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WTW Global Gender Wealth Equity report
WTW’s Global Gender Wealth Equity Report 2022 was released recently. About Global Gender Wealth Equity Report Global Gender Wealth Equity Report was jointly developed by WTW and the World Economic Forum (WEF). It explores gender-based wealth differences across five regions in the world. It assesses the reasons behind the inequality like interlinked effects of career, ..
Month: Current Affairs – November, 2022
Category: Reports & Indexes Current Affairs
Topics: Asia-Pacific • Asia-Pacific (APAC) region • Gender equality • Gender Equality in India • Gender pay gap
State of Gender Equality and Climate Change in South Asia and the HKH Region
“State of Gender Equality and Climate Change in South Asia and the HKH Region” report was released by the ICIMOD on September 29, 2022. Key findings The newly released report assessed the state of gender equality and climate change in climate-affected sectors like agriculture, water and energy. It focused on 10 countries – Afghanistan, Bangladesh, ..
Month: current affairs - september, 2022
Category: Agriculture Current Affairs • Economy & Banking Current Affairs - 2022 • Reports & Indexes Current Affairs
Topics: Climate change • Climate change and agriculture • Gender equality • Gender pay gap • Hindu Kush Himalaya • Human migration • National action plan for climate change • Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) • South Asia
Women’s History Month-2021
The first day of March, 2021 marked the beginning of Women’s History Month. This year the month is more significant because all the centennial celebrations that mark the women’s suffrage were curtailed or cancelled in the year 2020 amid the COVID-19 pandemic. This year, the month is being observed under the theme: “Valiant Women of ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2021
Category: Important Days & Events Current Affairs
Topics: Domestic violence • Gender Disparity • Gender pay gap • International Women's Day • Women Empowerment • Women’s History Month-2021
LinkedIn Opportunity Index 2021: Key Highlights
LinkedIn Opportunity Index 2021 was recently published. The report focuses on the manner women perceive their opportunities. It also focuses on how gender gap is slowing down the career progress for working women in India in the midst of Covid-19 pandemic. Key Highlights As per the index, the Covid-19 pandemic has hit the working women ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2021
Category: Reports & Indexes Current Affairs
Topics: COVID-19 • Gender bias • Gender Disparity • Gender inequality in India • Gender pay gap • LinkedIn Opportunity Index 2021 • Women Empowerment
Monster Salary Index Report
The Monster Salary Index report has highlighted the following findings: The gender pay gap is still high in India and women in the country earn 19 per cent less than men. Wage inequalities in favour of men are present in all the relevant sectors. The current gender pay gap in India stood at 19 per cent ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2019
Topics: Banking • caring services • Financial services • Gender pay gap • healthcare • IIM Ahmedabad • IIM-A • Insurance • IT/ITES services • manufacturing sector • Monster India • Monster Salary Index Report • Paycheck.in • Social work • Wage Inequalities • WageIndicator Foundation
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, educational attainment, health and survival ranking, and political empowerment.“It needs to make improvements across the ..
Topics: Davos • Economy • Equal pay for equal work • Gender equality • Gender gap • Gender Inequality Index • Gender pay gap • Gender studies • Global Gender Gap Report • World Economic Forum