BLOOMBERG: Indian Women Are Better Off — But It’s Not All Good News

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“There’s relatively less negative attitude toward daughters,” particularly in the middle class, said Bina Agarwal, a professor of at the University of Manchester, noting employment opportunities are opening to women that wouldn’t have been considered 20 years ago such as technology and management.

Period21 Jun 2017

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  • TitleIndian Women Are Better Off — But It’s Not All Good News
    Media name/outletBloomberg
    Media typeWeb
    Country/TerritoryUnited States
    Date21/06/17
    Description“There’s relatively less negative attitude toward daughters,” particularly in the middle class, said Bina Agarwal, a professor of at the University of Manchester, noting employment opportunities are opening to women that wouldn’t have been considered 20 years ago such as technology and management.
    URLhttps://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-06-21/indian-women-are-better-off-but-it-s-not-all-good-news
    PersonsBina Agarwal
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Research Beacons, Institutes and Platforms

  • Global inequalities
  • Global Development Institute

Keywords

  • India
  • gender equality
  • women in employment
  • women's rights