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The all-female staff perform vital reproductive and health work in far-flung, remote areas across Nepal, India and Pakistan but receive paltry wages.

Demands include better pay and working conditions, pension, sick leave

Get latest articles and stories on Business at LatestLY. On May 4, 2023, the annual Climate Asia conference, Building a Sustainable Legacy for a Greener Tomorrow, was held in New Delhi, India. The conference aimed to bring together a diverse set of stakeholders - funders, NGOs, climate and research organizations, experts and individuals working in the climate space, and members of the media- to discuss the challenges posed by climate change, explore opportunities for action, and identify innovat...

Climate change represents one of the most significant and complex challenges that humanity faces today. Its far-reaching impact is already being felt around the world. As we strive to create a sustainable future, we must come together, share our insights, and work collectively to find solutions promoting a more environmentally responsible and resilient world. In line with this goal, Climate Asia is hosting its annual conference on 4 May 2023 in New Delhi. 


According to the World Bank’s latest data, women represented 23% of India’s formal and informal workforce in 2021, down from nearly 27% in 2005.

Pinky Negi, an Indian teacher with two master's degrees, loved her old job at a public school in the Himalayan foothills. But then she did what millions of Indian women do every year - gave up her career when she got married and had children. "The idea of not earning pinches me the most when I have to ask for the smallest of things," said Negi, who briefly tried home tutoring

Only 30% of adult women used mobile internet in 2020, a figure that did not change the following year.

Low digital literacy restricts opportunities for employment and entrepreneurship for women

Economic distress, desperation and poor household incomes are driving women to low-paying jobs.

In the first part of the latest edition of our Women at Work series, we write how anecdotal evidence and data from the latest Periodic Labour Force Survey indicate that economic distress is driving women to take on any sort of work at very low salaries