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‘Gender in Indian Standup
Comedy’ – Mallika Dua with
Abish Mathew
Bene ts Bill
BY DR. RANJANA KUMARI · OCTOBER 27,
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2016
The world mourns Asma
Jahangir’s demise
Towards the
culmination of the
IT GETS BETTER INDIA
Parliament’s
A conversation with Heilige on
being Queer Monsoon Session
(August 2016), a
IT GETS BETTER INDIA Maternity Bene ts
A Woman’s Perspective of Bill, proposed by the
Coming Out Ministry of Women
and Child
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The Test Case- Breaking New
(MoWCD), was
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approved by the
http://gendermatters.in/2016/10/maternity-benefits-bill/ 1/13
Rajya Sabha. The

approved Bill is a
second amendment
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to the Maternity
Bene ts Act (1961).
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The rst amendment
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 to the Act was
at Work undertaken in the
year 1989, according
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to which, an
No More Talaq Talaq Talaq! expectant mother is

entitled to a total of
12 weeks’ paid leave.
Of the 12 weeks,
depending on the
  
discretion and

subjective
‘Gender in Indian Standup requirement of the
Comedy’ – Mallika Dua with expectant mother, it
Abish Mathew
was permissible to
COMMENTARY ON CURRENT AFFAIRS break down the total
The world mourns Asma leave equally, prior to
Jahangir’s demise the child birth and
post-delivery.
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A Woman’s Perspective of For the Rajya Sabha
Coming Out
approved Maternity
Bene ts Bill by
MoWCD; a paid leave
Ground of 6.5 months(26
weeks) is decreed to
the expectant mother

who can either be an
employee of the
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Private Sector or the
Public Sector. In
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addition, the Bill has
 made it mandatory
at Work for rms with 50
employees or more
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to have crèche
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
prescribed distance.
Mrs. Maneka Gandhi,
the presiding
Minister of MoWCD,
  
stated that 6.5

months on which the
‘Gender in Indian Standup sanction has been
Comedy’ – Mallika Dua with received is a step
Abish Mathew
down from the actual
COMMENTARY ON CURRENT AFFAIRS requirement of 7
The world mourns Asma months’ leave, as
Jahangir’s demise was demanded by
the women across
IT GETS BETTER INDIA the country. As per
Mrs. Gandhi’s
being Queer
estimate, the new Bill
would positively
A Woman’s Perspective of impact 70 percent
Coming Out women workforce in
the country.
The Test Case- Breaking New A research study
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Centre for Social
Research (CSR)
stated that 20
percent (N = 62) of
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the women working
in the Private Sector
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do not avail the 12
 weeks’ paid
at Work maternity leave, as
per the 1989 statute.
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About 19 percent
No More Talaq Talaq Talaq! women reported to

have availed
unlimited access to
maternity leave and
the remaining
  
reported to only avail

as much as two
‘Gender in Indian Standup leaves of absence
Comedy’ – Mallika Dua with from work for
Abish Mathew
maternity purposes.
COMMENTARY ON CURRENT AFFAIRS In the light of this
The world mourns Asma data, there is indeed
Jahangir’s demise great merit in the
recently approved
IT GETS BETTER INDIA Maternity Bene ts
Bill of MoWCD. The
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6.5 months’
maternity leave
A Woman’s Perspective of would not only help
Coming Out the new mother
recuperate from the
COMMENTARY ON CURRENT AFFAIRS rigours of child birth,
The Test Case- Breaking New but also give her time
Ground
to bond with the
newborn. This should
be perceived as a
time investment put
into progressively
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shaping the country’s
future generation.
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However, CSR
proposes the
MoWCD for
  
considering the
inclusion of paternity
COMMENTARY ON CURRENT AFFAIRS leave and provisions
‘Gender in Indian Standup for women working
Comedy’ – Mallika Dua with in the informal
Abish Mathew
sector, as two crucial
COMMENTARY ON CURRENT AFFAIRS aspects that haven’t
The world mourns Asma been taken into
Jahangir’s demise
consideration so
far.As per the
aforementioned
being Queer research study
conducted by CSR,
only about 10
A Woman’s Perspective of percent women
Coming Out reported awareness
about the fact that
COMMENTARY ON CURRENT AFFAIRS expectant mothers
are entitled to
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medical bonus and
about 21 percent
reported awareness
about nursing break
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entitlement.Hence,
an additional
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proposition would be
 to increase
at Work awareness about
these bene ts of the
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Bill as well.
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The inclusion of
paternity leave is a
felt need in order to
ensure that both the
   parents create a
system, through
which a balance can
Comedy’ – Mallika Dua with be arrived at, for
Abish Mathew meeting the
demands of a regular
life, responsibilities
Jahangir’s demise of livelihood and the
new dimension of
IT GETS BETTER INDIA parenthood. Since
A conversation with Heilige on paternity leave is not
being Queer de rigeur; men are
not able to make
IT GETS BETTER INDIA adequate effort in
A Woman’s Perspective of
creating a gender
Coming Out
balanced approach
for child rearing and
The Test Case- Breaking New equitable domestic
Ground responsibilities.
There is also an
urgent need to
address the majority
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of the Indian women
who work in the
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informal sector. As
 per the Ministry of
at Work Labour and
Employment of India
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and International
No More Talaq Talaq Talaq! Labour Organization

(2012), only 4
percent Indian
female workers in the
age group of 15-49
  
years, work in the

formal sector. The
‘Gender in Indian Standup Maternity Bene ts
Comedy’ – Mallika Dua with Bill by MoWCD is
Abish Mathew
biased towards
COMMENTARY ON CURRENT AFFAIRS permanent full-time
The world mourns Asma workers who are
Jahangir’s demise registered by the
employers. It does
IT GETS BETTER INDIA not take into
consideration the
being Queer
remaining 96 percent
women who work in
A Woman’s Perspective of the unorganized
Coming Out sector,who do not
have an identi able
COMMENTARY ON CURRENT AFFAIRS employer,nor do they
The Test Case- Breaking New have a designated
Ground
place of work. The
Maternity Bene ts
Bill should not only

take into its ambit,
women working in
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the unorganized
sector, but also those
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who are working
 under Mahatma
at Work Gandhi National
Guarantee
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Employment Act,
No More Talaq Talaq Talaq! 2005.

The 4 percent to
whom the Bill can
possibly bene t; may
   also be at a
disadvantage due to
the competitive
Comedy’ – Mallika Dua with market in which the
Abish Mathew Private Sector
operates. The
employers in the
Jahangir’s demise sector perceive 6.5
months’ maternity
IT GETS BETTER INDIA leave as a time loss
A conversation with Heilige on by a human resource
being Queer which is in direct
proportion to the
IT GETS BETTER INDIA possible nancial
setback. This may
Coming Out
adversely impact
recruitment of
The Test Case- Breaking New women workforce
Ground into the Private
Sector; especially if
they pregnant at the

time of enrollment,
regardless of their
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competency levels.
In instances when
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women avail the
 complete maternity
at Work leave; they have had
to forgo increments
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after re-joining their
No More Talaq Talaq Talaq! organization since

‘considerable’ time is
perceived to be lost
in the duration of
child birth and child
  
rearing. An example

of the same is Ms.
‘Gender in Indian Standup Reva Nair who could
Comedy’ – Mallika Dua with have been the rst
Abish Mathew
female Cabinet
COMMENTARY ON CURRENT AFFAIRS Secretary but had to
The world mourns Asma forgo the promotion,
Jahangir’s demise owing to the fact that
she took a prolonged
IT GETS BETTER INDIA leave to raise her
children. For the
being Queer
women working in
the Private Sector,
A Woman’s Perspective of the implementation
Coming Out of the Bill would be
more of a privilege as
COMMENTARY ON CURRENT AFFAIRS compared to women
The Test Case- Breaking New working in the Public
Ground
Sector. The latter
being a Government
regulated sector, it
would be more
accountable for
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executing the
Maternity Bene ts
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Act. Unfortunately
 for the Private Sector,
at Work it may be perceived
as a liability because
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the employer would
No More Talaq Talaq Talaq! have to not only

accommodate the
absence of the
resource, but also
incur nancial
  
expenditure without

immediate
‘Gender in Indian Standup productive input. Due
Comedy’ – Mallika Dua with to this, the interests
Abish Mathew
of the Private Sector
COMMENTARY ON CURRENT AFFAIRS employer over-rides
The world mourns Asma that of the working
Jahangir’s demise woman.
IT GETS BETTER INDIA It is high time and

A conversation with Heilige on beyond to create
being Queer work spaces (in
formal and informal
IT GETS BETTER INDIA sector) that respect
the talent and hard
Coming Out
work, women bring in
to boost the Gross
The Test Case- Breaking New Domestic Product
Ground (GDP). Today, Indian
women contribute
only 17 percent to
the GDP which falls
severely short of the
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37 percent global
benchmark. “For a
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family, double
 income helps them
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economics needs
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and social
No More Talaq Talaq Talaq! aspirations while

single women need it
as a cushion against
economic adversity.
Therefore, household
  
bound non-employed

women who are
‘Gender in Indian Standup nding it di cult to
Comedy’ – Mallika Dua with work are (one of the)
Abish Mathew
economic concern(s)
COMMENTARY ON CURRENT AFFAIRS that need to be xed.”
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