The episode explores the question which is at the heart of the series—what keeps Indian women from joining the workforce? According to an IWWAGE report from 2020, only one out of every five women of working age in India were in the workforce. Government data shows that between January to March 2021, women’s presence in the workforce had dropped to 16.9 percent. But what lies behind these numbers?

In this episode, host Sunaina Kumar and Sharon Buteau, Executive Director at LEAD at Krea University, discuss the structural barriers that women face, along with social norms and restrictions on mobility. The majority of the women who work are in the informal sector, their work is invisible and not counted. Besides, the time spent by Indian women on domestic work is 10 ten times more than men.
The pandemic has further widened the gap and affected women’s access to opportunities. How can women prepare for the future of work, and can digitization be more equitable for women? 
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<div>The episode explores the question which is at the heart of the series—what keeps Indian women from joining the workforce? According to an IWWAGE report from 2020, only one out of every five women of working age in India were in the workforce. Government data shows that between January to March 2021, women’s presence in the workforce had dropped to 16.9 percent. But what lies behind these numbers?<br><br></div><div>In this episode, host Sunaina Kumar and Sharon Buteau, Executive Director at LEAD at Krea University, discuss the structural barriers that women face, along with social norms and restrictions on mobility. The majority of the women who work are in the informal sector, their work is invisible and not counted. Besides, the time spent by Indian women on domestic work is 10 ten times more than men.</div><div><br>The pandemic has further widened the gap and affected women’s access to opportunities. How can women prepare for the future of work, and can digitization be more equitable for women? </div><div><br>You can follow Sharon on social media: </div><div>Twitter: ( <a href="https://twitter.com/sharon_buteau" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span data-auto-link="true" data-href="https://twitter.com/sharon_buteau">https://twitter.com/sharon_buteau</span></a> )</div><div>Linkedin: ( <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/sharon-buteau-25b0452/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span data-auto-link="true" data-href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/sharon-buteau-25b0452/">https://www.linkedin.com/in/sharon-buteau-25b0452/</span></a> )</div><div><br>You can follow our host Sunaina Kumar on her social media:</div><div>Twitter: ( <a href="https://twitter.com/sunaina_kumar" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span data-auto-link="true" data-href="https://twitter.com/sunaina_kumar">https://twitter.com/sunaina_kumar</span></a> )</div><div>Linkedin: ( <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/sunaina-kumar" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span data-auto-link="true" data-href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/sunaina-kumar">https://www.linkedin.com/in/sunaina-kumar</span></a> )</div><div>Facebook: (&nbsp;<a href="https://www.facebook.com/sunaina.kumar.37" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span data-auto-link="true" data-href="https://www.facebook.com/sunaina.kumar.37">https://www.facebook.com/sunaina.kumar.37</span></a> )</div><div><br>You can listen to this show and other awesome shows on the https://ivmpodcasts.com, the IVM Podcasts app on Android: <a href="https://ivm.today/android" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span data-auto-link="true" data-href="https://ivm.today/android">https://ivm.today/android</span></a> or iOS: https://ivm.today/ios, or any other podcast app.</div>

Without women, India cannot progress. Indian women have been asserting their presence in different ways. The increasing number of women voters is beginning to affect election outcomes, and yet the representation of female elected officials is disappointingly low. The rate of female literacy has gone up across the country, and yet the participation of women in the labour force has been steadily declining. Women in India spend almost 20% of their time on unpaid and care work, while men, on average, spend only 2.5% of their time on these activities.

This is just a handful of the many questions and situations that we are tackling as we look at how we can move forward.

Mind The Gender Gap is a monthly podcast that focuses on data and evidence to explore essential questions about women and work in India. It is a collaboration between IndiaSpend, the country’s first and only public interest data journalism initiative and IWWAGE, a research initiative of LEAD at Krea University.  

Hosted by Sunaina Kumar, a journalist and researcher, Mind The Gender Gap brings together a diverse group of experts from across sectors who are involved in framing policies that enable and empower women’s participation in the economy.

<p>Without women, India cannot progress. Indian women have been asserting their presence in different ways. The increasing number of women voters is beginning to affect election outcomes, and yet the representation of female elected officials is disappointingly low. The rate of female literacy has gone up across the country, and yet the participation of women in the labour force has been steadily declining. Women in India spend almost 20% of their time on unpaid and care work, while men, on average, spend only 2.5% of their time on these activities.</p><p>This is just a handful of the many questions and situations that we are tackling as we look at how we can move forward.</p><p><b>Mind The </b><b>Gender Gap</b> is a monthly podcast that focuses on data and evidence to explore essential questions about women and work in India. It is a collaboration between IndiaSpend, the country’s first and only public interest data journalism initiative and IWWAGE, a research initiative of LEAD at Krea University.  </p><p>Hosted by Sunaina Kumar, a journalist and researcher, <b>Mind The </b><b>Gender Gap</b> brings together a diverse group of experts from across sectors who are involved in framing policies that enable and empower women’s participation in the economy.</p>

Mind The Gender Gap is a monthly podcast that focuses on data and evidence to explore essential questions about women and work in India. It is a collaboration between IndiaSpend,

Mind The Gender Gap

In this episode, host Sunaina Kumar and Sharon Buteau, Executive Director at LEAD at Krea University, discuss the structural barriers that women face, along with social norms and restrictions on mobility.

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