Indian women work 94 mins more than men every day: OECD survey

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PTI: New Delhi, Dec 20 2012, 16:56 IST
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and inclusive societies," OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurria had said at the launch of the report at the OECD Gender Forum in Paris. Gurria further said "the world's population is ageing and this challenge can only be mastered if all the talent available is mobilised.

"Governments should make further progress in the access and quality of education for all, improve tax and benefits systems, and make childcare more affordable, in order to help women contribute more to economic growth and a fairer society."

The report also presented new evidence of the gender gap in entrepreneurship as per which, the proportion of women-owned businesses is around 30 per cent in OECD countries. Self-employed women also earn 30 to 40 per cent less than their male counterparts.

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Deboshree Ghosh | 24-Dec-2012Reply | Forward
Makes me feel like shifting to Sweden or Denmark :D

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Deboshree Ghosh | 24-Dec-2012Reply | Forward
Makes me feel like shifting to Sweden or Denmark :D

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P C SHARMA RTI & SOCIAL ACTIVIST | 21-Dec-2012Reply | Forward
According to Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development's (OECD) report on gender and employment, there is a worldwide increase in women's participation in the labour force but considerable gaps remain in working hours, conditions of employment and earnings. I am not satisfied from the report, as the same has been prepared in the AC Room. Moreover the women of our country are working hard in the villages and even in the urban areas. But the report has no indication regarding this. I therefore request to the said OECD to look again and gether the data from the government departments and also from the corporate. P C SHARMA RTI & SOCIAL ACTIVIST

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