Women Job Market

A bunch of headlines from the month gone by should force us to question why the idea of a working woman - and the economics of it - is still so skewed. Women have made progress, but it's largely not because of, but despite the wo

The coronavirus pandemic has hit women worldwide with job losses and closures of childcare centers. Yet a surprising bright spot is emerging: India's $200 billion technology services industry, where new rules are expected to provide female workers with a broad swath of flexible work arrangements and fresh employment opportunities.

With these two FCs, Flipkart now has 12 assets in Haryana, including supply chain infrastructure for large appliances, non-large (including mobiles, apparel), grocery and furniture -- taking the total asset capacity in the state to over 20 lakh square feet.

China's new policy to permit two children, ending the one child policy this year is resulting in discrimination of women in job market as employers prefer male workers to avoid lengthy maternity leave, official media reported.

A substantial number of employees are interested in working from home with the preference more prevalent among those aged above 45 years, says a survey. HR services provider Randstad on Thursday said that almost equal number of men and women opined that they would like telecommuting.

Amid raging debate over gender pay gap globally, a new report shows the figure for India stands as high as 27 per cent, where men earned a median gross hourly salary of Rs 288.68 while women earned Rs 207.85 per hour.

At first, Sarah Nakintu was grateful to her friend for alerting her to job opportunities in marketing and retail in Dubai.

Terming gender gap in Indian job market as higher than most other countries, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Sunday pitched for greater investment in infrastructure and enhanced social spending to bring in a larger number of women in labour force.

Women are still under-represented in top corporate jobs, says Paris-based OECD

The last three men nominated to the Supreme Court have all been married and, among them, have seven children. The last three women -- Elena Kagan, Sonia Sotomayor and Harriet Miers (who withdrew) -- have all been single and without children.This little pattern makes the court a good symbol of the American job market. Women and men with similar qual...

Apple has generated a lot of chatter with its new iPad tablet. Many women are saying the name evokes awkward associations with feminine hygiene products.Two other high-tech companies already market products called iPad and are laying claim to the trademark.

A bunch of headlines from the month gone by should force us to question why the idea of a working woman - and the economics of it - is still so skewed. Women have made progress, but it's largely not because of, but despite the wo

The coronavirus pandemic has hit women worldwide with job losses and closures of childcare centers. Yet a surprising bright spot is emerging: India's $200 billion technology services industry, where new rules are expected to provide female workers with a broad swath of flexible work arrangements and fresh employment opportunities.

With these two FCs, Flipkart now has 12 assets in Haryana, including supply chain infrastructure for large appliances, non-large (including mobiles, apparel), grocery and furniture -- taking the total asset capacity in the state to over 20 lakh square feet.

China's new policy to permit two children, ending the one child policy this year is resulting in discrimination of women in job market as employers prefer male workers to avoid lengthy maternity leave, official media reported.

A substantial number of employees are interested in working from home with the preference more prevalent among those aged above 45 years, says a survey. HR services provider Randstad on Thursday said that almost equal number of men and women opined that they would like telecommuting.

Amid raging debate over gender pay gap globally, a new report shows the figure for India stands as high as 27 per cent, where men earned a median gross hourly salary of Rs 288.68 while women earned Rs 207.85 per hour.

At first, Sarah Nakintu was grateful to her friend for alerting her to job opportunities in marketing and retail in Dubai.

Terming gender gap in Indian job market as higher than most other countries, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Sunday pitched for greater investment in infrastructure and enhanced social spending to bring in a larger number of women in labour force.

Women are still under-represented in top corporate jobs, says Paris-based OECD

The last three men nominated to the Supreme Court have all been married and, among them, have seven children. The last three women -- Elena Kagan, Sonia Sotomayor and Harriet Miers (who withdrew) -- have all been single and without children.This little pattern makes the court a good symbol of the American job market. Women and men with similar qual...

Apple has generated a lot of chatter with its new iPad tablet. Many women are saying the name evokes awkward associations with feminine hygiene products.Two other high-tech companies already market products called iPad and are laying claim to the trademark.