Gender

Despite high education levels, Kerala faces alarmingly high rates of youth who are Not in Education, Employment, or Training (NEET). This disconnect between education and labour force participation signals a deep socioeconomic challenge. Based on qualitative interviews with a range of stakeholders in the state, JustJobs Network's Isha Gupta unpacks this paradox, pointing to a mismatch between youth aspirations and available opportunities.

JustJobs Network has developed a comprehensive repository of skilling ecosystems of over 30 countries in Asia, Africa, and Latin America. This factsheet visualises labor market indicators for Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and, Sri Lanka and provides critical information about education and skilling ecosystems in these countries.

This report examines the extent to which strategies for building and supporting a digital economy facilitate the empowerment of women and girls within the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, with a case-based focus on Egypt.

JustJobs Network has developed a comprehensive repository of skilling ecosystems of over 20 countries in Asia, Africa, and Latin America. This factsheet visualises labor market indicators for Egypt, Jordan and the United Arab Emirates and provides critical information about education and skilling ecosystems in these countries.

This brief offers a gender perspective into the study of impact of digital transformations, in the form of artificial intelligence and automation, on labour force participation and skilling ecosystems of Middle East and North Africa region.

This report is the first in a series of three reports, undertaken in collaboration with the Fiscal Policy Institue, Government of Karnataka. It investigates the effectiveness of Shakti Scheme – the fare-free transit policy in the state of Karnataka – on women’s labour force participation, access to better-quality jobs, and perceived change in agency due to higher mobility and financial savings.

JJN’s Centre for Gender Analysis, in partnership with Fiscal Policy Institute, released first in a series of three reports to understand the impact of Karnataka state’s scheme on fare free bus rides for women on their access to work opportunities and economic participation.

JJN’s Centre for Gender Analysis, in partnership with Fiscal Policy Institute, released its first report reviewing the effect of Karnataka state’s Shakti scheme on women’s economic empowerment. The study is based on primary survey of 786 women using the service across various districts in the state and highlights nuances of how the scheme has enabled economic freedom for its users.

JJN’s Centre for Gender Analysis, in partnership with Fiscal Policy Institute, released its first report reviewing the effect of Karnataka state’s Shakti scheme on women’s economic empowerment. The report highlights changes in transit patterns based on caste and work profiles of the study participants since the launch of the scheme.

JJN Fellow Kaushiki Sanyal was featured on the Policy in Practice podcast hosted by SPRF. In this conversation, Kaushiki highlighted the processes, projects and partnerships through which The Centre for Gender Analysis, an initiative by the JustJobs Network, aims to enhance women's economic empowerment.