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.
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.
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.
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.
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 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.
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.
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'.
One of the most pressing issues affecting women is the gender gap in pensions, where they receive significantly lower retirement incomes compared to men.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Such an insightful and important piece. The way the article goes beyond the numbers to unpack the structural realities behind the gender income gap makes it particularly compelling. A truly important conversation, presented with clarity and depth. Brilliant work!
Such an insightful and important piece. The way the article goes beyond the numbers to unpack the structural realities behind the gender income gap makes it particularly compelling. A truly important conversation, presented with clarity and depth. Brilliant work!