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#NumericallySpeaking : Rural broadband penetration in India is only 29% against a national average of 51%. Moreover, women in rural areas are less likely to own mobile phones with internet.
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#numericallyspeaking The digital gender divide has worsened inequity for women. Between March 2020-February 2021, 158 million girls were at risk of dropping out of school due to the digital gender gap.
Read more about the digital gender divide.
#NumericallySpeaking: The impact of school closures has been devastating to students from rural India. With neither smartphones nor a stable internet connection, only 8% students were able to access online learning and atleast 37% of students are dropouts.
#NumericallySpeaking: As per NSSO PLFS 2019, it's evident that female labour force participation in urban areas is concentrated in feminized sectors such as hospitality.
#NumericallySpeaking: The gender wise estimates show that the percentage of females who received/are receiving vocational training is about one-third than its counterpart. Moreover, A significantly high proportion of females (39%) has reported to be out of labour force.
#numericallyspeaking: As the #secondwave hit #rural India with unexpected ferocity, it washed away 5.7 million rural women’s #jobs in April 2021.
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#NumericallySpeaking : In the first month of the national #lockdown, between March to April 2020, 15.4 million women #lost their #jobs, of which 12 million were #rural women.
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#NumericallySpeaking: Hiring activity in April-May 2021 reduced by 17% when compared to the #prepandemic period of April-May 2019.
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#NumericallySpeaking: Rural women formed nearly 80% of #job losses in 2021.
Read @mitalinikore’s article on the #impact of #SecondCOVIDWave on
India's #economy and suggestions for a #revival strategy, expressed in the @FinancialXpress.
https://t.co/cg56AOoeQs
#numericallyspeaking: Acute #water shortages in #India have risen by 20% since #COVID19 , making it imperative to focus on wastewater treatment to address this scarcity. Despite this, currently only 33% of India's urban #wastewater is treated. @NAEconTeam @orfonline
#numericallyspeaking: Acute #water shortages in #India have risen by 20% since #COVID19 , making it imperative to focus on wastewater treatment to address this scarcity. Despite this, currently only 33% of India's urban #wastewater is treated. (1/2)
#NumericallySpeaking : The Maternity Act, 2017 mandates that employers must provide #crèche facilities, yet only 49% of #employers have these facilities in place.
Read @mnikore ‘s article for @IndianExpress on the importance of investing in care #services (1/3)
#NumericallySpeaking: How can we counter the gaps in India's #workforce when safety and mobility restrictions force #women into a predicament where only 54% can go to a nearby market alone?
Read the full article by @mitalinikore highlighting the turbulent nature of...(1/2)
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