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United Nations Global Compact Study: Women Labour-force has declined greatly in India
The United Nations Global Compact conducted a study recently and found that female labour participation has decreased from 34% in 2006 to 24.8% in 2020. The study also says that out of the 153 countries surveyed, India is the only ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2020
World Economic Forum Global Gender Gap Report
The World Economic Forum, Global Gender Gap index was designed and first published in 2006 to measure gender equality by collecting data based on gender gap between women and men in four key areas: education, economy, health, and politics from ..
World Economic Forum Report: India slips to rank 112 in Gender Gap
On December 17, the World Economic Forum released its report according to which India ranked 112th in terms of gender gap. The report said that the India was ranked in bottom-five in terms of survival and economic participation. Highlights: India ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2019
Study on India’s Measles Campaign
The findings of the study published in the journal eLife suggest that mass measles vaccination campaign of India helped save the lives of tens of thousands of children between 2010 and 2013. Measles Measles is a highly contagious viral disease. ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2019
India ranked 108th at World Economic Forum (WEF) gender gap index
India has been ranked 108th among 149 countries at the World Economic Forum (WEF) gender gap index for year 2018. As per report titled ‘Measuring the Global Gender Gap’, India ranked lower on all segments – economic participation and opportunity, ..
Gender wage gap highest in India, women are paid 34% less than men: ILO
According to Global Wage Report 2018-19 published by International Labour Organization (ILO), women are paid most unequally in India, compared to men, when it comes to hourly wages for labour. This gap in wages, known as gender wage gap is ..