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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
Published on Jan 21, 2024 07:16 PM IST
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
Published on Dec 26, 2023 10:13 PM IST
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
Updated on Dec 23, 2023 01:05 AM IST
Abhishek Jha, 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.
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
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
Published on Oct 17, 2023 07:04 PM IST
Claudia Goldin wins the Nobel prize in economics
Her work has overturned assumptions about gender equality
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.
Published on Oct 11, 2023 07:05 PM IST
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
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
Published on Sep 27, 2023 09:30 PM IST
The Hollywood strikes reveal Los Angeles’s deepest anxieties
Questions of cost haunt the industry and its home town
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
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.
Updated on Nov 30, 2021 04:29 PM IST
HT Correspondent, 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.
Published on Aug 02, 2021 05:23 AM IST
, New Delhi
Prashant K NandaYoung 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
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.
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.
Updated on Nov 03, 2020 08:40 AM IST
livemint, New Delhi | HT Correspondent
Payroll data shows job recovery’s distant
Good jobs in manufacturing, financial establishments and core engineering firms are far from making a recovery.
Updated on Aug 24, 2020 06:29 AM IST
Mint, New Delhi |
Prashant 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.
Updated on Aug 23, 2020 06:42 AM IST
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.
Updated on Aug 12, 2020 10:03 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Roshan Kishore
A shift in labour markets| HT Editorial
The north and east must create opportunities for workers
Published on May 12, 2020 06:27 PM IST
Hindustan Times | HT Correspondent
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.
Updated on Apr 28, 2020 03:36 PM IST
Riyadh |
Agence 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
Updated on Feb 19, 2020 06:38 PM IST
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
Published on Feb 05, 2020 06:18 PM IST
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
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
Updated on Jan 15, 2020 07:07 PM IST
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.
Updated on Dec 08, 2019 03:16 PM IST
New Delhi |
Press 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
Published on Sep 17, 2019 07:33 PM IST
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.
Updated on Aug 28, 2019 05:03 PM IST
Livemint |
Sneha 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.
Updated on Aug 23, 2019 07:39 AM IST
Washington DC |
Asian News International
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