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More than 60% consider leaving jobs amid concerns that ‘safe’ work by men could be prioritised

MUMBAI—“Speak honestly, but not too honestly. Speak your truth, but not too loudly. Be yourself, but not so much that you stifle me.” To mark International Women’s Day, seven-time Grammy Award-nominated sitarist, composer and producer Anoushka Shankar announced the release of her brand-new track titled “Sister Susannah,” available to stream and download from March 22 on Mercury KX. The track features Shankar on sitar and spoken word, reciting a ‘checklist’ of requirements from the perspective of an unidentified man to his romantic partner – with...

1 March 2021 • 12:01am A hairdresser at work in Vienna, but April 12 is the earliest salons may open in England Credit: LISI NIESNER/REUTERS SIR – We are concerned that the fiscal impact of the Government’s lockdown measures on women is being overlooked. The virus has taken its toll on a great many people in Britain, but a significant number of female employers, entrepreneurs and employees are being affected – and the damage could take decades to repair. More women than men work in sectors that have shut down. Mothers are almost 50 per cent more likely than fathers to have lost their...