First, unlike Americans, opting out of the workforce is not an option for most Indians. The existence of the vast informal sector offers refuge to employees pushed out of wage employment. Second, this employment of last resort should not be taken to imply a robust recovery.

Especially since the COVID-19 pandemic, women have exhibited higher levels of depression and anxiety than men across nations and social classes

Can the Generation Equality Forum ensure two basic rights for women: The right to safety and peace at home, and to decent work outside of it?

Children in households without piped water or LPG have lower learning outcomes. This negative impact is greater when women bear a greater share of the burden of unpaid work compared to men.

The pandemic may have limited our ability to connect with the external world, but for several Indian women, isolation isn’t unfamiliar or new