Join me at 12pm (IST) on Dec 16, 2022 for a conversation with Gates Foundation India on Women’s Economic Empowerment and how we can support more opportunities for women. Please share your questions and thoughts on how to #EmpowerWithEquality

A labour of love by Nikore Associates & ORF - Presenting our complete gendered analysis of time⏱️use data in India!

Regardless of employment status, education qualification, or geography, women do over 8X the unpaid care👩🏻‍🍼work as men - far higher than global average of 3X.

The Lancet's e-clinical medicine publishes C3's cross-sectional, mixed-methods study on 'Spousal Support and Work Performance during COVID-19 among Elected Women Representatives'
Read full study: bit.ly/SpousalSupport…

Madhu Krishna Archna Vyas Saachi Bhalla Yamini Atmavilas

Heartbroken at the loss of one of the warmest and most inspiring people we’ve had the privilege of knowing and working with Gates Foundation India. Rest in Power, Usha.

Join us tomorrow for Coming together, Forming enterprises, Entering the Economy at the #CSW65 event for a vibrant conversation on the importance of women-led Collective Social Enterprises, featuring some inspiring women. Know more: bit.ly/3975IL1 SEWA Bharat United Nations CSW

Child care is essential infrastructure that’s vital to economies. And yet it's rarely accessible or affordable, & the responsibility falls on women. Get to know these families from around the world, whose stories exemplify why addressing women's unpaid work is so urgent. #IWD2021

🔊🆕📘 IWWAGE The Quantum Hub presents data story on #women ’s #livelihoods & #work in the year of #COVID -19, looking at women’s changing role in #economy , resilience in the crisis & opportunities to gain back momentum on #women ’s #economic empowerment: bit.ly/2YaT07X

🆕episode of our #video series #GenderWatch is out now! Watch out for news, evidence, research & policy insights on girls & women empowerment; iwwage.org/resource-gende…
Gates Foundation India LEAD at Krea University The Quantum Hub Subhalakshmi Nandi Saachi Bhalla D J Sengupta Sona Mitra Kanika Jha Kingra Women in Econ/Policy

India has a poor record of women's participation in the workforce. Is the pandemic making matters worse?

#WorklifeIndia

IWWAGE partners with ANANDI for #inauguration of Lok Adhikar Kendra today, June 1st at Karhal block (Sheopur. MP) under our project, SWAYAM. Gender Justice Centres will help #women voice their concerns & get connected to their #rights & #entitlement .

Our piece in EPW on how gender responsive fiscal expansion can be designed and why women cannot be ignored. We may lose more women permanently from the labourforce! This needs major policy attention IWWAGE LEAD at Krea University Subhalakshmi Nandi Saachi Bhalla Yamini Atmavilas #COVID19

Extremely relevant for informing policy solutions in current times !!
Saachi Bhalla Yamini Atmavilas Katherine Hay Shreyasi Jha Jashodhara Dasgupta Feminist Policy Collective (India) sulakshana (she/her)

Universalising PDS for the next six months if not more is the way forward! Cash transfers have their own problems - good if successful but should b 'in addition' to other efforts and not the 'only' effort! IWWAGE Feminist Policy Collective (India) Subhalakshmi Nandi Dipa Sinha Saachi Bhalla

@AshwDeshpande speaking on what constitutes women's work - virtual webinar series! IWWAGE LEAD at Krea University Subhalakshmi Nandi Saachi Bhalla Kanika Jha Kingra Feminist Policy Collective (India) Julie Thekkudan

Shelter homes in Delhi for victims/survivors of #VAW . 👇

Do you agree that #unpaid #carework has significant repercussion, not only for #women ’s socio-economic #empowerment but also for the country’s growth? Surabhi Chaturvedi brings you more @ bwwellbeingworld.businessworld.in/article/Increa…
Gates Foundation India
UN Women India
LEAD at Krea University
Yamini Atmavilas
Sona Mitra

Resources on #gender implications of #COVID19 @ feministpolicyindia.org/analysis-insig…

We write about the long term policies needed to tackle the crisis. Part 1 today in The Wire. Watch this space for Part 2 tomorrow. Kaushik Basu Somesh Jha Supriya Sharma Seema Chishti Ashoka University

Are you an organisation engaging in the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action 25-year review and follow-up? You may be eligible for our new special call for applications! womensfundasia.org/Beijing25/

#GenerationEquality #Beijing25 #FeministFunding #FeministPhilanthropy

Not only from the point of view of family budgets and farm incomes as Roshan Kishore argues, but there's need for serious thought on making vegs accessible & affordable, thru PDS & other means, all year for all given poor diets in the country + burden of micronutrient malnutrition