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Tuesday, July 21, 2026
TopicGender gap

Topic: gender gap

Gaping gender pay disparity among self-employed in India’s big cities. Women earn half of what men make

The NSO finds a monthly income gap of around Rs 16,000 between self-employed men & women in million-plus cities. Economists point to unpaid family work, poor access to training.

Leisure is a privilege in India—distributed unevenly along many lines

The most uncomfortable finding of the study based on the Time Use Survey, 2024 data is that rising education and income do not close the gender gap in leisure.

What happens when ‘women’s work’ becomes a profession? It’s still men who rise

Women may enter the workforce in large numbers, but evidence from multiple sectors shows that participation does not automatically translate into leadership or economic power.

‘Boys’ club’—1 woman for every 5 men among lawyers who represent Centre in HCs. The gap is ‘no surprise’

Data from 2025 notifications for High Court panels shows women making up barely a fifth of central government counsel. A 2023 Rajya Sabha reply confirms this is not a new problem.

Aamir Khan and Salman Khan are still dodging and deflecting the age question, 20 yrs later

On the first episode of Two Much With Kajol and Twinkle, Aamir Khan and Salman Khan were confronted with another hypocrisy: age gaps. And they didn't come out looking good.

Pakistan lowest in WEF gender gap report. Pakistanis agree, say ‘worst place to be a woman’

‘Pakistan didn’t just fall behind — it was dragged here by decades of deliberate patriarchy and political cowardice,' wrote Pakistani writer and activist Wazma Khan Nassar.

Only 1 in every 4 public toilet seats in Mumbai available to women & 69% lack water, says NGO report

A report by the Praja Foundation paints a bleak picture of Mumbai’s public toilets, with many lacking water and electricity and only 1 seat per 752 men and 1,820 women.

These 5 digital inclusion projects are bridging gender gap in financial literacy

While approximately 1.4 billion adults globally remain 'unbanked', according to the OECD, these people are more likely to be 'women, poorer, less educated and living in rural areas'.

India has a big pension gender gap. Govt, corporates, banks must help bridge it

One of the most pressing issues affecting women is the gender gap in pensions, where they receive significantly lower retirement incomes compared to men.

Women make up just a third of new voters in Haryana. What’s behind this stark gender disparity

Of 3.43 lakh Haryana voters in this age group, 2.30 lakh are male, 1.13 lakh female & 18 are transgenders. This is in stark contrast to overall gender balance among voters in state.

On Camera

Who is a citizen in India? The answer will determine who has rights

The idea of documentary adequacy promotes exclusionary citizenship and enforces contraction of rights. It is also aimed at tilting electoral scales in favour of the BJP.

Gujarat tops NITI Aayog’s first Investment Friendliness Index, Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu follow

The report evaluates 28 states and 8 UTs on 84 indicators across eight pillars, with Niti Aayog pitching it as a reform tool rather than just a ranking exercise.

DIA effect: Canada steams ahead with TKMS for new submarines, India’s P 75I still in works

Ottawa has handed over execution functions of critical defence projects to a CEO-led organisation for reducing procurement timelines and making it solely accountable for outcomes.

BJP’s push for one-party state has a flip side. It could be Congress’s chance for revival

Even if it’s a municipal election someplace where the Congress is a cipher, you will find BJP targeting it. It’s an acknowledgement that Modi sees Congress, however battered, as his only likely challenger.