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47 percent
The average share of food in the total monthly per capita expenditure incurred by a rural household in 2023-24
In comparison, among urban households, this share was 39.8 percent.
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Gender gaps in informal sector entrepreneurship in India
Women own about a quarter of all proprietary establishments in India’s informal sector, with most of these enterprises being solo-run without any hired workers.
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Women and Work
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Does the size of an organisation have any link to the share of women it employs?
Bigger firms tend to employ a larger proportion of women, possibly because they offer better non-wage benefits (such as maternity leave, childcare, transport, paid leaves and healthcare benefits) to workers.
How labour force participation rates in India vary across age groups
In 2022-23, 58.3 percent of Indians aged 15-59 years (the working age group) were part of its labour force. But this share was not uniformly distributed across the entire age group.
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In the News
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Returning from a career break? Employers may bet on you in a slow job market
The Mint reports on the release of ‘The Returnship Road’ by CEDA and Godrej DEI Lab.
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What is a leaky pipeline and how can it help companies fix the gender gap?
India Today reports on the release of ‘The Returnship Road’ by CEDA and Godrej DEI Lab.
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Mind the Gap 🖊️ by Namita Bhandare
Hindustan TImes’ Mind the Gap reports on the release of ‘The Returnship Road’ by CEDA and Godrej DEI Lab.
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In cities, expenditure on cereals fell from 14% to 3.8% in 3 decades, while the share of expenditure on processed food increased from 7.2% to 11.1%
The Jagran cites a CEDA data narrative on cereal consumption in India.
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India Is Growing More Cereals But Eating Less
The Wire republishes a CEDA data narrative.
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The mystery of India’s female labour-force participation rate
The Economist quotes CEDA research in their article on India’s female labour-force participation rate.
