19 accelerated this trend.

India wasn’t the only country where the pandemic had made an impact. In the US, data from the labour bureau shows that Covid-19 had reversed hard-earned gains towards female employment achieved in recent years.

Female unemployment in the country rose to 9.1 per cent in 2020, compared to 3.8 per cent in 2019. In contrast, male unemployment was a much lower 8.3 per cent