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Gender Question | How to smash the patriarchy? Listen to women

Two different research surveys conducted in India and Pakistan in different years demonstrate how men’s preferences are considered more valuable than women's

An early 20th century Deccani miniature painting of a caravanserai shows a woman sitting inside, managing domestic chores, while the men sit outside and indulge in gupshup.(WikiCommons)
Published on Jan 21, 2024 07:16 PM IST
ByDhamini Ratnam

What job data says about the economy

GDP is growing for sure, but the fact that jobs are still being created mostly in the low-value sectors of the economy is a reason for concern

New Delhi, India - Feb. 16, 2018: Candidates apply for jobs at 'Job Fair' organized by Directorate of Employment, Delhi Government at Tyagraj Sports Complex in New Delhi, India, on Friday, February 16, 2018. (Photo by Sanchit Khanna/ Hindustan Times) (Sanchit Khanna/HT PHOTO)
Published on Dec 26, 2023 10:13 PM IST
ByHT Editorial

Number Theory: Who is being added to India’s labour force?

This is the first of a four-part data journalism series on the key trends seen in the Periodic Labour Force Survey

Data released from the survey in October shows that key trends in India’s labour market remain the same as during the pandemic(PTI)
Updated on Dec 23, 2023 01:05 AM IST
By, New Delhi

How much would the war against Hamas cost Israel? Full tally pegs at $53 billion

Israel’s worst armed conflict in half a century has ripped through the economy by paralysing many businesses, jolting consumer demand.

Israel's military operates in the Gaza Strip(via REUTERS)
Published on Nov 28, 2023 01:30 AM IST
Bloomberg |

‘India loses more than 1% GDP through the exclusion of LGBT persons’

Economist MV Lee Badgett has studied the economic impact of not extending the social institution of marriage to same-sex couples. An interview

Lee Badgett spoke at an event organised at the Godrej DEI Lab in Mumbai (Photo credit: Harinath Govindan)
Published on Nov 27, 2023 08:49 PM IST

Burden of care work: Gender's impact on the wage gap

Authors-Pooja Gupta, senior consultant and lead, strategic communications and Harshika Tripathi, communications assistant, Policy and Development Advisory Group

Healthcare (StockPic)
Published on Oct 17, 2023 07:04 PM IST
ByHindustan Times

Claudia Goldin wins the Nobel prize in economics

Her work has overturned assumptions about gender equality

Nobel laureate Claudia Goldin(X/@NobelPrize)
Published on Oct 13, 2023 07:18 PM IST
The Economist

Give women leaders equitable access to resources

This article is authored by Naghma Mulla, Chief Executive Officer, EdelGive Foundation.

Equality(Pixabay)
Published on Oct 11, 2023 07:05 PM IST
ByHindustan Times

Terms of Trade | India’s education system is broken

Kota and Mukherjee Nagar are prime examples. Here’s what we need to consider to begin fixing the problem

A view outside the PG in Mukherjee Nagar where a fire broke out on Wednesday, in New Delhi. (Sanchit Khanna/HT)
Published on Sep 29, 2023 04:09 PM IST

Labour and its discontents

Multiple fault lines in the labour market are shaping the quantity and quality of jobs

Labourers at work in Delhi's Sarai Kale Khan.
Published on Sep 27, 2023 09:30 PM IST
ByHT Editorial

The Hollywood strikes reveal Los Angeles’s deepest anxieties

Questions of cost haunt the industry and its home town

Picketers carry signs outside Fox studios on Monday, Aug. 14, 2023, in Los Angeles. The Hollywood writers strike passed the 100-day mark as the film and television industries remain paralyzed by dual actors and screenwriters strikes. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)(Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)
Published on Aug 24, 2023 05:55 PM IST
The Economist

Kerala draft rules on labour codes: Does it liberalise women's economic opportunities?

The article has been authored by Anu Maria Francis, research associate, Centre for Public Policy Research

According to the Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) data in 2018-19, the labour force participation of women in Kerala was 28.3% compared to 69.8% of men. The gender gap in labour force participation has been more evident in the secondary sector.((Pic for representation))
Updated on Jul 25, 2022 12:57 PM IST

No panel set up for national jobs policy: Minister

The government has launched three employment surveys to enable the government to understand significant issues and help to frame evidence-based National Employment Policy,  the minister said.

The Aatmanirbhar Bharat Rojgar Yojana was also launched in October 2020 as part of Atmanirbhar Bharat package 3.0 to incentivise employers for the creation of new employment(HT File)
Updated on Nov 30, 2021 04:29 PM IST
By, New Delhi

Realty, agri help labour market recover from second wave

The revival was, however, primarily driven by the farm and real estate sectors. Mining and manufacturing sectors, in contrast, shed millions of jobs.

The realty and construction sector absorbed 5.5 million more people.(Arvind Yadav/ Hindustan Times)
Published on Aug 02, 2021 05:23 AM IST
ByPrashant K Nanda, New Delhi

Young people with unstable work life might suffer mental health problems later

A new study reveals that a precarious labour market may be shaping a poorer future for mental health of the young working population hence, future public health policies should address this problem in order to prevent long-term absenteeism

Young people with unstable work life might suffer mental health problems later(Photo by Tim Gouw on Unsplash)
Updated on Mar 05, 2021 08:48 PM IST
ANI |

Covid-19 effect: Progress in US industries tempered by losses says Powell

The focus of Biden’s plan for $1.9 trillion in additional pandemic aid will turn to Senate consideration this week, following House passage on Saturday. Lawmakers hope to send the package to the president before March 14, when additional aid for many unemployed Americans expires.

FILE - In this Dec. 1, 2020 file photo, Chairman of the Federal Reserve Jerome Powell appears before the Senate Banking Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington. Powell told Congress on Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2021, that the central bank will not begin raising interest rates until the Fed believes it has reached its goals on maximum employment and warned that many people in the hardest hit industries will likely need to find different jobs. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, Pool, File)(AP)
Published on Feb 28, 2021 03:57 PM IST
Bloomberg |

Rural unemployment climbs to 6.9% in October

India’s rural unemployment rate climbed more than 100 basis points month-on-month (m-o-m) in October with the region seeing a significant fall in the creation of person-days under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS), even as the rabi harvest season kicked off.

The national unemployment rate was up 6.98% compared to 6.67% in September.(Reuters file photo)
Updated on Nov 03, 2020 08:40 AM IST
livemint, New Delhi | By

Payroll data shows job recovery’s distant

Good jobs in manufacturing, financial establishments and core engineering firms are far from making a recovery.

Figures gleaned from the Employees’ Provident Fund Organization (EPFO) show that these payroll additions are being made in poorly paid jobs(File Photo)
Updated on Aug 24, 2020 06:29 AM IST
Mint, New Delhi | ByPrashant K Nanda

Goldman says almost a quarter of temporary Covid-19 layoffs in US to be permanent

While the transition rate from temporary to permanent layoffs remains historically low, the figure nearly doubled from June to July, and Goldman expects further increases as fiscal support and the Paycheck Protection Program dries up.

More than 18 million people were classified as temporarily unemployed in April, the most on record.(AP File Photo)
Updated on Aug 23, 2020 06:42 AM IST
ByBloomberg | Posted by Kanishka Sarkar

Is economy recovering with easing of lockdown or sinking?

There is also the question of whether the recovery is merely sequential – current month over previous month – or strong enough to prevent an annual contraction from the second quarter onwards.

A comparison of current perception on general economic situation in the CCS along with quarterly GDP figures shows that they have pretty much moved in tandem.(Bloomberg)
Updated on Aug 12, 2020 10:03 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | By

A shift in labour markets| HT Editorial

The north and east must create opportunities for workers

States also will have to ensure that the return of workers does not lead to the spread of the disease, particularly in rural areas(AP)
Published on May 12, 2020 06:27 PM IST
Hindustan Times | By

As society opens, Saudi women surge into job market

For decades, straitlaced Saudi society offered limited opportunities for women seeking a paid job and the few who did find work were mostly restricted to the health and education sectors.

An oppressive “guardianship” system also gave male relatives the right to object to the women’s professional aspirations.(Unsplash)
Updated on Apr 28, 2020 03:36 PM IST
Riyadh | ByAgence France-Presse

Fix the issues that plague the Indian housing market | Opinion

Liberalising Floor Space Index caps will make homes accessible. Supplement it with additional infrastructure

Instead of enabling people to move to cities, the policy approach is geared to keeping them out(Aniruddha Chowdhury/Mint)
Updated on Feb 19, 2020 06:38 PM IST
ByReuben Abraham and Pritika Hingorani

The costs of congestion: A case study of Mumbai | Opinion

From economic efficiency to environmental damage, citizens pay a heavy price. There are ways to address this

The government should eradicate chokepoints as a first step(Kunal Patil/HT Photo)
Published on Feb 05, 2020 06:18 PM IST
ByHarsh Vardhan Pachisia and Kadambari Shah

Recognise unpaid care work as a common good

Care work is highly gendered and a barrier to women’s participation in the paid economy. It’s time we changed that

All over the world, women bear a disproportionate burden of household chores. This “sexist economic system” has resulted in gross imbalances in paid work, finds an Oxfam report released this past week(HT)
Updated on Jan 24, 2020 08:16 PM IST

The other data challenge: Measuring life in a metro

We need to know how many people enter cities, where they live, how they travel, and what they do for a living

Governance needs quality, granular, city-level data. Come up with a decadal plan(HT PHOTO)
Updated on Jan 15, 2020 07:07 PM IST
ByHarshita Agrawal, Harsh Vardhan Pachisia, and Kadambari Shah

Starting point to address slowdown would be to acknowledge it: Raghuram Rajan

The former RBI governor urged India to join free trade agreements judiciously in order to boost competition and improve domestic efficiency.

File photo of former RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan.(PTI)
Updated on Dec 08, 2019 03:16 PM IST
New Delhi | ByPress Trust of India

Can relocating industries help women job seekers?

Regularisation of unplanned industrial areas can help, as they create home-based work opportunities for them

The minimum wages for piece-rated workers calls for a different approach from the usual time-rated notion(HT)
Published on Sep 17, 2019 07:33 PM IST
ByEesha Kunduri and Farzana Afridi

How women and men spend their time

In a World Bank study, Eliana Rubiano-Matulevich and Mariana Viollaz analyse time-use patterns in 19 countries to better understand how men and women spend their time.

According to the authors, the gender gap is present across a woman’s life but peaks between the age of 25-44 when marriage and parenthood prevent women from spending time at work.(Photo: Mint file)
Updated on Aug 28, 2019 05:03 PM IST
Livemint | BySneha Alexander

Serious mental disorder in youth may have lasting impact on employment prospects, says study

Mental disorders experienced in adolescence or early adulthood that require hospital care are linked to low income, poor education, and unemployment over the life span of individuals, suggests a study.

Mental disorders experienced in adolescence or early adulthood that require hospital care are linked to low income, poor education.(Unsplash)
Updated on Aug 23, 2019 07:39 AM IST
Washington DC | ByAsian News International
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