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Women’s leadership in corporate India

This article is authored by Aditi Jha and Aparajita Bharti.

Women leadership(Pixabay)
Published on Aug 07, 2024 09:01 AM IST
ByAditi Jha,

When paid period leave is mandatory

We must look beyond legally mandated paid period leave and towards an all-of-society approach.

Civil society can galvanise communities and create voluntary codes around minimum wages, paid weekly leave, overtime allowance, and access to toilet and hygiene facilities for marginalised workers.(Shutterstock)
Published on Dec 29, 2023 10:16 PM IST

Root out the prejudices in the Hindu Succession Act

As per the 1956 Hindu Succession Act, all of the husband’s property goes to his natal family, but the women’s property devolves to her in-laws. This needs urgent reform

HSA perpetuates the belief that women belong solely to their “married household” - a commonly cited reason for the preference for a male child. (Shutterstock)
Published on Jun 03, 2022 06:53 PM IST

The Data Protection Authority can lay the foundation for a solid digital economy

The Joint Parliamentary Committee must take cognisance of the far-reaching impact of these issues and lay the foundation of a robust institution that is transparent, competent, independent, predictable and not-overzealous in its rulemaking

While this delegation of power is necessary to ensure regulation keeps pace with technological innovation, the Bill lacks clearly defined consultation procedure for issuing new regulations and directions (Shutterstock)
Updated on Oct 12, 2021 07:53 PM IST
ByAparajita Bharti and Nikhil Iyer

Balancing privacy and agency: Data governance needs a gender lens

Given sensitivities around women’s data and its impact on their ability to use the internet, India’s various data governance proposals that are under discussion currently must be evaluated from a gender lens

Representational image. As India moves towards an increasingly digital society, how privacy and data governance laws may impact women’s safety and agency on the internet should not come as an afterthought. (Getty Images/iStockphoto)
Updated on Sep 16, 2021 05:38 PM IST
ByMayank Mishra and Aparajita Bharti
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