FIFA is preparing to make it mandatory for the clubs to allow at least 14 weeks of paid maternity leave at a minimum of two-thirds of a player’s full salary.

If an IAS officer doesn’t think Maternity Benefit Act, 1961- which states 26 weeks maternity leave important or that it can be flouted then where does that leave other working women who really need it?

We have to break down the gender norms that say sports are a male-only domain and girls are not capable of competing. In this interview Shapley tells you to look for the right signs.

A braveheart IAS officer Srijana Gummalla was in labour when a nationwide lockdown was on the cards due to the rising cases of coronavirus in the country. She gave birth to a baby boy a month ago. However, with the increase in COVID-19 cases, the new mother had to return to work in just 22 days […]

Bonding with an infant, even if they are your flesh and blood takes time and hard work. Mothers don’t come programmed in understanding the unsaid.

A teacher in the Government school in Kottakkal, Kerala has reported that she was not allowed to rejoin school post her maternity leave. The reason she cited for this was that she gave birth after four months of her marriage.

A group of Delhi University professors recently wrote to the University Vice-Chancellor, Yogesh K Tyagi, to provide maternity leaves to ad hoc teachers as well. The move comes after the governing body of women’s college, Aditi Mahavidyalaya, announced in July that their administration may grant maternity leave to its female staff under the Maternity Benefit […]

The government will now refund employers the salaries for seven weeks out of the 26 weeks of maternity leave, the Women and Child Development ministry announced on Thursday. This will be applicable to cases where the woman employee is earning more than Rs 15,000 a month, as per reports.  The order covers both – the government […]

If you are banging head over what could be the best baby shower gift for your pregnant co-worker, there is a new trend. Probably the most valuable gift for a working new mother is a little more time which she can spend with her young one before duty calls her back. While most countries in the […]

The Maternity Benefit (Amendment) Bill 2017 was passed by Parliament last year. It was considered as a landmark as it made 26 weeks of paid maternity leave mandatory for all women employed in the organised sector. It was believed that the bill would reform and help India progress. The Bill would allow women to stay […]