This policy paper explores the trends, challenges, and policy imperatives surrounding women's participation in India's labour market. Despite recent improvements in female labour force participation rates, gender disparities persist due to factors…
Read MoreThis study intended not only to inform policymakers and stakeholders but also to serve as a catalyst for further scholarly inquiry and advocacy. This research is situated at the intersection of labour studies, public health, and gender studies, and…
Read MoreThe present study engages in understanding the enforcement of the Maternity Benefit (Amendment) Act, 2017 in India while focusing on the status of the enforcement of the act, implementation challenges and implications of the legislation on women’s…
Read MoreThe paper identifies two features of knowledge economies that can make knowledge a factor in social inequality.
New Delhi: Delhi govt has directed the labour department to make necessary changes in laws to allow women to work night shifts, but only with their consent.
West Bengal Police on Saturday arrested a campus security guard, marking the fourth arrest in the alleged gang-rape case of a law student at a Kolkata college. The arrest comes two days after a 24-year-old law student from South 24 Parganas accused multiple…
Read MoreThe court said live-in relationships disproportionately harm women, noting that while men may move on and even marry after such relationships end, it is difficult for women to find a life partner.
While granting bail to a man accused of sexually exploiting a…
Read MoreThe Telangana high court has held that a Muslim wife has an absolute and unconditional right to dissolve her marriage through khula, and that the husband’s consent is not a prerequisite for its validity, in a significant ruling that underscores the autonomy of Muslim…
Read MoreDates: 19th to 21st April 2024
Venue: Athens, Greece
The academics, researchers, students, practitioners, decision-makers are encouraged to submit papers in all areas of Social Sciences.
Website: https://www.icmrss.org
Contact person: Marija van Viegen
Dates: 16-19 January 2025
Venue: Kerala, India
Call for Papers - Important dates:
Paper Submission Deadline: August 30, 2024
Notification of Acceptance: October 15, 2024
Final Camera-ready Paper: November 15, 2024
Registration Deadline: December 15, 2024
Website: https://www.amrita.edu/events/gender-technology-conference-2025
Contact person: Bhavani Rao R.