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Mini textile park in Hulagur to provide employment to women: Karnataka CM
Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Saturday said that a mini textile park will be made functional in Hulagur this year aiming to give employment to women
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Uber to hire 800 women techies for two new programmes by next year
The ride-hailing firm said it has gained by hiring women techies in terms of improving quality and productivity
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As CJI constitutes an all-women bench, what's the status of women in law?
Shrinking numbers: A third of judges in subordinate courts are women, but only 13.2% in high courts & 12.5% in SC
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Women bosses fare worst in accumulated savings: Gender Wealth Equity report
Gender wealth equity varies the most in the Asia-Pacific regions and the least in North America, finds the WTW Global Gender Wealth Equity report
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Rajasthan's scheme turns women into entrepreneurs, provides Rs 1 cr loan
The scheme was started in 2019, and till now, 1,141 women entrepreneurs, SHGs and clusters have been sanctioned loans of more than Rs 57.60 crore in urban and rural areas
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Diversity in India Inc: Sexual harassment plaints below pre-pandemic levels
This four-part series examines diversity, equity, and inclusion in Corporate India. Part 3 examines sexual harassment in the age of remote work - and the absence of awareness
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Diversity in India Inc: Women got only 21 out of every 100 new jobs in FY22
This is the second of a four-part series examining diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I) in corporate India. Part 2 looks at a decline in the representation of women in the workforce
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Share of women employees in CPSEs dips to 9.35% in FY21: Survey
According to the report, the number of women employees in CPSEs declined 9.5% to 80,525 in FY21 when pandemic hit the economy
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Bias behind Indian women finding fewer jobs, earning less: Oxfam report
The latest numbers underscore challenges in providing equal opportunities: Between 2010 and 2020, the number of working women in India dropped from 26% to 19%, according to the World Bank
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WFH to hybrid model: Women workforce gets an inclusive push from India Inc
Recently, Prime Minister Narendra Modi also said that a flexible workplace can be utilised to increase women's labour force participation
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Women in healthcare sector globally paid 24% less than men: UN report
The report documents a raw gender pay gap of roughly 20 percentage points which jumps to 24 percentage points when factors such as age, education and working time are taken into account.
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Indian Bank makes pregnant women 'temporarily unfit' for joining
This retrograde clause is highly discriminatory to women, the AIDWA said in its statement
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LinkedIn settles with US Labour Department over alleged pay discrimination
The settlement affects nearly 700 women who worked in engineering, product or marketing roles from 2015 to 2017 at the company's offices in San Francisco and Sunnyvale, California
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Many women plan to quit jobs within two years due to burnout: Report
According to Deloitte's 'Women@Work 2022: A Global Outlook' report, about 56 per cent of women say their stress levels are higher than they were a year ago, and almost half feel burned out
There is an unconscious bias in many industries, companies: Katrina Fotovat
Katrina Fotovat is looking to help support women entrepreneurs and women employees to help better shape their own and their community's economic future
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Three top women execs and the challenges they face in their financial lives
Higher life expectancy, inadequate retirement planning and insurance, and risk aversion are some of the key issues they feel Indian women need to address
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BS Number Wise: Jobs added for women, but gender disparity remains
In 2021-22, one female will hold a job for every four males employed. In 2020-21, the ratio was 1:5
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Women are more employable in tech development jobs than men: Report
With the tech industry opening up more job opportunities in the wake of the ongoing pandemic, a report has shown that women are more employable in development jobs than men.
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e-SHRAM portal: Female registration higher in all states, shows data
Only four states are lower than national avg
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Urban Company starts 12-point plan to allay concerns of women partners
Women partners on the platform protested last Friday, demanding better layouts and safer work conditions; firm responds by cutting the commissions it charges on beauty products
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