Society & Culture
It’s hard to believe fewer Indian women are working now than fifteen years ago. But it’s true — and Namita Bhandare was one of the first journalists to shine a light on this mind-boggling fact. If you’re left wondering what, how, or why — this episode will examine the big picture of what impacts women in the workforce, what’s changed, and why this decline is happening. With special guest Namita Bhandare: Namita is an award-winning journalist and all-round amazing personality, with nearly 30 years of reporting experience. In 2013, she broke new boundaries by becoming India’s first gender editor for Mint. She now writes on gender for The Hindustan Times, Mint, IndiaSpend, and Foreign Policy. MORE TO READ. Indiaspend series: https://archive.indiaspend.com/cover-story/why-indian-workplaces-are-losing-women-our-nationwide-investigation-begins-53927 Namita in the Hindustan Times: https://m.hindustantimes.com/columns/namita-bhandare 2017 World Bank paper: http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/559511491319990632/Precarious-drop-reassessing-patterns-of-female-labor-force-participation-in-India 2019 ILO paper: https://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/---dgreports/---dcomm/---publ/documents/publication/wcms_674831.pdf MORE TO LISTEN TO. Namita on the Seen and the Unseen podcast: https://seenunseen.in/episodes/2019/8/5/episode-132-women-at-work/ MORE TO WATCH. JLF Women and Work panel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oi9uG08IXns JLF Visible Work, Invisible Women panel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xwgyi7fshyE Share the Load campaign: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8QDlv8kfwIM A BIG THANKS Women In Labour is generously supported by a grant from the American Center, New Delhi. All opinions, findings, and conclusions are those of Women In Labour and its hosts only — and do not necessarily reflect those of the United States Department of State.