The female labour participation in India decreased to 24.8 percent in 2020 from 34 percent in 2016, according to the United Nations Global Compact study. The study also reports that out of the 153 countries that were part of the study, India is the only country where...
By: Christian Weller Senior Contributor Older women are particularly vulnerable to poverty and economic hardship in retirement. They often have fewer retirement savings than men at older ages and thus face more pressure to work longer to offset the lower savings. Yet...
KEY POINTS Some 90% of women will be solely responsible for their finances at some point in their life. By 2020, women are expected to control $72 trillion, or 32% of all wealth globally, up from $51 trillion in 2015. The key to their success will be to find a...
By Julianne Pepitone It’s a scene familiar to many women who have visited a doctor’s office: You come seeking relief, detailing your symptoms and hoping for an explanation. Instead the provider acts skeptical or brushes off your concerns, and you return home not...
The announcement that Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos and his wife MacKenzie are divorcing after 25 years of marriage made worldwide headlines this week. That’s understandable. Bezos, 54, is the world’s richest man, with a personal fortune of $137 billion, according...
A prominent divorce attorney, James J. Sexton, has said that social media is a prime factor behind broken relationships. Sexton says the need for online sharing plays a role in more than a handful of divorces in today’s society. It’s all captured in his book,...
