Bank Accounts Aren’t Enough to Bring Women Into India’s Gig Economy, ILO Warns
Owning a bank account is not enough to bring women fully into India’s gig and platform economy, a policy brief by the International Labor Organization and the National Council of Applied Economic Research said. Nearly all Indian women now have a bank account, but most still can’t use one on their own, few understand the loans and insurance sold to them, and the financial products themselves are built for how men earn, not how women do.
Nepal-Led Coalition Seeks UN Endorsement for Dignified Menstruation Day
An international advocacy network is pressing the United Nations to formally endorse December 8 as International Dignified Menstruation Day, an observance it has held for seven years without official recognition from the world body.
Why Have We Stopped Caring About Dowry Killings? A New Study Explains
A new academic study argues that India has built an “infrastructure of inattention” around dowry killings, referring to legal and cultural processes that once made such deaths the focus of mass public protest but now allow such murders to pass with little public attention.
Judge Calls for Greater Representation for Women in Legal Profession
At a recent seminar, Supreme Court Justice B.V. Nagarathna drew attention to the lack of adequate representation of women in the legal profession, judiciary and political leadership roles in India. She also called for ensuring at least 30 percent reservation for women advocates in legal panels representing state and central governments, as well as in the panels advising public sector units.
Do Married Women Have the Right to Work? Not at This Apple Supplier in India
At the Foxconn flagship iPhone assembly plant in southern India, married female candidates are systematically excluded from employment opportunities, contradicting both Apple’s and Foxconn’s policies which state that workers should not face discrimination based on marital status, suggests an investigation by Reuters.