A recent study on female labour force participation conducted by FSG revealed that 33 percent of non-working women from low-income and low-education backgrounds want to work, but there are many…
Geeta Rani* is an ASHA worker in Haryana’s Sonipat district. For more than a year now, ASHA workers like Geeta have not been able to carry out their regular responsibilities,…
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, UNICEF has estimated that an additional 10 million girls are at risk of early marriages. In particular, the closure of schools and colleges along with…
Not all jobs lost during the lockdown have come back. From Gram Vaani’s work with informal and registered workers across industries in north and south India during and after the…
This story has been republished from Newslaundry. You can find the original piece here.Across the country, ASHA workers have been enrolled to lead the fight against COVID-19 at the grassroots….