Urgent need to address women’s time-poverty December 11, 2020, 1:23 PM IST
Dr Balwant Mehta writes on economy, labour market and poverty. He has received many national and international level fellowships and awards for his work. He is currently working as Fellow with Institute for Human Development, New Delhi. LESS. MORE
The Coronavirus pandemic is not showing any signs of abating and with the onset of winter; it is, in fact, spreading exponentially in India and globally too. In addition to the public health emergency, the economic and social disruption that the COVID-19 contagion has unleashed upon us threatens the long-term livelihoods and well-being of millions of people around the globe. Ironically, this year marked the 25th anniversary of the Beijing Platform for Action and it was meant to be a groundbreaking one for gender parity. Instead, with the spread of the Coronavirus, even the restricted gains made in the past are being lost. The pandemic is not