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Archana Datta

ARTICLES BY ARCHANA DATTA

Agendas for action must focus on the special needs of women. (PTI)

Gender and Age: We need a female perspective on ageing populations

3 min read . 07 Mar 2025

In 2023 alone, the world recorded 170 armed conflicts and the displacement of nearly 120 million people. This is tragic, of course. So, too, is the ecological impact of war. (AFP)

The world mustn’t keep looking away from the environmental costs of war

4 min read . 12 Dec 2024

Globally, women healthcare professionals continue to face challenges like unequal pay, unsatisfactory work conditions and limited opportunities. (Mint)

Health alert: Listen to women in medicine and allied fields

4 min read . 11 Oct 2024

Japan’ official total fertility rate fell to 1.2 in 2023, the lowest since 1947. (Photo via Pixabay)

Women’s right to bodily autonomy: Japan needs to think again

4 min read . 17 Jul 2024

As rising temperatures reduce the quality and length of people’s lives, they cast a shadow on our economic health too. (HT_PRINT)

Equitable survival: Climate action needs to be gender just

4 min read . 07 May 2024

According to UN Women estimates, the low presence of women in a surging digital world has meant a staggering $1 trillion has gone missing over the past decade from the GDP of low- and middle-income countries.

Womenomics should take centre stage in today's digital age

4 min read . 08 Mar 2024

Despite Indian women’s better balanced share of the political franchise, various institutional and structural challenges stand in their way to the electoral battlefield.

Women's political empowerment will enhance governance and boost the economy

4 min read . 23 Jan 2024

In the aftermath of the ‘Nirbhaya’ incident, several changes were brought into the legal landscape, but their impact as a deterrent has remained limited. (Photo: Reuters)

Crimes against women must stop for the country to prosper

4 min read . 18 Dec 2023

On average, women in the labour market earn 23% less than men, and women spend about three times more time in unpaid domestic and care work than men.

Reject gender stereotypes for better economic outcomes

4 min read . 12 Oct 2023

In the post-#MeToo era, employers are more aware of their corporate image and the risks of litigation and criminal proceedings, apart from adverse effects on staff productivity, recruitment and retention.

Gender sensitivity works in favour of economic growth

4 min read . 09 Aug 2023

A Woman walks past a rupee symbol near the BSE (Hindustan Times)

Invest in childcare to raise economic productivity levels

4 min read . 05 Jun 2023

In sub-Saharan Africa, where woman’s family receives a payment for the bride, droughts can lead to early marriage. Photo: HT

The institution of marriage rests on equal partnership

4 min read . 17 Apr 2023

MSMEs face tough time post unlock in COVID-19 pandemic (MINT_PRINT)

Why India can’t afford women staying out of labour market

4 min read . 22 Nov 2022

Time to end systemic misogyny reflected in the gender pay gap

4 min read . 20 Jun 2022

India's married women are still far from bodily agency

4 min read . 25 Feb 2022

False stereotypes must get out of gender equality’s way

4 min read . 28 Dec 2021

The United Nations Population Fund’s State of World Population report, 2021, for the first time, focused on the issue of women’s bodily autonomy. (Photo: Reuters)

A woman’s body is not her own in much of today’s world

4 min read . 05 Oct 2021