The severity of COVID-19 has led the government of India to impose one of the stringent lockdown and quarantine measure … in the world. India is under a national lockdown since 25 March 2020 in order to maintain ‘social distancing’ to control … inequalities worse for women and girls, causes discrimination to other marginalized groups and those in extreme poverty. The …

Studies on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic have demonstrated that poor women have been the worst sufferers in terms … of pay cuts and job losses. Women are the hardest hit also at the household level. They have to bear the brunt of … paper on the gender impact of the pandemic and the consequent lockdowns and curfews in the city of Delhi, India, seeks to …

under the “Self-reliant India Mission” specifically targeting unregistered informal workers such as street vendors …, construction workers and domestic workers. However, home-based workers, a significant category within India’s most vulnerable …

As part of ISST's research initiative to understand the immediate impact of COVID-19 imposed lockdown on women workers … in the informal sector, this study specifically focuses on the plight of women waste workers and segregators residing in … workers. The study aims to highlight the impact of the lockdown on the paid and unpaid work of the women waste workers and …

and unpaid care activities of women workers …

A greater participation of women in labour-force assists in increasing the overall household income while reducing …-making) at a household level. India’s context in this regard-with a highly fragmented labor market-presents a deeply worrying … (embedded in the social structure of households) aspects affecting the social position of women in their own household. Our …

lives and livelihood of women construction workers in Delhi. A mixed-methods approach involving telephone surveys and in …-depth interviews with stakeholders and women workers was used to understand the impact of the pandemic on paid work, unpaid household … and care work of women workers and their access to essential resources and services. The study found the construction …

and livelihood of women home-based workers in Delhi. A mixed-method approach involving telephonic survey and in …-depth interviews with stakeholders and women workers was used to understand the impact of the pandemic on paid work, unpaid household … and care work of women workers, and their access to essential resources and services. The study found that while home …

Using a mixed-method approach of telephonic surveys and in-depth interviews with key informants and women workers, this … study aims to assess the impact that the COVID-19 pandemic and the subsequent lockdown has had on women waste workers and … work and childcare has increased significantly. This poses a problem for women workers in terms of managing paid work …